Batesville dental plan is better than many other dental plans

(AHN) Mouth-To-Mouth May Not Be Necessary During CPR
A new study suggests mouth-to-mouth breathing is not necessary to provide initial cardiopulmonary resuscitation to heart attack patients. - (AHN)

Do You Have a Question for Secretary Sebelius About Dental Insurance and Patients' Rights? Submit Them to Me By Monday!

About.com has a unique opportunity to interview Secretary Sebelius on the topic of health insurance premiums and patients' rights. This will live-stream on whitehouse.gov and have a later presence on About.com.

Do you have questions for Secretary Sebelius about dental insurance? Do you think dental insurance deserves a stronger backing by the government? Should the United States Government force dentists to treat patients on Medicaid? What about your rights as a dental patient?

If you have any questions specifically on the issue of health insurance and patients' rights for people affected by dental insurance and your rights as a dental patient, please submit them directly to my email: dentistry.guide@about.com before Monday June 21, 2010.

Do You Have a Question for Secretary Sebelius About Dental Insurance and Patients' Rights? Submit Them to Me By Monday! originally appeared on About.com Dental Care on Friday, June 18th, 2010 at 20:27:09.

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Forum Question of the Week
Spriteshadow writes:

"My daughter was born 12 weeks premature, and as a side effect has delayed growth issues. Her cognitive development has moved ahead at a normal pace, but after many tests it appears that her bone growth processes didn't "kick in" normally, and as a consequence she is running about 1.5 years behind. The growth specialist are going to monitor her, but it appears that from now until she passes puberty we will be comparing her to a corrected chart approximately 18 month younger than her chronological age.

Should we also be comparing her dental growth to a child 18 months younger? She lost a front tooth in an accident at 18 months old (huh, now that's a coincidence, that's when her growth slowed) and we're wondering when we can anticipate needing to start visiting the dentist to ensure the replacement has room to grow in?"

Visit the Dentistry Forum if you have experienced something similar with your child, or have professional advice to offer this forum member.

Forum Question of the Week originally appeared on About.com Dental Care on Thursday, July 8th, 2010 at 11:59:28.

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National HIV Testing Day is June 27, 2010

According to our Guide to HIV / AIDS, Mark Cichocki, R.N., there are approximately 1.1 million people living with HIV in the United States. Of those 1.1 million people, 20% have no idea they are infected. Why is HIV testing so important? Cichociki notes in a recent blog post that 70% of the estimated 56,000 new infections that are reported every year are caused by the 20% of infected persons that are unaware of their HIV status.

In order to stop the spread of HIV, we all need to be aware of our HIV status. Understandably, there is a lot of emotion and concern that one feels when making the decision to be tested. Many people would rather go on living their lives oblivious to the fact that they are HIV positive.

There are several ways you can be tested for HIV, but did you know that you can be tested at your dental office? Last year, I interviewed Dr. Catrise Austin, a dentist in New York City that offers HIV testing to her patients. If you are at all nervous about being tested for HIV, I suggest that you read my interview with Dr. Austin on how she incorporated the OraQuick ADVANCE Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test into her dental office.

HIV / AIDS is responsible for a number of dental problems, that only add to the list of physical and emotional concerns persons infected with HIV/AIDS experience. When you are aware of your HIV status, you can begin treatment for HIV that may help to improve your day-to-day quality of life.

National HIV Testing Day is June 27, 2010 originally appeared on About.com Dental Care on Sunday, June 27th, 2010 at 13:12:58.

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Reserve medics treat 8,000 patients in Dominican Republic

Col. Cliff Zdanowicz and Maj. Lawrence Nguyen team up to perform a tooth extraction on a patient July 22, 2010, in the Dominican Republic.