Ok - It's been a few days past two weeks now since a lower molar was
extracted. I had the stitches out yesterday. I don't have any pain or
anything abnormal feeling but there is a hole in my gum and I can see the
tooth behind it!  That worries me.  The dr gave me a syringe to ...

Is this recognized in US? In order to practice they only need to take
the licensure exam?
Or they need to take Part 1-3 plus the licensure exams.
Thanks,

Haven´t we been told for a long time, that the inhabitants of Colorado
Springs, where mottled teeth have been described by McKay for the first
time, have an unusual low incidence of tooth decay? Hmmm, the "history
of dentistry in Colorado" tells otherwise ...

FLUORIDA DENTISTS UNSCIENTIFIC?
RAED AL KASEM, DDS reportedly says that fluoridation is opposed by
"uneducated people using illegitimate data." [Quoted by Glickman, see
below.]

Here:
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Is it common practice among dental patients to get a second opinion
about work that their dentist tells them needs to be done?
The reason that I ask is because of something I have suspected for a
long time. Since a number of dentists work for dental groups,

SERIOUS ADVICE NEEDED.
Without going into much detail here, I want to know where one goes to
start a liability suit against a clearly negligent dentist. Are HMO

I had a three-teeth connective tissue graft done on the right side upper on
Wednesday.  On Saturday, I woke up with the right side of my face swelled up
pretty bad from just below my eye to below my jaw.  I called the
periodontist and he called in a prescription for 500mg ...

Howdy again.... After what has to be the busiest week of the year so
far, I'm finally able to write a blurb here. I have some 500 postings to
catch up with, so I'll not be putting too many two cent's worth comments
for a while.

I am a dentist looking for information on fees charged by
dentists(average or median) for all the dental procedures. How/where
can I get the data. Please email thanks.

Just had the top left one out this morning.
I ate biscuits and gravy.. and now I notice something in the socket. I tried
not to get food on that side. But it doesn't quite look like food.. it is
just some white thing in the socket. is that bone?

Earthquake!  All is okay at my place but it was a good shake!
TW

I've read all your replies and I wanted to reply to all. I assure you,
I am not a sue-happy slug and except for consulting a divorce lawyer
many years ago, I have never consulted a lawyer for anything else.

I recently heard about an article which examines possible reasons why
children may be especially anxious about their teeth. The author
explains that teething is a major source of pain in infants.
Furthermore, for some children, the eruption of teeth can be a source

If this happens to Dodell who is extremely computer savvy, then that
industry is in trouble!
JOEL
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