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April 29, 2006
New Articles from UM SoD Faculty: April 06, part 2
- Beattie ML, Kim JW, Gong SG, Murdoch-Kinch CA, Simmer JP, Hu JC. Phenotypic variation in dentinogenesis imperfecta/dentin dysplasia linked to 4q21. J Dent Res. 2006 Apr;85(4):329-33.
PMID: 16567553 - Comisar WA. Hsiong SX. Kong HJ. Mooney DJ. Linderman JJ. Multi-scale modeling to predict ligand presentation within RGD nanopatterned hydrogels. Biomaterials. 27(10):2322-9, 2006 Apr.
PMID: 16316682 - Gapski R. Neiva R. Oh TJ. Wang HL. Histologic analyses of human mineralized bone grafting material in sinus elevation procedures: a case series. International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry. 26(1):59-69, 2006 Feb.
PMID: 16515097 - Kim JW. Yamakoshi Y. Iwata T. Hu YY. Zhang H. Hu JC. Simmer JP. Porcine dentin matrix protein 1: gene structure, cDNA sequence, and expression in teeth. European Journal of Oral Sciences. 114(1):33-41, 2006 Feb.
PMID: 16460339 - Nainar SM. Straffon LH.
Predoctoral dental student evaluation of American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry's Caries-Risk Assessment Tool. Journal of Dental Education. 70(3):292-5, 2006 Mar.
PMID: 16522758 - Richards PS. Inglehart MR.
An interdisciplinary approach to case-based teaching: does it create patient-centered and culturally sensitive providers?. Journal of Dental Education. 70(3):284-91, 2006 Mar.
PMID: 16522757
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April 26, 2006
Final Congressional Report on Response to Hurricane Katrina
I know many people in our School were involved at various levels with the response to Hurricane Katrina. In addition, the School has many persons involved with planning for disaster and emergency response. In light of these, you may be interested in the final Congressional report on Hurricane Katrina.
Congressional Reports: H. Rpt. 109-377 – A Failure of Initiative: Final Report of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/creports/katrina.html
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April 24, 2006
Financial (and Related) Resources for Patients
General Information about Financial Resources for Health Treatment and Care
- GovBenefits.gov: Your Benefits Connection: http://www.govbenefits.gov/
- MedlinePlus: Financial Assistance: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/financialassistance.html
- National Human Genome Research Institute / genome.gov: Financial Assistance Information: http://www.genome.gov/11008842
- Volunteers in Health Care: http://www.volunteersinhealthcare.org/
General Information about Financial Resources for Michigan Residents
- The DRM Regional Resources Directory (States): Michigan - The Wolverine State: http://www.disabilityresources.org/MICHIGAN.html
- Health Insurance Consumer Guide for Michigan / A Consumer's Guide to Getting and Keeping Health Insurance in Michigan: http://www.healthinsuranceinfo.net/mi00.html
- NonProfitExpert.com: Helping People in Michigan Find Help: Individual Assistance: http://www.nonprofitexpert.com/states/mi.htm
- The Women's Center of America (Ann Arbor): Resources: Community Resources: Women-Friendly Resources, Southeast Michigan: http://www.thewomenscenterofamerica.org/resource_cr.php
See also our Guide to Online Drug Information Resources, which includes a section on Patient Assistance Programs and Compassionate Use.
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April 20, 2006
New Articles from UM SoD Faculty: April 06
This is an experiment. I thought people might be interested in seeing what articles are being published by our faculty. If this is something I hear people want, I will continue to post these roughly once a month.
- Chirdon WM. O'Brien WJ. Robertson RE. Fraunhofer diffraction of short-fiber-reinforced composites aligned by an electric field. Dental Materials. 22(2):107-11, 2006 Feb. PMID: 16375958.
- Yang F. Zeng Q. Yu G. Li S. Wang CY. Wnt/beta-catenin signaling inhibits death receptor-mediated apoptosis and promotes invasive growth of HNSCC. Cellular Signalling. 18(5):679-87, 2006 May. PMID: 16084063.
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April 18, 2006
Subscribe to the Dentistry Library Blog
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JAMA's New Studies on Amalgam's Health Impacts
The prestigious medical journal JAMA released today two randomized controlled clinical trials on the longterm health effects of amalgam restorations in children. Both trials found no measurable ill effects of amalgam.
Neuropsychological and Renal Effects of Dental Amalgam in Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial
David C. Bellinger, PhD, MSc; Felicia Trachtenberg, PhD; Lars Barregard, MD, PhD; Mary Tavares, DMD, MPH; Elsa Cernichiari, MS; David Daniel, PhD; Sonja McKinlay, PhD.
