...Dental amalgam, a restorative material that contains a mixture of mercury, silver, copper and tin, has been controversial throughout the years questioning its safety. The main concern is the level of mercury and its potential toxicity (Osbourne). By eliminating it from this office and becoming “amalgam-free”, may not be the best decision for our patients. Amalgam has many advantages over other restorative materials and should remain an option for patients when having restorative work done. Amalgam has many benefits such as its durability, long lasting, and is cost effective (ADA). One disadvantage to amalgam restorations is that they are not natural looking like composites. Composites may seem like a great option because they are tooth-colored, but they have a shorter life span as an amalgam and are generally more expensive. Composite material does not expand and contract like tooth structure, it often contracts causing micro leakage and eventually, recurrent decay. Amalgams, however, tend to expand while in the mouth, sealing the edges and helping prevent recurrent decay from happening (Stewart). Keeping amalgam in the office can help the business in many positive ways. Restorations will be done quicker, which can allow for more patients. In this case, the patient and the office both benefit. Another example of how keeping amalgams can help is by satisfying the patient with a long lasting restoration, along with it being at a reasonable price. The office may not...
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...Acceptance among and impact on dental practitioners and patients of American Heart Association recommendations for antibiotic prophylaxis * Peter B. Lockhart, DDS1, , , * Nicholas B. Hanson, MPH2, * Helen Ristic, PhD3, * Adriana R. Menezes4, * Larry Baddour, MD5 Available online 19 December 2014 Show more Show less Choose an option to locate/access this article: * Check SFX * doi:10.14219/jada.archive.2013.0230 Get rights and content ABSTRACT Background The 2007 American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines for the prevention of infective endocarditis (IE) called for a major reduction in the number of patients recommended for antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) and redefined the dental procedures considered to put these patients at risk of acquiring the infection. The purpose of the authors' study was to determine the acceptance of these changes among and the impact of the changes on dentists and their patients. Methods The authors sent a survey to a random sample of 5,500 dentists in the United States. Results Ninety-five percent of the 878 respondents indicated that they saw patients who receive AP. More than 75 percent were either satisfied or very satisfied with the AHA guidelines, and the respondents indicated that they believed almost three-quarters of their patients also were pleased. Seventy percent of dentists, however, had patients who took antibiotics before a dental procedure even though the guidelines no longer recommend it. ...
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...camp for travelers, part of a 5,392 - acre property purchased by R.E. Ashley in 1926 ... During World War II, primitive hookups for trailers went in, housing war workers and people associated wi th the army camp on Page Mill Road or Moffett Field ... The park settled down into a permanent trailer camp in the 1950s. ” 1 Buena Vista has been part of Palo Alto for nearly a century. In the latter part of the 20 th century the park transitioned into a sourc e of permanent affordable housing for low - income individuals and families. Most of the individuals and families who live in the park now own their mobile home, and pay the owner rent for use of the space and for shared utilities. Buena Vista was part of a city controversy in 2000, when park...
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...There is controversy surrounding the state that the healthcare system is in the United States. Although the cost to be protected under a healthcare plan has steadily increased for decades, the Obama Administration passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. The purpose of Obamacare is to provide coverage for everyone, while simultaneously lowering the costs to make it affordable. It also allows for a broader number of benefits, rights, and protections while maintaining a high quality of standard. Examples of such are: preventing discrimination based on gender or pre-existing health conditions, free birth control, and the percentage of cost depends on the income. Despite a greater freedom in choosing the...
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...Aqua fresh toothpaste is highlighted as the only toothpaste that a family will need and they endorse in a way that all people with families should use Aqua fresh toothpaste. Sensodyne is toothpaste for sensitive teeth and it is dentist recommended and it is approved by the Kenya Dental Association. Both advertisements run every day on television and every company is trying hard to win consumers interest in terms of their product consumption. As much as it is healthy for people to brush their teeth with toothpaste, the way these products are advertised brings controversy in the society. People have different test and preference when it comes to sensitive products like toothpaste. Aqua fresh advertisement uses a family to endorse its product. The message accompanied by this product is; “what every family needs.” They portray their product to be the best for every family and they encourage parents to buy Aqua fresh toothpaste for r their families. Sensodyne toothpaste is for sensitive teeth and dentist recommended. Experts who are doctors are used in endorsing sensodyne toothpaste. The message that makes people think it’s the best toothpaste is where they say that it is recommended by the Kenya Dental Association. Many people are persuaded to change their toothpaste to sensodyne. They use charts to demonstrate on how sensodyne treats tooth decay and how it lowers the degree of tooth sensitivity. They have decided on the group to advertise their products where we have family...
