Throngs of uninsured US patients seek dental care in Mexico
Throngs of uninsured US patients seek dental care in Mexico (AFP via Yahoo! News)
With aching teeth and a need to cut expenses, throngs of Americans are marching into neighboring Mexico for dental care, and saving hundreds to thousands of dollars in the bargain.
Survey finds big holes in kids' dental care (Portsmouth Herald)
Katelyn Patthana confidently slid into a chair to have her molars sealed, no big deal for a 7-year-old who had lived through a dental horror story. The Gilberts, Ill., 2nd grader's tooth decay was so severe two years ago that dentists pulled six teeth,...
For Most, Good Oral Care Does More Than Antibiotics To Prevent Dental Related Heart Problems, Reports The Harvard ... (Medical News Today)
Since the 1950s, the American Heart Association (AHA) has urged a sizable group of people to take antibiotics before having dental work or other procedures that might flood the bloodstream with bacteria. The antibiotics were supposed to prevent infective endocarditis, a potentially serious infection of the heart's lining. [click link for full article]
New Report Reveals Early Signs Of Changes In Dental Care, UK (Medical News Today)
Dentists are now carrying out fewer fillings, radiographs and crowns in a typical course of treatment than they did three years ago, suggests a report published by The Information Centre for health and social care (The IC). The report, Dental Treatment Band Analysis, England 2007, provides an early indication that the care patients receive from their dentists has changed since 2003/04. [click ...
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