Dentist and Dental Guide News 2007-09-17

Dentists form group to support Ma

Keh Chien-fu, president of the federation which is comprised of 24 municipal and county dental organizations, said that more than 400 dentists across Taiwan have pledged to join the association, and that the group will hold its first meeting in October or November.

Lee Yin-yuan, former Council of Labor Affairs chairman and presently a campaign manager for DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh, had already met with influential dentists and dental federation officials to cement the relationship.

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Members of the Taiwan Dental Federation (TDF) formed an association in Taipei yesterday, pledging to support the presidential candidate of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), Ma Ying-jeou and his running mate Vincent Siew, in the presidential election.

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Members of the Taiwan Dental Federation (TDF) formed an association in Taipei yesterday, pledging to support the presidential candidate of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), Ma Ying-jeou and his running mate Vincent Siew, in the presidential election. - Dentists form group to support Ma

But while the Dental Association of New Zealand admits there may be a lack of dentists in the smaller town centres of the Western Bay, it says there are plenty of dentists in Tauranga, with 50 registered to serve more than 100,000 people.

Poeple are having to wait up to seven weeks for dental treatment because of problems attracting dentists to the Western Bay and some practices have stopped taking on new clients.

Executive director of the Dental Association of New Zealand, Dr David Crum said he wasnt aware of any shortages in Tauranga and 50 dentists should be enough to cope with the citys population.

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Physicians say many of these ailments could have been prevented with routine care, but patients lack insurance or access to doctors in their area. So they end up at ERs, adding to wait times and contributing to the spiraling costs of health care. The cost to treat dental problems as an emergency, for example, was approximately 10 times as expensive as normal preventive treatment, according to a study published in Pediatric Dentistry.

Tooth infections are certainly something that could be taken care of in the dentists office or the private doctors office," Pattavina said.

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The plaintiffs have accused the dentists office of failing to warn the woman about the antibiotics side effects. Their failure to warn her was exacerbated by the fact that she was taking mind-altering pain medication, also prescribed by the dentist, according to documents.

According to an autopsy cited in court papers, which were filed on , the 46-year-old woman died of massive organ failure. The death occurred in June after dentists at the business prescribed too many painkillers and antibiotics to the woman as part of a procedure she underwent.

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There is no "fair market" benchmark, because costs vary so much, said Hales. "One dentists office might run really lean, while another might think it necessary to have TVs in the ceiling. You could look at costs for 20 different offices and get 20 different answers. "

Relying on good will. Thanks to a referral from a friend who is a pediatrician, McPhilomy was able to get her father into a urologist on , but only the physicians assistant would treat him.

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Painless dentistry may seem like an oxymoron, but one team of researchers say they are developing a pain-free, drill-free method of treating cavities, according to a report from HealthDay News.

The method could replace the practice of dental drilling, the vibration and noise of which can be uncomfortable and painful to many dental patients.

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New dentist surgeries are currently being planned for Lossiemouth, Buckie and Keith, and there is also to be dental provision at the replacement Victoria Crescent surgery in Elgin.

The new dentist training schools at Aberdeen and Dundee have increased the pool of home-grown dentists looking for work in the North of Scotland, and there are also dentists from other parts of the UK who would like to work here.

At present, there is one dentist to 3,500 people in Moray. In some other areas of Scotland, there is one dentist for 1,500 people and that is where we are aiming to get to.

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The biggest need is for pediatric services. In Washington County, Horne-Brooks said, there are 3, 700 children enrolled in ARKids First health insurance, but most of them do not have a primary care physician or even access to one.

The wing, expected to be open in January, will have six exam rooms dedicated to pediatrics and four prenatal care rooms.

Our pediatricians are capped out, she said. With prenatal, its the same scenario.

This will allow us to open a wing for pediatrics and prenatal care, Horne-Brooks said.

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Comprehensive studies like these are impossible without cross-departmental collaboration. Dr. Watsons work will add another important layer to understanding the impact of prenatal exposure to mercury that he and the Eastman Dental Center are uniquely able to provide, said Cyril Meyerowitz, B. D. S, M. S. , chair of the Eastman Department of Dentistry. This study expands on knowledge gathered in the Seychelles on the neurological effects of methyl mercury by a group of researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center, including Philip W. Davidson, Ph. D. , a senior investigator and professor of Pediatrics. The team has not found any ill effects of low level mercury exposure. Davidson said this new study is integral to further understanding the potential impact of all environmental exposures of methyl mercury.

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The presence of mercury in dental amalgams, or fillings, is relatively common knowledge; however, whether its presence affects the neurological system is a debate that has been ongoing for 150 years. A new study beginning in less than a week will -- for the first time -- study whether prenatal exposure to mercury vapor from fillings affects neurological development.