Dental License Suspended After Opioid Allegations and Patient Death
The North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners has suspended the license of Mark C. Austin, DDS. Austin must immediately cease practicing dentistry.
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Gum Disease Linked to COVID-19 Complications
COVID-19 patients are at least three times more likely to experience complications if they also have gum disease, according to an international team.
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Anesthesiologists Call for More Research into Pediatric Fatalities
After several tragic cases that have been reported widely in media, anesthesiologists are calling for more research into child deaths caused by dental.
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Anesthesiologists Call for More Research into Pediatric Fatalities
After several tragic cases that have been reported widely in media, anesthesiologists are calling for more research into child deaths caused by dental.
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Sepsis Researcher Garners Award at University of Maryland
Sepsis affects approximately 1 million people in the United States and causes a death every two minutes, according to the University of Maryland.
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Risk of Death Doubles for Edentulous Heart Disease Patients
Coronary heart disease patients with no teeth face twice the risk of death as those with all of their teeth, according to a.
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Opioid Painkiller Overdose Deaths Increase in 2014
Overdose deaths caused by opioid pain relievers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone increased by 9% in 2014, with 813 more fatalities than 2013,.
Todays Dental News
Missing Teeth May Foreshadow Cardiovascular Incidents
Advanced tooth loss is usually a sign that a person has a history of inflammatory oral diseases, according to a recent study. The.
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Chronic Periodontitis Impacts Severity of Heart Attacks
People with chronic periodontitis need to be extra careful. New research shows that chronic periodontitis can have some effect on the severity of.
Science & Medicine
How High Blood Sugar Throws off Heart Rhythm
Scientists have identified a biological pathway—activated by abnormally high blood sugar levels—that causes irregular heartbeats. This condition is known as cardiac arrhythmia and.
