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Managing Sjögren Syndrome

...diseases, burning mouth, and complications in speech and swallowing.4,5,6,11,13 Credit : Gwen Cohen-Brown, DDS, FAAOMP Saliva is a complex and necessary oral fluid secreted by the major and minor salivary...

A Perspective on Fluoridation

...major public health problem. Concurrently, epidemiological studies compared caries rates in communities with high well-water fluoride concentrations to those with minimal fluoride in their drinking water. Despite untoward esthetic…

Sterilization Monitoring

...Part 1: General Requirements. Arlington, Va: Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation; 2005. Flynn S. Extended steam sterilization cycles. Available at: www.hpnonline.com/ce/CE%202007.html. Accessed February 6, 2009.…

Your Health

...Pregnancy: History of diabetes in pregnancy or giving birth to a baby weighing more than 9 lbs. Inactive lifestyle: Exercise less than three times per week. Source: National Institute of...

Survey Recognize and Report

...systems for early detection of outbreaks: recommendations from the CDC Working Group. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2004;53(RR-5):1-11. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Emergency preparedness and response—biological agents/diseases…

Treating Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease

...cognitive/intellectual category) include: amnesia: loss of memory, aphasia: difficulty communicating effectively, apraxia: difficulty performing preprogrammed motor tasks, and agnosia: impairment of the ability to recognize or comprehend…

Safety First

...1. Compounded topical anesthetic agents are alternatives to standard commercially prepared agents; they are formulated by a compounding pharmacist. These preparations have similar effects compared to commercial products, although they...

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