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...mortality rate and lowest with life expectancy compared to other developed countries ("Introduction To The Uninsured: Current Controversies"). These results probably have much to do with the fact that as of 2008, 15 percent of the U.S. population is not covered by any means of health care insurance ("Introduction To The Uninsured: Current Controversies"). Not having health insurance because of the fact of how costly it is can be a contributing factor to people putting off and doing without health insurance, even on the occasion...
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...ADDRESSING THE ISSUES OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY Charlotte Y. Jones ENG122 Instructor Johnson May 17, 2011 Addressing the Issues of Childhood Obesity The topic of the research paper will be a discussion on how schools should not sell soda and other junk food to students. The researcher states that junk food should not be served in schools because reports show that in years to come that 90% of children will be overweight or close to it, if we don’t take care of it now. The researcher has examined that even though salt is used in your daily lives, the concern is the amount that is found in junk foods. Eating a lot of junk food can cause health issues such as diabetes and high blood pressure. The researcher has found that dentist are concerned about dental health due to the consumption of junk foods. The researcher has examined statements that years ago mother’s made time to cook breakfast before their children went to school and even had time to make healthy brown bag lunches. Now in this day and age mother’s are full time workers and don’t have enough time in their busy schedules to cook healthy meals for themselves, and their children. Skipping breakfast is the norm children are always on the go. Many students leave home without eating breakfast by the time they arrive they have only one thing on their minds, and that is they are waiting...
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...AND HEALTH CARE Health Status and Health Care Services in Canada with Comparison to the United States Bonny Tiley DeVry University, HSM 310 In the following literature, the Canadian health care system will be compared in detail to the United States health care system. There are two very different health care systems between Canada and the United states. They each have their own difficulties within their own systems and are currently trying to find ways to improve these particular issues. The Universal Health Care system is used in Canada; this provides coverage to all the citizens of Canada (Canadian Health Care, 2007). It is executed on either a territorial or provincial basis, staying within the guidelines that have been made by the federal government (Canadian Health Care, 2007). The United States on the other hand has a hugely private system, with multiple payers, leaving the US citizens no choice other than to pay out of one’s own pocket in order to obtain health insurance, also Americans are not fully insured or even partially insured like the citizens of Canada are (Canadian Health Care, 2007). Each country spends a large amount of funding for their health care systems. Canada had spent over eleven percent of its overall GDP on health care, the United States on the other hand had spent 17.4 percent of its overall GDP this year (United North America, 2013). On the other hand, Canada has been shown to spend much less of the GDP on their health care, but it still...
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...domestic partner benefits. Companies need to embrace the new world of opportunities in the workplace and marketplace, and be adamant to be the best. Some jurisdictions have set up domestic partnerships as a way to recognize same-sex unions, domestic partnerships may involve either different-sex or same-sex couples. Recent controversy has surrounded same sex domestic partner benefits since same sex marriages are not recognized by the government. Companies that recognizes a critical ingredient of success is the ability to value and leverage diversity-that is, the power of the people. Domestic Partners have been defined as legal or personal relationship between individuals who live together and share a common domestic life but are not joined in a traditional marriage, a common-law marriage, or a civil union. The phrases domestic partner was first used to describe living arrangements in 1985 according to The American Heritage Book of English Usage. The values range from being recognized as a culturally diverse company to attracting talent that would likely go to another company for the benefits. The problem has been health, dental, vision, pharmacy, long-term care, personal accident insurance and life insurance benefits are being offered to employees and their dependents, but not to domestic partners. With the increasing cost of medical attention, it is near impossible to live with out insurance coverage. Some companies are only recognizing legally married couples as qualified...
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... “CAM stands for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, a group of diverse therapies and products that are neither part of conventional medicine as taught in U.S. medical schools, nor generally available at U.S. hospitals,” (Bowling, Steward, 2007). Although, there is a lot of controversy surrounding the many different CAM practices, I believe, based on current research and individuals experiences, that CAM practices can benefit anyone who would like to improve their health and wellness. The research I will use to support my beliefs about CAM practices could help to integrate CAM as part of our regular health care system and reduce all the skepticism surrounding Complementary and Alternative therapies. There are also many reports and testimonies available today that support the positive effects CAM therapies can have. Still with these many clinical and laboratory research experiments and the reports and testimonies, people still have questions about Complementary and Alternative therapies and the benefits surrounding CAM practices as well as the safety of their techniques. Complementary medicine is becoming more integrated into our mainstream health care system largely in response to consumer demand, as well as the recognition of new scientific findings that explain the views of health and healing-which push against the limits of the current biomedical paradigm (Micozzi, 2006). There are many different types of Complementary and Alternative medicine;...
