By Alison Majikes/Special to TheDailyFloss.com Turns out friendly dentists can do more than give you a good smile ... they can make you laugh. Take South Tampa Dentistry for example. It's inevitable that when you're the first pick in the NFL draft, you're going to be the target of a ton of... CONTINUE READING
By Alison Majikes / Special to TheDailyFloss.com People all across the country, young and old, look up to baseball players for many reasons. The habit of chewing tobacco on a regular basis isn't one of them. But one baseball club is taking a proactive stance to protect its players from the... CONTINUE READING
https://youtu.be/iD7D8BY2d1c By Alison Majikes/Special to TheDailyFloss.com While some 95-year-old men struggle with mobility, Dr. Charles Eugester just set the bar a lot higher for his age bracket. The dentist, who hails from the United Kingdom, smashed the world record for the 200-meter dash... CONTINUE READING
By Alison Majikes / Special to TheDailyFloss.com Retired football players gain a new line of defense. Though they might have a decreased risk of their teeth getting knocked out now that they're off the grid, former pro football players are receiving an excellent addition to their benefit... CONTINUE READING
By Alison Majikes/Special to TheDailyFloss.com You may have Spring fever, but lazy Sunday afternoon movies are always in season. If this blog offers any incentive, your Netflix selection might be Tombstone, which features famed American gunfighter -- and dentist -- John Henry "Doc" Holliday. A... CONTINUE READING
By Alison Majikes/Special to thedailyfloss.com The artist who in the past created a tooth pendant and the sculpture “Tooth Nuckles” recently received notoriety for a replica of one musical icon’s imperfect smile. Recently interviewed by dental-tribune.com, artist Jessine Hein, a German... CONTINUE READING
It’s no myth that people love having a few pints of Guinness on St. Patrick’s day. It’s even rumored that some of these people may be inebriated after a few too many beers. But if someone, somewhere, in a local bar gets drunk to the point that a fist fight breaks out it’s safe to say they... CONTINUE READING
More and more teens seem to be preferring e-cigarettes over regular tobacco products, according to a new study by the University of Michigan. The university's 2014 Monitoring the Future study, which tracks substance use trends among 8th, 10th and 12th graders annually, found that more teens are... CONTINUE READING
By Alison Majikes/Special to TheDailyFloss.com Here's some good news for your Sunday... According to a recent from report federal health authorities, cavities in preschool-aged children seem to be declining, resulting in fewer children having untreated dental decay. According to an article by... CONTINUE READING
By Alison Majikes/Special to Benco Dental I don’t know about you, but back when I was a kid, when I lost a tooth I got 50 cents under my pillow the next morning, a dollar if I was lucky…but my, how times have changed. These days, the tooth fairy is hard at work shelling out top-dollar for all... CONTINUE READING