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American Fluoridation Society to Support Communities' Efforts To Share the Facts and Counter…

Jan 25, 2016

...consuming fluoridated water reduces decay by 25% above and beyond the positive impact of fluoride in toothpaste or other products. The U.S. Community Preventive Services Task Force—an independent panel of...

Miscellaneous

Minimize Amalgam Waste

Jun 13, 2016

...environment. References American Dental Association. Statement on Dental Amalgam. Available at:?ada.org/en/about-the-ada/ada-positions-policiesandstatements/ statement-on-dental-amalgam. Accessed May 21, 2016. United States…

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AAID Announces the Launch of the JOI Glossary of Terms, 2016 Edition

Aug 16, 2016

...or smartphone device. The Glossary features an intuitive user interface along with search functionality, bookmarking and a web-based mobile app. The JOI Glossary of Terms, 2016 Edition was developed by...

Infection Control

Reporting Notifiable Infectious Diseases

Sep 14, 2016

...provided on all local/state department of health websites, but often it was not prominently displayed.3However, a simple web search for “reportable infectious diseases ______ state” will most likely provide a...

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Caring for Patients With Huntington’s Disease

Sep 14, 2016

...J. Huntington’s disease: how intermediate are intermediate repeat lengths? Mov Disord.2012;27:1714–1717. Liou S. HD Genetics. Available at: web.stanford.…

Oral Pathology

Caring for Patients Who Abuse Methamphetamine

Nov 9, 2016

...be addressed with conventional dental services (eg, direct or indirect restorations and fixed or removable prostheses). Teeth to be treated must be free of symptoms of pulpitis, signs of draining...

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Penn Dental Medicine Hosts Foundation for Oral Rehabilitation Consensus Conference

Dec 9, 2016

...Its web site, www.FOR.org, remains the key portal through which the Foundation achieves its objectives to not only disseminate knowledge on advanced treatment modalities for patients, but also allows for...

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Strategies to Maintain Complex Implant Restorations

Dec 14, 2016

...Treatment Planning Guidelines and Prosthetic Options for the Edentulous patient. Available at: dentalacademyofce.com/courses/ 3022/PDF/1604cei_Geminiani_web.pdf. Accessed October 14, 2016. Selim K, Ali S, Reda A. Implant supported fixed…

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AAOMS earns top ACCME accreditation

Feb 24, 2017

...management, coding and reimbursement resources, the MyOMS.org patient education web portal and annual health observances in promotion of patient awareness. Participating within an institutional or system framework for quality…

Caries

Caries Classification

Jul 12, 2017

...TABLE 4. Web Resources for Caries Classification Systems CONCLUSION In a 2015 survey of dentists, the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network discovered that more than 70% of respondents were unaware...