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June 10, 2006
Dental Research in the News
Remember JAMA's amalgam articles from April? Consumer Reports has just released their update on the safety of mercury for children.
Consumer Reports, June 2006: Tooth-filling safety for kids; Some reassurance about dental amalgams, but more is needed: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/babies-kids/news/tooth-filling-safety-for-kids-6-06/overview/0606_tooth-filling-safety-for-kids.htm
Meanwhile, another dental research study on how dentists incorporate new guidelines in practice has been getting less positive attention.
Bonetti D.
Guideline improved dentists' knowledge but not their clinical decision-making skills: Is a clinical practice guideline on the management of asymptomatic impacted lower third molars effective in changing practice?
Evid Based Dent. 2006;7(1):8.
While not cutting-edge, Horace Wells and William Morton, both praised for their contributions to the discovery of dental anesthesia, are highlighted in a UK article about scientific researchers who experimented on themselves.
TimesOnline (June 10, 2006): Doctors who had a taste of their own medicine (Many of the most important medical advances have resulted from scientists who experimented on themselves. Whether foolhardy or selfless, Wendy Moore salutes these maverick medics): http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8123-2217159,00.html
Posted by pfa at June 10, 2006 10:31 AM