The world's sixth leading cause of cancer kills one American every hour of every day, according to the National Institute of Health. Intimidating statistics. A new oral cancer screening tool with more than 10 years of research behind it aims to lower that mortality rate. According to an... CONTINUE READING
CAPTION: Lori Paschal, CDA, CPFDA, CRFDA, FADAA, is the 2013-2014 president of the American Dental Assistants Association. (Photo courtesy Dentalaegis.com) Employed by NYC dentist Dr. Henry Fowler in the early 1900s Juliette A. Southard utilized her devotion to dental assisting by forming a... CONTINUE READING
If a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, just how would the celebrated nanny weigh in on a spoonful of coconut oil? It seems like she might as well throw her opinion into the ring. Celebrities, average Joes and even a few dentists in U.S., Canada have been... CONTINUE READING
SUNDAY: "Same-day crowns," digital radiography or X-rays, digital dentures, cone-beam computed tomography (CT) --prime examples of advancements that reflect the growth in digital dentistry, according to USA Today's "High-tech teeth" April 6 article. MONDAY: Legislation introduced in... CONTINUE READING
