INTRODUCTION: Dental caries is one of the most common chronic childhood diseases worldwide. 1 It is initiated by the consumption of fermentable carbohydrates which are converted into organic acids by bacteria in dental plaque. These acids cause a fall in the salivary pH and result in demineralization by the loss of calcium and phosphate ions from the subsurface of enamel. 2 Prevalence of dental caries was seen to be 61% in children between 6 – 12 years 3 and those consuming sugar substances were
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Exceptional dental hygiene care practice can assure that my patients are able to preserve their smile for their lifetime. This is a commitment that involves both the health care provider and the patient. As the dental hygienist‚ my personal commitment should be to strive for excellent patient care and commitment to continuing education which allows professionals to expand their foundations of knowledge and stay au courant on new developments in this rapidly changing field. My first job was at
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MacDiarmid‚ General Practice‚ Trail Dr. John Mathieson‚ Radiology‚ Victoria Dr. Surendranath Sanmugasunderam‚ Ophthalmology‚ Vancouver Dr. Keith Stothers‚ Orthopedic Surgery‚ Vancouver BCMA Council on Health Economics and Policy (CHEP) Membership 2005-2006 Dr. Marshall Dahl‚ Chair – Internal Medicine/Endocrinology‚ Vancouver Dr. Geoffrey Appleton – General Practice‚ Terrace Dr. Jack Burak – General Practice‚ Vancouver Dr. Brian Gregory – Dermatology‚ Vancouver Dr. Trina Larsen Soles – General Practice
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“Mercury is used in dental fillings and can cause people to get sick. Tests show mercury levels can be detected in the mouth and so everyone should get their fillings replaced.” This urban legend is partially true in the sense that mercury is used to create the structure used in dental fillings‚ however there is a debate on whether or not this practice‚ which has been used in dental restoration since 1816 when Auguste Taveau developed the dental amalgam from silver coins and mercury is dangerous
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Objectives of COMESA COMESA was established in 1994 to replace the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern Africa (PTA)‚ which had been in existence since 1981. The PTA was established within the framework of the OAU’s Lagos Plan of Action (LPA) and the Final Act of Lagos (FAL). Both the LPA and the FAL envisaged an evolutionary process in the economic integration of the continent in which regional economic communities would constitute building blocks upon which the creation of an African
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were using Computer Systems. For them to keep records‚ like Medical and Dental Record System were the documents related to the history of present illness‚ physical examination ‚ diagnosis treatment done and management of a patient. Medical and Dental Record System (MDRS) is a computerized system and the name itself. The researchers therefore will make the NEUST from a manual operation in school clinic on Medical and Dental records of the student and faculty to be computerized. Because manual operation
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An Introduction to Model Building 1.1 An Introduction to Modeling Operations research (often referred to as management science) is simply a scientific approach to decision making that seeks to best design and operate a system‚ usually under conditions requiring the allocation of scarce resources. By a system‚ we mean an organization of interdependent components that work together to accomplish the goal of the system. For example‚ Ford Motor Company is a system whose goal consists of maximizing
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KEL030 SUNIL CHOPRA AND CANAN SAVASKAN Weight Solutions Clinic: Bariatric Surgery Center “Tell me Mike‚ how do you expect me to face Mr. Spitzer‚ who has already waited ten weeks for an answer from his insurance company‚ and tell him that the earliest we can operate on him is in three months’ time? You know that he is struggling to make this drastic commitment‚ and we are just making life more difficult for him‚” Dr. Crawler said to his head surgeon. “We urgently need to do something about
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Objectives of the Study General Objectives The main objective of our program is to create three different interfaces of each device to one GUI (Graphical User Interface). These are the objectives; 1) to create a friendly user program. 2) To preview/display an output to the program. (It called it a Monitored Weathered System with Surveillance Camera‚ the program contains 3 devices that attached to the prototype; the camera‚ wind velocity and wind direction.) 3) Create the database for the records
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If you are‚ there may be dental problems looming that need immediate attention. If you do have a problem that you feel needs immediate attention‚ Bright Smiles Dental and Dr. Tim Chatterley will be there for you when the problem is deemed to be an emergency. Almost everyone has experienced this situation: you or someone in your family has had to go to the emergency room at the hospital‚ where you’re expected to sit in the waiting room for hours. At Bright Smiles Dental‚ we realize that emergencies
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