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Dentist Without a Drill?

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There is a new technique being used by pediatric dentists to help ease the stress of a dental visit for children. It involves getting rid of the drill, the anesthetic, and the pain. Sound too good to be true? Well in this case it isn’t. Dr. Loan Mao, a pediatric dentist in Detroit is helping to pioneer the new technique that uses lasers to cut away enamel. Since there’s no drill, there’s no need for a shot. It makes the whole experience much easier for children. Fox Detroit tells more:

Now Dr. Mao has a new trick up her sleeve, a new system that throws out the drills, the anesthesia, and the pain.

“Waterlase system is a laser,” said Dr. Mao. “There are two types, there’s the soft tissue laser and the hard tissue laser. Rather than using the drill you can use the laser, it removes a small portion of the tooth and then you just fill it conventionally like you would with a normal filling.

“It helps them to feel more comfortable coming to the dentist. You know, the whole purpose of pediatric dentistry, I think, is to build confidence in children, so they will bring that into adulthood.”

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Universal Dental Care – Is This America’s Future?

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We’ve all heard the horror stories of long lines and rationed care. They serve as a warning to all who consider universal health care a viable option. In the United Kingdom, the ugly truth behind their health care system is evidenced in this recent article showing 8,000 people between two cities still await dental treatment. Nearly 1,500 of them requested an appointment more than 5 months ago. If that isn’t rationed care, it’s hard to imagine what is. Is this America’s future? Hopefully not.

MORE than 8,000 people in York and Selby are still waiting to see an NHS dentist – four times as many as the number of those who have been found a place for teeth treatment.

Figures which will go before City of York Council’s health watchdog this week on NHS dental provision across the two areas show that 1,491 people who put their name down on a dentistry database between five and six months ago have still not been assigned.

A report by NHS North Yorshire and York says there were 8,299 names on the waiting list as of November 10, while between April 1 and that date, dental places were found for 2,057 patients.

In the same period, 9,722 people were added on to the primary care trust’s database – which allows patients throughout the region to register to see an NHS dentist – with dental demand reaching a peak in May when 1,705 patients went on the list.

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