The Marshalltown Community College Dental Assisting Program is seeking patients for its annual Dental Clinic operation. Each year, the MCC Dental Clinic provides a fully operational dental clinic with contracted, licensed dentists in order to provide direct instructor supervision for its dental assisting students.
Monday, January 22, 2018
Overflow crowd packs free clinic in Baton Rouge offering dental care, eye exams and more
Advocate Staff Photo by April Buffington-- David Royal, left gets an x-ray of his mouth done by Victoria Garza, pre dental student from University of Houston at the free health clinic held at new Mosquito Control Facility on Saturday, January 20, 2018. Advocate Staff Photo by April Buffington-- Professional dentists and dental students volunteer at the free health clinic held at new Mosquito Control Facility on Saturday, January 20, 2018.
Sunday, January 21, 2018
I've got braces at 53
I've got braces at 53 - so I can smile for the first time in years!: Beauty editor reveals how healthy teeth can be the ultimate anti-ager This smiling photo is, believe me, a worldwide exclusive. A lifelong phobia of my front teeth has, for the past 25 years as a beauty editor, caused me to wear a 'downward smile' frowning at the edges, never exposing my teeth and ensuring the early onset of super-ageing, marionette 'puppet' lines at the sides of my mouth.
Expo helps put patrons in touch with body, mind and soul
Many vendors brought props to help visitors understand their offerings at the Body, Mind & Soul Health Expo on Saturday at the Crowne Plaza in Pittsfield. More than 500 people ventured to the Crowne Plaza on Saturday for the inaugural Body, Mind & Soul Health Expo.
Study provides more evidence for link between increased cancer risk and advanced gum disease
Data collected during a long-term health study provides additional evidence for a link between increased risk of cancer in individuals with advanced gum disease, according to a new collaborative study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and Tufts University School of Medicine and Cancer Center. Advanced gum disease, also called periodontitis, is caused by bacterial infection that damages the soft tissue and bone that support the teeth.
Dental surgery shuts out of the blue
Visitors to the website for the Chapel Street practice in Llangollen were greeted with a message on Monday telling them it had closed and they would need to find a new dentists. He said: "I am shocked by this, it was completely unexpected as it was always a very busy practice.