http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/dentist/ en-us Tue, 8 Sep 2009 04:23:56 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2334365/posts Gordon Taylor got a surprising answer when he asked for a dentist's daughter's hand in marriage – 'Yes, as long as you get your teeth fixed.' The 32-year-old was told he must have a series of fillings and cosmetic surgery before he could walk down the aisle with Sarah Lewis, 26. Her father, Dr Philip Lewis, even made him wear a 'snap-on smile' cosmetic denture for the wedding in Cowes, the Isle of Wight. 'I didn't mean to neglect my teeth, I guess it was just the lifestyle I was leading,' said Mr Taylor. 'When I met Sarah, I guess... metro.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2334365/posts#comment Tue, 8 Sep 2009 04:23:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2307731/posts A Mission Viejo-based lawyer claims to be in possession of a copy of what she says is President Barack Obama's Kenyan birth certificate. Orly Taitz said the document could bring along a speedy resolution to a lawsuit she's handling, challenging Obama's eligibility to serve as the president. That is, even she admits, if it's genuine. The Hawaiian state health director reiterated last week that he'd examined the pertinent documents and that Obama was indeed born there. Over the weekend, Orly Taitz filed a motion in federal court for expedited discovery. Among the pleas, Taitz asks Secretary of State Hillary Clinton... Orange County Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2307731/posts#comment Tue, 4 Aug 2009 08:15:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2288112/posts Stratford (AP) - A Connecticut man has been arrested after he allegedly showed up at a dental office naked. Police said 41-year-old Christopher Hoff of Stratford also was five days late for an appointment Monday when he went to Optimus Dental.SNIPOfficers went to his home, where Hoff told them he'd been sleeping all day. Police took Hoff to the dental office where the receptionist identified him. WTNH.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2288112/posts#comment Wed, 8 Jul 2009 16:28:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2237380/posts Woodland, Calif. (AP) -- A Woodland dentist has been sentenced to six years in prison for fondling female patients. Yolo County Superior Court Judge Stephen Mock imposed the sentence Friday after Mark Anderson made a tearful statement insisting that the victims had misinterpreted his actions. He described his actions as massages given as treatment for a jaw condition. AP on SFGate.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2237380/posts#comment Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:31:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2234953/posts Some years ago, when I was young and green in judgement, just graduated from college, I moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania, so as to be closer to aunts and uncles and cousins. I myself had been born and raised in Nebraska; the parents and older siblings had been born and raised in Pennsylvania and New York, before moving to Nebraska, a trek for which their families never forgave them. The parents and older siblings took to Nebraska like ducks to water, but I myself had always dreamed of, fantasized about, living among hordes of wonderful caring loving relatives. And so when... conservativecave http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2234953/posts#comment Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:03:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2215222/posts I am always a little late to the game, and judging from the fact that 16 million people have already viewed this video, I must be again. That said, it's really funny. Oh, and spare me the indignation. It's not exploitation, and if it is, who cares? It's really funny. Am I the only one thinking that this is what Obama would look like without the teleprompter? And question number one at his next primetime press conference: "Is This Real Life?" Video after the jump. Political Castaway http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2215222/posts#comment Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:13:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2212912/posts The plane that crashed in Butte Montana had Dr.Ching and his family on board. They were headed to Bozeman Montana to ski with friends when they experienced plane trouble and diverted to Butte Airport but never made it. Dr. Ching was my family's Dentist here in Chico California. Prayers please for those in his extended family who are still with us. Self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2212912/posts#comment Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:55:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2165398/posts 1/15/2009 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- Dental Airmen teamed up with Army veterinarians to give an Air Force working dog a root canal and get her back into the fight Jan. 15 at an air base in Southwest Asia. Airmen of the 386th Expeditionary Medical Group and Soldiers from the 218th Medical Detachment to work on 5-year-old Belgian melinois Kitti who broke her tooth while trying to chew her way out of her kennel during the flight from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. "She doesn't like to be left alone," said Senior Airman Adam Belward, Kitti's handler from the 822nd Security... Air Force Link http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2165398/posts#comment Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:11:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039851/posts Changes in the way dentists are paid mean they effectively have no financial incentive to give appropriate treatment, the Commons Health Select Committee said. Under the new contract, dentists receive an agreed annual sum rather than being paid for each individual treatment. The committee found the number of dentists extracting a decaying tooth rather than carrying out a more complicated procedure had increased. As a result, the volume of more complex work like crowns, bridges and dentures has fallen by 57%. Evidence presented to the committee also suggested that patients were being pushed unnecessarily into the hospital system. A survey... Sky News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2039851/posts#comment Wed, 2 Jul 2008 