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Replacement for Oral Mucosa Takes Shape in Laboratory

Aug 18, 2009

...at Tufts have harnessed the ability of human embryonic stem cells (hESC) to generate complex, multilayer tissues that mimic human skin and the oral mucosa. The proof-of-concept study is published...

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Dental Hygiene Job Market and Employment Survey Results

Aug 18, 2009

Dental Hygiene Job Market and Employment Survey Results Results have been compiled from the 2009 Dental Hygiene Job Market and Employment Survey, administered by the American Dental Hygienists’ Association. Highlights...

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ADA and ADEA Launch Groundbreaking Education Project

Aug 21, 2009

...ability to submit real-time questions to the presenters, beginning at this year’s Annual Session in Hawaii. These demonstrations of state-of-the-art clinical procedures will be available online at no cost, either...

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Digital Dental Imaging

Sep 16, 2009

...investment, and the results can be used immediately. Photos can be downloaded to computers in the dental treatment room, treatment planning area, or the dentist’s office. Networked computers allow the...

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American Dental Association Launches Podcast Program for Public

Oct 2, 2009

...seeking health information online and will be available on iTunes and the ADA Web site ADA.org. The podcasts feature such dental health topics as tooth whitening, overcoming dental anxiety, dental...

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New Location, New Date for 20th Anniversary Oral Health America Gala

Oct 27, 2009

...new site for its annual Gala Dinner and Auction: Chicago’s historic Union Station. Completed in 1925, the Great Hall in Union Station is a 20,000-foot classic Beaux Arts style room...

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ADEAGies Foundation Announces Winners of the 2010 William J. Gies Awards for Vision, Innovation, and…

Dec 3, 2009

...The 2010 honorees were selected by a distinguished panel of judges consisting of the ADEAGies Foundation Board of Trustees. The winners in alphabetical order are: Dental Fears Research Clinic at...

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Carcinogens in Snuff Rattle Notion of Safe Use

Dec 17, 2009

...urge the tobacco industry to change manufacturing practices to reduce snuff’s content of carcinogens. Their study is published online in American Chemical Society’s monthly journal Chemical Research in Toxicology, and...

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Facing Ethical Dilemmas

Dec 18, 2009

...Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) has established five principles: universality, complementarity, ethics, community, and responsibility, in addition to seven core values: autonomy, confidentiality, trust, nonmaleficence,…

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Mutant CTRC Gene Has a New Way to Trigger Pancreatitis

Dec 22, 2009

...to shape the future of dental medicine and dental education through research; to offer excellent health care services to the community; to participate in community activities; and to foster a...