JAMA. 2006;295:1775-1783:
FREE ARTICLE: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/295/15/1775
"Conclusions In this study, there were no statistically significant differences in adverse neuropsychological or renal effects observed over the 5-year period in children whose caries were restored using dental amalgam or composite materials. Although it is possible that very small IQ effects cannot be ruled out, these findings suggest that the health effects of amalgam restorations in children need not be the basis of treatment decisions when choosing restorative dental materials."
Neurobehavioral Effects of Dental Amalgam in Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Timothy A. DeRouen, PhD; Michael D. Martin, DMD, PhD; Brian G. Leroux, PhD; Brenda D. Townes, PhD; James S. Woods, PhD, MPH; Jorge Leitão, MD, MS; Alexandre Castro-Caldas, MD, PhD; Henrique Luis, MS; Mario Bernardo, DMD, PhD; Gail Rosenbaum, MS; Isabel P. Martins, MD, PhD
JAMA. 2006;295:1784-1792.
UM Only: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/295/15/1784
"Conclusions In this study, children who received dental restorative treatment with amalgam did not, on average, have statistically significant differences in neurobehavioral assessments or in nerve conduction velocity when compared with children who received resin composite materials without amalgam. These findings, combined with the trend of higher treatment need later among those receiving composite, suggest that amalgam should remain a viable dental restorative option for children."
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April 15, 2006
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
April 2006 is the National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The UM School of Dentistry has highlighted this issue with its own local research by D2 student, John Thomas.
- More Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness Needed Among Dentists and Dental Hygienists: http://www.dent.umich.edu/about/aboutschool/news/news2006/news040506.html
The White House proclamation on this shows that the importance of this topic is recognized nationwide.
- White House: National Child Abuse Prevention Month, 2006
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/03/20060329-4.html
More information on this topic is available from various government agencies.
- CDC: MWWR: National Child Abuse Prevention Month --- April 2006: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5513a6.htm
- National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information (NCCANCI): http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/
- NCCANCI: Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect: http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/topics/reporting/index.cfm
Where to report suspected abuse for Michigan dentists:
- Michigan.gov: Children's Protective Services: http://www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,1607,7-124-5452_7119-21208--,00.html
- Michigan.gov: DHS County Office Information: http://www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,1607,7-124-5461---,00.html
- Michigan.gov: April is Child Abuse Prevention Month: http://www.michigan.gov/som/0,1607,7-192-29941-139878--,00.html
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April 14, 2006
How to Write a CV: Online Resources
A number of students have recently been asking for tips and resources about writing curriculum vitae. Many of the best resources for this specifically for students in the health sciences are online. Here is a small selection, including the guidelines for UMMS.
- American Academy of Family Physicians: How to Prepare Your Curriculum Vitae: http://www.aafp.org/x20286.xml
- American College of Physicians: International Medical Graduates - How to Write a CV. Annabeth Borg: http://www.acponline.org/img/borg.htm
- British Medical Journal: studentBMJ: How to prepare your curriculum vitae: http://www.studentbmj.com/issues/99/11/life/426.php
- University of Michigan Medical School: Curriculum Vitae Requirements: http://www.med.umich.edu/medschool/faculty/promopackage/AppendC_CVGuidelines.pdf
- University of North Carolina: How to Write a Curriculum Vitae (CV): http://postdocs.unc.edu/cv.PDF
- University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth: How to Write an Effective Curriculum Vitae: http://www.hsc.unt.edu/tcom2006/CVPersonalStatement&InterviewingTips.pdf
- University of Texas at Austin: College of Natural Sciences Career Services: Preparing a Curriculum Vitae: http://www.utexas.edu/research/eureka/resources/vitae/index.php
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April 13, 2006
Autism Awareness Month 2006
In honor of Autism Awareness Month, we would like to draw your attention to the following resources on oral health and autism spectrum disorders.
- Autism, Oral Care for Persons with Disabilities: http://www.dental.ufl.edu/Faculty/Pburtner/disabilities/English/mnautism.htm
- NIDCR: Practical Oral Care for Persons with Autism: http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/HealthInformation/DiseasesAndConditions/DevelopmentalDisabilitiesAndOralHealth/PracticalOralCareforPeopleWithAutism.htm
- Developmental Disabilities: Epilepsy, Cerebral Palsy, and Autism / Stanley R. Surabian. Journal of the California Dental Association (2001): http://www.cda.org/cda_member/pubs/journal/jour0601/epilepsy.html
More about Autism-Spectrum Disorders and Autism Awareness Month.