18:57:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027158/posts Mercury in dental amalgams may pose health risks to children, fetuses and pregnant women, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning. The FDA issued a statement, on its website Wednesday, about the potential dangers of dental amalgams. As part of a legal settlement reached Monday, the federal agency has agreed to release a new ruling on the safety of dental amalgams in July 2009, and alert consumers about potential related hazards. Consumer advocacy groups, including Moms Against Mercury, called for a ban on the fillings in the U.S. "Dental amalgams contain mercury, which may have neurotoxic effects on the... CBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027158/posts#comment Fri, 6 Jun 2008 17:03:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005301/posts Oral Surgery Goes Awry As Patient Given Anesthesia And Then Left In Building While Employees Lock Up And Leave--- BROOKLYN (CBS) For most, going in to get a wisdom tooth pulled is already a nightmare scenario. So imagine going in to get a wisdom tooth pulled, and then being locked inside the dental office and forgotten by the staff. CBS 2 HD has learned a lot more about these shocking, real-life allegations. Ramona Mercado says she was hysterical after waking up from general anesthesia all alone at the Oral Surgery and Implant Center in Williamsburg. "Terrified, I was hyper ventilating,"... CBS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005301/posts#comment Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:37:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1922785/posts On This Day In History November 8, 1887 Doc Holliday dies of tuberculosis On this day, Doc Holliday--gunslinger, gambler, and occasional dentist--dies from tuberculosis. Though he was perhaps most famous for his participation in the shootout at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, John Henry "Doc" Holliday earned his bad reputation well before that famous feud. Born in Georgia, Holliday was raised in the tradition of the southern gentleman. He earned his nickname when he graduated from the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery in 1872. However, shortly after embarking on a respectable career as a dentist in Atlanta, he developed... History.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1922785/posts#comment Thu, 8 Nov 2007 14:58:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1922034/posts Dentist's drill bit lodged in patient's sinus cavity By SUE WEIBEZAHL PORTER The (Syracuse, N.Y.) Post-Standard SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A dentist who was dancing to the song "Car Wash" while extracting a patient's tooth lost an inch-long drill bit, which punctured the patient's sinus cavity and came to rest by her eye socket, according to the woman's lawsuit. Brandy Fanning, 31, underwent surgery at a hospital after the dentist, Dr. George Trusty, was unable to retrieve the bit, said Fanning's lawyer, Joseph Cote III. He said Fanning spent three days at the hospital, with a steady drip of intravenous morphine.... Seattle Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1922034/posts#comment Wed, 7 Nov 2007 02:44:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1920431/posts SYRACUSE, N.Y. - A dentist was dancing to a song on the radio while drilling on a woman's tooth, and she wound up in the hospital when the drill bit snapped off and lodged near her eye, a lawsuit alleges. Brandy Fanning, 31, said she had to undergo emergency surgery and spent three days in the hospital because of the October 2004 mishap. The federal lawsuit filed last month against Dr. George Trusty seeks US$600,000 for her medical expenses, pain and suffering. Trusty, 57, a dentist at Syracuse Community Health Center, declined to comment, as did Dr. Ruben Cowart, the... Yahoo! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1920431/posts#comment Sat, 3 Nov 2007 13:25:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1912736/posts LONDON (AP) — A shortage of National Health Service dentists in England has led some people to pull out their own teeth — or use super glue to stick crowns back on, a study says. Many dentists abandoned Britain's publicly funded health care system after reforms backfired, leaving a growing number of Britons without access to affordable care. "I was not surprised to hear those horror stories," said Celestine Bridgeman, 41, of London. "Trying to find good NHS dentists is like trying to hit the lottery because the service is underfunded." The National Health Service provides care to the vast... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1912736/posts#comment Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:34:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1912109/posts WOODLAND, Calif. - A dentist accused of fondling the breasts of 27 female patients is trying to keep his dental license by arguing that chest massages are an appropriate procedure in certain cases. Mark Anderson's lawyer says dental journals discuss the need to massage the pectoral muscles to treat a common jaw problem. Police say Anderson said during recorded phone calls that he routinely massaged patients' chests to treat temporo-mandibular joint disorder, or TMJ, which causes neck and head pain. The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1912109/posts#comment Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:18:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1887306/posts (snip) This academic year, because of a new state law, Sebastian and all other California children in their first year of school must get a dental checkup by May 31. Children will receive notices from their schools about the new requirement, which took effect Jan. 1. Any checkups in the 12 months before the child enters school also fulfill the requirement. "It's a great idea," said Sebastian's mother, Lourdes Contreras of Santa Clara, who said she, 4-year-old Sebastian and his 12-year-old sister have no health insurance despite her working three jobs. "There are a lot of people who don't take... San Jose Mercury News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1887306/posts#comment Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:17:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1885092/posts ADA Distributing Misleading Information on Two Federal Fluoride Reports, Says Fluoride Action Network New York -- In a statement