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NEWS ABOUT: dentistry

dentistry stories: 7 news summaries
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 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

 Hilter Used 
 Jews' Gold 
 Fillings in 
 His Mouth 

Dentist had 11 pounds of gold for senior Nazi officials

Oct 9, 09 3:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Adolf Hitler's dentist placed  ten fillings in the führer's mouth in 1944, most likely made from gold fillings removed from Jews at concentration camps, according to a new book. Hitler's dentist had 11 pounds of gold from concentration camp fillings at his disposal to treat senior Nazi officials, according... More »

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Jews • Adolf Hitler • dentistry • Nazis • concentration camps

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) - 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?

Dental Divide: US Goes for White, UK Prefers Character

British celebs often mocked for polishing, straightening teeth across the pond

Sep 28, 08 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - The difference between British teeth and American teeth is in societal expectations, the BBC reports. “Americans have the idea uniformity is equivalent to looking good,” one UK expert says. “The British character is more free-spirited, more radical.” Brits like Ricky Gervais have resisted the lure of... More »

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Simon Cowell • British • teeth • Ricky Gervais • dentistry • cosmetic treatments

Online Plea Nets Tooth Repair for Bush Pool Boy

Bay Area dentist fixes cavities free of charge for stranger from Maine

Dec 19, 07 11:20 AM CST
(Newser) - A San Francisco Chronicle article about the differing political stances of George H. W. Bush and his pool boy led to a flood of donations for James Razsa's personal cause: his teeth. In addition to bagging $6,000, Razsa got a more singular offer from a San Jose dentist: Come... More »

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donation • dentistry • James Razsa • Randy Mathisen

US Faces Tooth Decay Crisis

Millions of uninsured leave cavities untreated

Oct 11, 07 8:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - American dentists are getting richer—but teeth are getting worse. A half century of  improvement in dental health is being thrown into reverse because 100 million Americans have no dental insurance and can't afford care, reports the New York Times. It's far more than a cosmetic issue. Two children died... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Medicaid • University of Florida • cavities • dentistry • decay • American Dental Association • University of Minnesota • Dr. David A. Nash • Dr. Terry D. Dickinson • Morris M. Kleiner • Dr. Kathleen Roth • waiting list

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