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Pledge to train 50000 health workers  -  25 Mar 2008
Melbourne Herald Sun,The training places will be for enrolled nurses, dental health workers, allied health assistants, ambulance officers and Aboriginal health workers.

Oral health historic issue for Maori  -  25 Mar 2008
New Zealand Doctor Online,But concern about Maori dental health had begun much earlier and even pre-dated the 1936 formation of the National Party. In 1925, Dr Peter Buck,

Tom's of Maine Helps Increase Access to Dental Care  -  25 Mar 2008
PR Newswire (press release),KENNEBUNK, Maine, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Tom's of Maine, a leader in natural personal care products, marks the fifth year of its Dental Health for All(TM)

Watch Your Mouth: Michigan Association of Endodontists Offers Four ...  -  25 Mar 2008
PR Newswire (press release),..."The key issue is maintaining good dental health throughout your life. That means avoiding actions that can lead to inflammation and infection,

Why you need dental insurance  -  25 Mar 2008
Insurance Times and Investments News,The insured therefore has funds to assist immediate settlement often required by dental health professionals. By law the policies may not pay providers of

Ashland: Is flouride in water too much to swallow?  -  25 Mar 2008
Ashland TAB,Nelson said he can see a visible difference in dental health in communities that have fluoridation. Coplan said he dealt with fluoride as a dangerous

50000 new training places for health workers  -  25 Mar 2008
NEWS.com.au,...the health system, the 50000 vocational training places will target areas of chronic shortages, including dental health, nursing and indigenous care.

A neglected health care need  -  25 Mar 2008
Twin Cities Planet,By Marilyn Loen , Minnesota 2020 Oral health is one of the greatest unmet health care needs in the US. Millions of Americans have no dental insurance and

Dr. Mike M. Deldar: Your airway can have a major impact on your teeth  -  25 Mar 2008
Noblesville Daily Times,Brief periods of mouth breathing such as having a cold or a transient allergy do not have a significant impact on your dental health.

Waiting Room Theater Announces Exclusive Marketing Agreement with ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Business Wire (press release),...even more of the latest information than ever to patients who are interested in all the options available for improving oral hygiene and dental health.

Open debate into adding fluoride to city’s water  -  25 Mar 2008
Basingstoke Gazette,Surveys show dental health among the city's under-fives is far worse than the national average. Southampton City Primary Care Trust wants the South Central

Precious bodily fluids  -  25 Mar 2008
Daily Camera,By Clint Talbott (Contact) Voters in Erie are about to decide whether to fluoridate the town's water. A group of vocal activists is mounting a campaign

New Mexicans asked to community on health care goals  -  25 Mar 2008
KVIA,...pregnancy and youth suicide, emergency care, long-term care, health care coverage and access, behavioral health, dental health and environmental health.

Poe Center Names New CEO  -  25 Mar 2008
dBusinessNews Triangle (press release),...highly interactive lessons, school-age youth receive age-appropriate information on a variety of health topics, including nutrition, dental health,

New health centre boost for Lothians  -  Mar 24, 2008
Scotsman,...will bring these services into the community for the first time and will be a great asset in helping to improve children's dental health in particular.

Funding remedy to prevent decay in dental health readiness  -  Mar 20, 2008
U.S. National Guard Bureau (press release),The decay in readiness levels of Army National Guard Soldiers due to dental health is likely be prevented in the near future with an increase in funds that

Kenya: Health Link Opens New Market for Tea Growers  -  Mar 24, 2008
AllAfrica.com,..."As consumers become more concerned with dental health and losing weight, the demand for carbonated drinks has weakened and shifted to tea products," said

Doggy Dental Health  -  Mar 14, 2008
Washington Post,Dear Heloise: DENTAL CLEANING is expensive for a dog but necessary if its teeth have collected plaque. The teeth can become loosened or lost,

Al Dente: Morning sickness and dental health  -  Mar 19, 2008
Malden Observer,By David Leader/The Malden Dentist I’ll never forget the day my wife told me that we were expecting our first child. She had to speak quickly as she was not

Dental health and diabetes link highlighted  -  Mar 19, 2008
DentalPlans.com,The connection between dental health and diabetes was highlighted recently by a financial gift from DentistryForDiabetics to the American Diabetes

Lots of smiles for Dental Health Month  -  Mar 19, 2008
News-Reporter,Dr. Bruce Holes visited with the students at the First United Methodist Pre-K in observance of Children's Dental Health Month. Dr. Holes took a video for

Global child dental health conference  -  Mar 18, 2008
Dentistry.co.uk,Senior dental leaders from around the world recently attended a leadership programme organised by the Global Child Dental Health Taskforce (GCDHT) at King's

Staff shortages hit dental service  -  Mar 23, 2008
Batemans Bay Post Star,...for it or against it because it would prove to council that they were concerned about the state of dental health and the lack of services in the shire.

Good dental health can control diabetes, gum health  -  Mar 17, 2008
DentalPlans.com,Dr. Charles Martin, a Richmond, Virginia dentist, said: "The good news is that when you improve your dental health, your diabetic condition gets better,

Lubbock Ranks Last in Men's Health Magazine Study of Worst Teeth ...  -  Mar 14, 2008
ABC NewsMen's Health magazine, using data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ranked Lubbock, Tx. last in the nation in terms of dental health.