released August 9, 2007, over 600 dentists, physicians, scientists and environmentalists urge Congress to stop water fluoridation until Congressional hearings are conducted. They cite new scientific evidence that fluoridation, long promoted to fight tooth decay, is ineffective and has serious health risks. (http://www.fluorideaction.org/statement.august.2007.html) Signers include a Nobel Prize winner, three members of the prestigious 2006 National Research Council (NRC) panel that reported on fluoride’s toxicology, two officers in the Union representing professionals at EPA headquarters, the President of the International Society... Fluoride Action Network http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1885092/posts#comment Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:54:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1884551/posts Opening King Tut's tomb brought to light treasures and curses hidden for thousands of years. One of the lat ter still haunts us -- the curse of King Tut's tooth. Tut, like many teenagers, needed a tooth extraction, in his case, an impacted wisdom tooth. Sadly, ancient Egyptian dentistry was unable to help the boy-pharaoh, as extractions were done only on very loose teeth, by the gentle touch of fingers. Even forceps (pliers) were probably not employed until long after Tut died. Astonishingly, modern dental extraction procedures are still mired in the technology of the an cient world. Recently, I... star ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1884551/posts#comment Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:22:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1873394/posts The state Supreme Court says a dentist who stuck boar tusks into the mouth of an anesthetized employee/patient, pried her eyes open, and took photographs, was conducting a "business practice" and his insurance company must pay his attorney fees and court costs. That means dentist Robert Woo will get more money from his insurance company than his employee did when she sued him for "outrage, battery, invasion of privacy, false light, public disclosure of private acts, nonpayment of overtime wages, retaliation for requesting payment of overtime wages, medical negligence, lack of informed consent, and negligent infliction of emotional distress." The... Seattle Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1873394/posts#comment Sun, 29 Jul 2007 20:57:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1872600/posts Prankster dentist wins case against insurer27 Jul 2007, 0733 hrs IST,AP OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON: An oral surgeon who played a practical joke on his assistant by implanting fake boar tusks in her mouth while she was under anesthesia was sued for it, but ended up getting a last laugh. Dr. Robert Woo, who is originally from Hong Kong, took photos of her porcine dental work that later made the rounds. The employee, Tina Alberts, felt humiliated and quit, later suing her boss. When Woo's insurance company, Fireman's Fund, would not deal with the lawsuit, Woo settled out of court with... The Times of India http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1872600/posts#comment Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:57:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1868523/posts On This Day In History July 19, 1879: Doc Holliday kills for the first time Doc Holliday commits his first murder, killing a man for shooting up his New Mexico saloon. Despite his formidable reputation as a deadly gunslinger, Doc Holliday only engaged in eight shootouts during his life, and it has only been verified that he killed two men. Still, the smartly dressed ex-dentist from Atlanta had a remarkably fearless attitude toward death and danger, perhaps because he was slowly dying from tuberculosis. In 1879, Holliday settled in Las Vegas, New Mexico, where he opened a saloon with a... History.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1868523/posts#comment Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:01:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1828008/posts Police: Unlicensed Dentist Operated on Immigrants Last Update:5/2/2007 12:24:51 PM Web Editor: Bernie O'Donnell CARROLLTON, Ga. (AP) -- Authorities have arrested an illegal immigrant on charges that he ran an unlicensed dental practice out of his home in Carrollton. Ernesto Estrado is accused of performing procedures on hundreds of illegal immigrants who were too afraid to go to a licensed dentist. Authorities say the man used pliers, box cutters and etching blades he bought at a hardware store to pull teeth, fill cavities and create dentures. Authorities searched his home and found prescription painkillers, hypodermic needles and a ledger that... 13WMAZ.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1828008/posts#comment Thu, 3 May 2007 21:12:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1757533/posts The promise of stem cells may someday help kids say goodbye to the dreaded root canal, scientists report.   A new, less-invasive treatment leaves the soft inner pulp intact, allowing the young tooth's stem cells to continue tooth formation.  "Removing infected tissue by root canal is invasive, and, by doing that, we stop the tooth's continuous maturation process and leave behind a child with a thin eggshell of a tooth that is weak and susceptible to fracture," explained researcher Dr. George T.-J. Huang, an endodontist (root canal specialist) and an associate professor with the University of Maryland's College of Dental Surgery. ... Forbes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1757533/posts#comment Sat, 23 Dec 2006 00:48:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1783503/posts A dentist has admitted she was "off target" when she punctured a patient's nose with a needle. Polish woman Joanna Chyzy, 34, who now lives in Collin, near Dumfries, was giving evidence to a misconduct hearing relating to her work in Somerset. She admitted perforating the woman's nose but denied failure to obtain consent and failing to stop when the patient showed signs of distress. The hearing before the General Dental Council continues. Ms Chyzy told the hearing about treating the patient in April 2005. "I pulled up her lip, I accept I was off target with the tip of... BBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1783503/posts#comment Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:38:28 GMT