- CDC: MMWR: Notice to Readers: Autism Awareness Month --- April 2006: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5513a8.htm
- SAMHSA'S National Mental Health Information Center: National Autism Awareness Month, April 2006: http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/highlights/april2006/autismawareness/default.asp
- MedlinePlus: Autism: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/autism.html
- MedlinePlus: Asperger's Syndrome: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/aspergerssyndrome.html
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April 12, 2006
LactMed: A New Database on Drugs and Lactation
"LactMed, a free online database with information on drugs and lactation, is one of the newest additions to the National Library of Medicines (NLM) TOXNET system, a Web-based collection of resources covering toxicology, chemical safety, and environmental health. Geared to the healthcare practitioner and nursing mother, LactMed contains over 450 drug records. It includes information such as maternal levels in breast milk, infant levels in blood, potential effects in breastfeeding infants and on lactation itself, the American Academy of Pediatrics category indicating the level of compatibility of the drug with breastfeeding, and alternate drugs to consider. References are included, as is nomenclature information, such as the drugs Chemical Abstract Services (CAS) Registry number and its broad drug class."
LactMed: http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT
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April 10, 2006
NLM Resource on Finding Grants
The National Library of Medicine has a new resource for persons hunting information about available grants.
NLM: FAQ: Grant Information: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/grant_info.html
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April 07, 2006
World Health Day 2006: Working Together for Health
Today is World Health Day, an annual event sponsored primarily by the World Health Organization. This year, the event focuses on a celebration of the health care workers and professionals throughout the world and an acknowledgment of a lack of much needed professional expertise and health care workers in many parts of the world.
World Health Organization (WHO): World Health Day: Working Together for Health: http://www.who.int/world-health-day/2006/en/
"Health workers - the people who provide health care to those who need it - are the heart of health systems. But around the world, the health workforce is in crisis - a crisis to which no country is entirely immune. The results are evident: clinics with no health workers, hospitals that cannot recruit or keep key staff."
Related links from WHO:
- World Health Report, 2006, Working Together for Health: http://www.who.int/whr/2006/en/index.html
- World Health Statistics: http://www.who.int/healthinfo/statistics/en/
- Global Atlas of the Health Workforce: http://www.who.int/globalatlas/DataQuery/default.asp
Includes:
- Dentists, total, by country (by year and most recent)
- Dentists per 100,000 population (by year and most recent)
- Dentists, total, by country (by year and most recent)
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April 05, 2006
The Oldest Profession -- Dentistry?
New research published in the journal NATURE today shows that dentistry is 4,000 years older than previously thought.
A. Coppa, L. Bondioli, A. Cucina, D. W. Frayer, C. Jarrige, J. -F. Jarrige, G. Quivron, M. Rossi, M. Vidale and R. Macchiarelli
Palaeontology: Early Neolithic tradition of dentistry.
Nature 440(7085):755-756.
doi:10.1038/440755a
http://www.nature.com.proxy.lib.umich.edu/nature/journal/v440/n7085/full/440755a.html [Access limited to the University of Michigan]
"Prehistoric evidence for the drilling of human teeth in vivo has so far been limited to isolated cases from less than six millennia ago. Here we describe eleven drilled molar crowns from nine adults discovered in a Neolithic graveyard in Pakistan that dates from 7,500–9,000 years ago. These findings provide evidence for a long tradition of a type of proto-dentistry in an early farming culture."
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April 03, 2006
Women Leaders in Health Care: Changing the Face of Medicine
The National Library of Medicine's online exhibit, Changing the Face of Medicine, highlights the contributions of women physicians to healthcare. This marvelous exhibit include biographies, photos, personal statements, and interviews with many those several hundred women physicians who are highlighted. The interviews describe their inspirations and mentors, and make for fascinating reading.
National Library of Medicine (with the National Institutes of Health Office of Research on Women's Health and the American Medical Women's Association): Changing the Face of Medicine: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/
"Discover the many ways that women have influenced and enhanced the practice of medicine. The individuals featured here provide an intriguing glimpse of the broader community of women doctors who are making a difference. The National Library of Medicine is pleased to present this exhibition honoring the lives and accomplishments of these women in the hope of inspiring a new generation of medical pioneers."
Highlighted from Michigan are:
- Dr. Alexa Irene Canady (b. 1950)
- Dr. June E. Osborn (b. 1937)
- Dr. Janet Rose Osuch (b. 1948)
- Dr. Marilyn A. Roubidoux (b. 1948)
- Dr. Natalia M. Tanner (b. 1922)
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