Military Health System to deploy electronic dental record  -  Mar 14, 2008
Government Health IT,Dental health plays a role in determining a soldier’s deployment status, Gilbertson said. “You need to be fit to fight and fit to bite to be cleared to

Series on dental health wins two national awards  -  Mar 15, 2008
Charleston Gazette,Last year, Eyre spotlighted the abysmal state of dental health in West Virginia. A Kaiser Media Fellowship supported his research. Since joining the Gazette

NPR Examines Health Care Programs in San Francisco, Massachusetts ...  -  Mar 18, 2008
Kaiser network.org,...board of the Children's Dental Health Project, about the relationship between dental care and overall health (Adler [4], "Justice Talking," NPR, 3/17).

At the SHARP end of general dental practice  -  Mar 13, 2008
Nature.com (subscription),Preventing percutaneous injuries among dental health care personnel. J Am Dent Assoc 2007; 138: 169–178. Stewardson DA, McHugh S, Palenik CJ,

HEALTH & FITNESS  -  Mar 18, 2008
The Tribune,From the dental health point of view, some of the important physiological changes that occur in our body are (i) a decrease in the production of saliva,

Panel OKs dental health bill  -  Mar 14, 2008
Kentucky.com,House Bill 186 would help address Kentucky's dismal dental health by educating children about the importance of taking care of their teeth, said Dr. Fred

Teething Problems: Pregnancy and your Dental Health  -  Mar 16, 2008
Insurance Times and Investments News,Certainly it's true that pregnancy places strain on your mouth, but this need not mean that your dentition worsens. Here's how to ensure that a radiant

Poor 'have worse dental health'  -  Mar 12, 2008
DentalPlans.com,People falling into the lowest income brackets in Illinois are not receiving adequate dental health care, according to a new study.

Congress urged to raise oral health research funding  -  Mar 17, 2008
DentalPlans.com,He explained that the AADR's proposed diagnostic tests could not only improve the dental health of Americans but prevent and detect early symptoms of

Good news: You'll get NHS dentist for toothache agony. Bad news ...  -  Mar 16, 2008
Scotsman,Dr Nigel Carter, chief executive of the British Dental Health Foundation, said as well as having implications for people's dental health,

‘Some kids have never seen a toothbrush, let alone toothpaste’  -  Mar 14, 2008
ic Wales,...“We need to reverse this trend if we are to meet our dental health and child poverty targets. “Enhanced tooth-brushing schemes will provide children with

'Women take better care of teeth'  -  Mar 17, 2008
The Press AssociationThe survey was carried out by Orbit Complete in association with the British Dental Health Foundation. Among dentists questioned, 95% agreed that women were

Dental health  -  Mar 13, 2008
Dos Mundos,February was children’s dental health month, and the American Dental Association stresses the importance of parents monitoring their children’s dental

Diabetes and dental health  -  Mar 13, 2008
News-Medical.net,People who live with diabetes on a daily basis are usually instructed to eat right, maintain regular physical activity, and if necessary, take medication.

Ministry stresses oral health  -  Mar 16, 2008
Fiji Times,On the dental health survey, Mr Namudu said the Ministry of Health should be blamed for not doing their clinic well in rural communities.

Expecting? Pay attention to dental health  -  Mar 13, 2008
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle,Taking proper care of your teeth becomes even more important during pregnancy. Studies have shown that expectant mothers with periodontal disease are

Dental tourists under fire  -  Mar 20, 2008
Dentistry.co.uk,Dentistry (BACD) has launched an appeal against ‘dental holidays' and the British Dental Health Foundation (BDHF) has reiterated its warnings, too.

ADDING FLUORIDE TO WATER WILL CUT DENTAL PROBLEMS  -  Mar 17, 2008
Express & Echo,The addition of fluoride to the water supply at appropriate levels is good for dental health - but it has to be implemented in a health-effective,

Restructured dental programs 'target those in need'  -  Mar 12, 2008
ABC Online,Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has defended the Federal Government's new dental health policies, saying they have restructured programs which were not working

Rethink Your Drink' Aimed at Elementary School Kids  -  Mar 22, 2008
CD98.9,...'Rethink Your Drink' is being held in conjuction with March's Nutrition Month and April's Dental Health Month and is aimed at parents of elementary school

Delta Dental Foundation Awards Over $73000 in Grants to Improve ...  -  Mar 6, 2008
Earthtimes,The funds will purchase supplies for the Dental Health Month programs. Hilltop Community Health Center, Valparaiso, Ind. A grant of $5000 will go toward the

Kentucky suspends 180 dentists, angers health advocates  -  Mar 17, 2008
Kentucky.com,Appalachian Roundtable executive director Dea Riley says the suspensions are especially troublesome in a state that struggles with poor dental health.

Global initiative to reduce childhood dental disease  -  Mar 18, 2008
DentalPlans.com,The Global Child Dental Health Taskforce (GCDHT) includes dental practitioners and advisors working in eight countries including the US, Australia, Brazil,

Dental Network of America Inc. Launches Integrated Medical-Dental ...  -  Mar 5, 2008
Earthtimes,OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., March 5 -- Dental Network of America Inc. (DNoA) announced today the availability of a new integrated medical-dental program for its

School Smiles marks Children's Dental Health Month  -  Mar 6, 2008
Foster's Daily Democrat,NEW DURHAM — February was National Children's Dental Health month. A grant provided by Northeast Delta Dental made it possible for the School Smiles program

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