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NEWS ABOUT: dentists

dentists stories: 6 news summaries
happy halloween

 The Most Common Phobias 

Don't like spiders and snakes? Join the club!

Oct 31, 09 3:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - In honor of Halloween, LiveScience reveals the most common phobias. If you still need a costume, you'll scare the most people by playing on their evolutionarily sensible fear of creatures with venomous fangs. The top terrors:
  1. Snakes
  2. Spiders and other "creepy crawlies"
  3. Places that are difficult to
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weather • snake • lightning • dentists • dentistry • elevator • spiders • phobias • fear of spiders • thunderstorms • flying • claustrophobia • dogs

ANALYSIS

Dentist Dropoff Leaves a Cavity

Fewer new grads,
more real teeth mean spiking costs could
drill consumers

Sep 28, 09 1:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The number of dentists graduating from dental school is plummeting just as the first generation of Americans with their full set of real teeth hit their golden years. And those graduates are much more likely now than in the past to be specialists in things like orthodontics and oral surgery.... More »

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medicine • education • dental health • teeth • doctor • dentists • dental hygiene • dentistry • population growth

(Newser) - A Connecticut man was arrested Monday after showing up for a dental appointment 5 days late and completely naked, the Connecticut Post reports. The man quickly fled the office when his arrival elicited screams from a female receptionist. Police caught up with him at his home, where he claimed... More »

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crime • indecent exposure • Connecticut • dentists • public nudity • nude • naked

(Newser) - Clenched jaws abound during this recession, and a combination of stress-related damage and layoff victims rushing to be treated before they lose their insurance is helping keep dentistry afloat as the economy dives. Dentist's offices last year reported the highest profit margins of any industry, including top moneymakers like accounting... More »

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health insurance • recession • unemployment • dentists • dentistry • profit margins • what recession?

(Newser) - A British girl who died in 2005 from dehydration and starvation suffered from a severe fear of dentists that kept her from eating, the BBC reports. Sophie Waller was in and out of the hospital after she refused to eat when teeth came lose, but medical professionals mislaid her case.... More »

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starvation • inquest • dentists • Britain • hospitalization • kidney failure • phobias • dehydration

 'High' Boy Newest 
 YouTube Star 

Clip of woozy 7-year-old viewed over 6 million times

Feb 10, 09 7:55 AM CST
(Newser) - A YouTube video of a little kid's post-dentist trip has become a viral hit, reports the Daily Telegraph. Spaced-out 7-year-old David, belted into the backseat of a car after having a tooth removed, asks “Is this real life?” and "Is this going to be forever?" The video... More »

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YouTube • children • online videos • dentists • viral video

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