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December 15, 2005

Turtle visits the dentist (News 10 Now) It wasn t your


Turtle visits the dentist (News 10 Now)
It wasn t your average operation at one Watertown dental clinic Wednesday. The patient was a hard shelled turtle.

Ways to use your FSA money so that you don't lose it (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
In most cases, if you don't use your flexible spending account cash by Dec. 31, you lose it.

alt.sex.column (San Francisco Bay Guardian)
DEAR ANDREA: I stumbled across a press release (www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb314115.htm) from a dentist who, it says, "advises" her young patients with braces to avoid oral sex, as they might rip condoms and dental dams.

School counselor needs dentist to ease pain, not create it (The News-Press)
Tye McKeehan, a counselor at Veterans Park Academy for the Arts (K-8) in Lehigh Acres, has a mouthful of problems. McKeehan, 37, has been to numerous dentists, yet can't find one to soothe his 24/7 pain.

Ramirez goes extra mile to give kids chance for better life (The Idaho Statesman)
Lisa Ramirez is active in a number of organizations that help young Latinos. For example, the Center for Community and Justice (headed by Sam Byrd) is looking for help.

Hand-to-mouth life leads to a rich smile (Chicago Tribune)
LOS ANGELES -- Hard as it is to imagine today, Dr. Fresh was once an irregular flosser. He owned a company that made toothbrushes but took string in hand only when something stuck in his teeth.

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December 13, 2005

Sink your teeth into


Sink your teeth into a top job (Independent Online)
Oral hygienists are skilled professionals who undergo rigorous training in a variety of techniques to help prevent and cure gum disease and prevent cavities.

Metal Dental Braces Can Rip a Condom and Tear Sensitive Tissues, Increasing Potential for STDs (PR Web via Yahoo! News)
(PRWEB) November 28, 2005 Teens engaging in sexual practices such as oral sex or French kissing should be cautious if they or their partners wear metal braces on their teeth, said Boston cosmetic dentist Helaine Smith ( http://www.helainesmithdmd.com ).

Ways to use your FSA money so that you don't lose it (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
In most cases, if you don't use your flexible spending account cash by Dec. 31, you lose it.

School counselor needs dentist to ease pain, not create it (The News-Press)
Tye McKeehan, a counselor at Veterans Park Academy for the Arts (K-8) in Lehigh Acres, has a mouthful of problems. McKeehan, 37, has been to numerous dentists, yet can't find one to soothe his 24/7 pain.

Brazil Humour: Dental Visit (Gringoes)
By D. E. Finley My expecting a typical, American style dental checkup, while living in Brazil turned out to be as realistic as expecting Dick Cheney to win the Tour De France. My Brazilian dentist didn't have to be an exact clone of my Austin, Tx dentist, Dr. Roper at his Cowboy Dental Ranch.

Got the World by a String (Los Angeles Times)
Flossing guru Dr. Fresh brought two things from India: a small company and a brain that never stops flashing on new ideas.

Metal Dental Braces Can Rip a Condom and Tear Sensitive Tissues, Increasing Potential for STDs (PR Web)
Metal braces can scratch genital areas or rip a hole in a condom, increasing the potential for sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV/AIDS, cautions Boston cosmetic dentist Helaine Smith. [PRWEB Nov 28, 2005]

alt.sex.column (San Francisco Bay Guardian)
DEAR ANDREA: I stumbled across a press release (www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb314115.htm) from a dentist who, it says, "advises" her young patients with braces to avoid oral sex, as they might rip condoms and dental dams.

Decaying dental care (The Times Leader)
When his front teeth began falling out, Hubert Courtais decided to leave his longtime job as a waiter at a French restaurant. "Other people could see," he explained. "I lost three teeth, two up here and one on the bottom. ...

This dentist is pulling for the poor, uninsured (Baltimore Sun)
Retired army dental surgeon has been performing extractions for nearly two decades in Western Md. Tammy Spiker has a heart-shaped hole in her tooth. It's badly infected and hurts.


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December 11, 2005

alt.sex.column (San Francisco Bay


alt.sex.column (San Francisco Bay Guardian)
DEAR ANDREA: I stumbled across a press release (www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb314115.htm) from a dentist who, it says, "advises" her young patients with braces to avoid oral sex, as they might rip condoms and dental dams.

My Christmas wish (The Mail Tribune)
EDITOR S NOTE: "Light One Candle" is an annual Mail Tribune feature that focuses on the single need of an individual, family or agency during the holiday season.

Metal Dental Braces Can Rip a Condom and Tear Sensitive Tissues, Increasing Potential for STDs (PR Web via Yahoo! News)
(PRWEB) November 28, 2005 Teens engaging in sexual practices such as oral sex or French kissing should be cautious if they or their partners wear metal braces on their teeth, said Boston cosmetic dentist Helaine Smith ( http://www.helainesmithdmd.com ).

Bodies found near turnpike may be 2 kids killed by dad (The Toledo Blade)
HUDSON, Ohio Two bodies discovered in northeast Ohio may be those of two New Hampshire children whose father confessed to killing them and burying them somewhere along a 700-mile stretch of the Midwest 2 years ago, authorities said yesterday.

Got the World by a String (Los Angeles Times)
Flossing guru Dr. Fresh brought two things from India: a small company and a brain that never stops flashing on new ideas.

Brazil Humour: Dental Visit (Gringoes)
By D. E. Finley My expecting a typical, American style dental checkup, while living in Brazil turned out to be as realistic as expecting Dick Cheney to win the Tour De France. My Brazilian dentist didn't have to be an exact clone of my Austin, Tx dentist, Dr. Roper at his Cowboy Dental Ranch.

School counselor needs dentist to ease pain, not create it (The News-Press)
Tye McKeehan, a counselor at Veterans Park Academy for the Arts (K-8) in Lehigh Acres, has a mouthful of problems. McKeehan, 37, has been to numerous dentists, yet can't find one to soothe his 24/7 pain.

Metal Dental Braces Can Rip a Condom and Tear Sensitive Tissues, Increasing Potential for STDs (PR Web)
Metal braces can scratch genital areas or rip a hole in a condom, increasing the potential for sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV/AIDS, cautions Boston cosmetic dentist Helaine Smith. [PRWEB Nov 28, 2005]

Two small bodies unearthed in Ohio (Boston Globe)
The long, grim search for the bodies of Sarah and Philip Gehring, whose New Hampshire father took investigators across the country to try to trace where he buried them in July 2003, may be over.

Sink your teeth into a top job (Independent Online)
Oral hygienists are skilled professionals who undergo rigorous training in a variety of techniques to help prevent and cure gum disease and prevent cavities.


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