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...Why Is Water So Important ? [pic] | | |by Alick Bartholomew | | | |Water is the essential component of all life. It comprises 70% of the Earth's surface, 75% of | |the human body, 90% of blood and sap. 97% of Earth's water is in the oceans, 2% is frozen in icecaps, 1% is fresh, but much of | |this is inaccessible, deep in the Earth. From what is | |left, we use 98% for industrial purposes and agriculture, only 2% for the nutrition and health | |of every living organism. | | | |Water's reputation as a powerful solvent | |derives from its particular electromagnetic and chemical qualities, which make it able to break | |down substances into their constituent parts, and | ...
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...Trends in Healthcare LaShaun Fullerton HCS/310 April 29, 2013 Instructor: Jennifer Hitt Trends in Health Care Health insurance can provide you with peace of mind. It protects you by covering much of what you would be expected to pay should you need medical care and saves you from the burden of paying the full costs for your care most of the time. Health insurance covers not only the unexpected expenses, like a trip to the emergency room, but it also covers preventive care like annual doctor visits and routine mammograms. Some insurance even covers all or part of prescription cost as well vision and dental care. Whether you’re seeing a doctor or filling a prescription, taking care of your health can be costly. That’s where health insurance can help. Health insurance is an essential protection from the high and often unexpected costs of medical bills. Several sources can provide you with health insurance, including: * Employer group insurance * Government insurance When shopping for the best health insurance policy always consider cost and coverage because it is important to examine all the avenues that are available. Employer Group Insurance Many individuals are able to receive health insurance through their employers, or from other organizations to which they belong, because they offer “group” coverage. The majority of Americans have group health insurance coverage through their employer or the employer of...
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...successful upon graduation. Military services should be allowed to recruit in high schools which would give high risk students an opportunity to be successful. Besides, it offers students who will not attend college a way to gain skills as well as provide an opportunity for low-income students a way to pay for college. If the government does not allow military services to help educate students about their options after graduation, it will be doing an injustice to the future generations leaving a child left behind. Make a difference in the future and someone’s life and allow the military services to recruit in high schools. There are many benefits that people take for granted daily that many would do not worry about in the military. Health care is not a topic many 18-year-olds think about because the majority are still covered by their parents to the age of 21 and sometimes further than that with the right plan (Simon and Lovrich 372). Enrolling in the military service is a feasible option to earn money, gain technical skills and training as well as leadership skill that will assist one for the rest of his or her life. One of the difficulties in getting a job fresh out of college is lack of experience consistent with the working knowledge in their field. After the compulsory military service, the students will have the technical skills and aptitude to excel in a variety of situations based on their military experience. The military is not always the easiest choice to make. However...
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...Abstract2 Introduction2 Access and Coverage2 Expenditures and Finance3 Advantages4 Drawbacks5 Hospitals and physicians6 Conclusion7 Introduction The German healthcare system can be traced back to the 1883, when Prince Otto Von Bismark passed a health insurance bill into a law. The German healthcare model is still known as the “Bismark Model” today (Khazan, 2014). There are many differences between the healthcare systems in the United States and in Germany. The German healthcare system does have some drawbacks; however, its many advantages rank it as one of top countries for providing accessible and quality healthcare. Despite all the controversy surrounding the many changes that the German system has undergone, Germany is still able to spend a fraction of what the United States spends on healthcare while still providing quality care that is accessible to everyone (Green & Irving, 2001). Germany spends $4,495 per capita while the U.S. Spends $8,508 per capita (Gopffarth, 2012). According to Dr. Dirk Gopffarth, Germany favors balancing its healthcare management over balancing the market competition (Gopffarth, 2012). Healthcare financing relies mostly on sick funds and government contributions. Germany is the only country in the European Union with a supplemental private health insurance (Riesberg & Worz, 2008). The majority of insurance in Germany is provided through the public statutory health insurance system (SHI). This system consists of approximately 242 different...
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...Purpose / Introduction The purpose of this paper is to apply all ten steps of the critical thinking model described in the tenth edition of Asking the Right Questions by Browne and Keeley (2012) to Penn-Mart’s Health Care Strategy Memorandum. Additional research has been conducted to cross reference and strengthen the findings while remaining objective. What are the Issues and the Conclusions? Browne and Keeley (2012) describe an issue as a question or controversy responsible for the conversation or discussion. It is the stimulus for what is being said. The main issue within this memo surrounds the rising cost of employee healthcare benefits. The author of the document, Salvador Monella, is the Senior Vice President of Human Resources. This information is vital in proving that Monella has a vested interest and responsibility in reducing the cost of health benefits, paid for by Penn-Mart. Browne and Keeley (2012) proceed to explain how a conclusion is a statement or set of statements that the writer or speaker wants you to believe. The conclusion within this memo is that Penn-Mart should institute a wellness initiative in support of lowering the cost of health care for employees.. Monella then goes on to support the conclusions by providing high level reasoning. What are the Reasons? The text defines reasons as beliefs, evidence, metaphors, analogies, and other statements offered to support or justify conclusions (Browne and Keeley, 2012, p. 28). The reason Monella...
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