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The professional offices of Smiles Today Dental, which delivers a full array of professional dental services for residents and those individuals who work in the Las Vegas area as well as its neighboring communities, recently announced that it is featuring a free raffle to win $300 worth of teeth whitening services. Las Vegas, Nevada (PRWEB) April 27, 2013 A professional dentistry practice located in Las Vegas, Smiles Today Dental recently made an announcement that it is featuring a free...
With new studies showing a correlation between X-rays and brain tumors, dentists are being challenged to more clearly evaluate the need for X-rays. In full support of this challenge is Ultimate Memory, a leading producer of memory software. New York City, NY (PRWEB) September 12, 2012 Recent research shows a link between frequent dental x-rays and a person’s risk for developing meningioma, a common brain tumor. Patients who have had dental x-rays are one to five times at greater risk of...
CHICAGO, April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in the journal Cancer, the American Cancer Society published an article entitled "Dental X-Rays and Risk of Meningioma," which summarized a study that sought to develop a correlation between dental radiographs and brain cancer. According to the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), a professional association of more than 37,000 general dentists dedicated to providing quality dental care and oral health...
IRVINE, Calif., April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Smile Generation today reaffirms its commitment to patient safety. Since Smile Generation's launch in 2004, all Smile Generation-approved dental offices have been equipped with Digital dental X-ray systems, lowering the risks of radiation and enhancing overall patient care. The Smile Generation-approved offices also have computer systems in place to produce, manage and store secure electronic dental records. (Logo:...
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- When you have throbbing pain due to your teeth, the last thing you think about is the danger of the dental x-ray. A new study reveals that individuals who have received frequent dental x-rays have an increased risk of developing the most commonly diagnosed brain tumor in the United Sates, meningioma. Meningioma is mostly caused by ionizing radiation. Dental x-rays are the most common artificial source of exposure to ionizing radiation for people living in the United...
A new study has shown a link between frequent dental X-rays and an increased risk of developing non-cancerous brain tumors. Researchers are using this study as a reminder of the dangers of frequent dental X-rays. Rather than suggesting patients eschew these X-rays, these researchers are recommending their new findings become part of the conversation the patient has with their doctor. In fact, the American Dental Association’s (ADA) guidelines still recommend healthy patients, free of...
It is now possible to use dental X-rays to predict who is at risk of fractures, reveals a new study from researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy reported in the journal Nature Reviews Endocrinology. In a previous study, researchers from the University of Gothenburg's Sahlgrenska Academy and Region Västra Götaland demonstrated that a sparse bone structure in the trabecular bone in the lower jaw is linked to a greater chance of having previously had fractures in other parts of the body....
HERNDON, Va., Nov. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- VIDAR Systems Corporation, the worldwide market leader in medical film digitizer technology, announced that it's Dental Film Digitizer was among the top 50 technology products selected by Dentistry Today's Readers' Choice. The VIDAR Dental Film Digitizer is the first digitizer specifically designed for analog dental film that enables dental professionals to create medical-quality digital images for primary diagnostic purposes from analog...
ORANGE, Calif., June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The superior ease of use, safety and accuracy of digital dental X-rays convinced the health care professionals at Western Dental Services, Inc. to make the advanced technology standard equipment in each of its 260-plus dental and orthodontic offices in California, Arizona and Nevada. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100804/LA45125LOGO) The years-long conversion has given the dental HMO state-of-the-art diagnostic technology. Compared...
NORTHRIDGE, Calif., June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- New patients visiting dentist in Northridge, Dr. Shahdad Arami, DDS or Farshid Ariz, DMD, will receive more than excellent dental treatment. A new special offer from the Northridge Dental Group includes an x-ray, oral exam, teeth cleaning and a two-hour Zoom teeth whitening treatment for the low cost of $179. This limited time offer provides new patients with a great way to bring new life to a discolored smile. Celebrities and television...
