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July 30, 2007
New Exhibit: Willoughby D. Miller
The Dentistry Library is pleased to announce, in partnership with the Sindecuse Museum of Dentistry, a new exhibit on the life and research of Willoughby Dayton Miller. These exhibits are mounted in recognition of the 100th anniversary of Dr. Miller's untimely death.
WD Miller was hired to be the second dean of our School of Dentistry, having been recruited by Neville Hoff. Dr. Miller died shortly after his arrival in this country, having met with the faculty to discuss hopes for the future of the school, but never having the opportunity to implement any of these plans. Why was Miller so aggressively recruited? Because at that time, he was the very best known scientist in all of dentistry, having discovered the relationship between oral microflora and caries.
Miller's research was largely focused on saliva, but is still cited widely today. Recent articles citing his work appear in journals on dentistry (of course), surgery, obstetrics, microbiology, medicine, cancer, pathology, military medicine, and more. Some of the cancer articles are related to recent work on salivary diagnostics. Miller is one of those astonishing researchers whose work has immediate relevance far beyond the culture and times in which he lived and worked.
The Sindecuse Museum exhibit cases will highlight the life and times of Dr. Miller, with more information forthcoming from the Museum. The Library portion of the exhibit highlights research done by Dr. Miller that is still influential today. Both exhibits will remain on display through the end of 2007. A web-based version of the exhibit is forthcoming.
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July 27, 2007
History of British Orthodontics (New Article)
In Britain, there was a professional society for orthodontics in 1907, but the orthodontics wasn't legally recognized as a specialty until 1999. What happened? You can find out here:
Taylor GS, Nicolson M. The Emergence of Orthodontics as a Specialty in Britain: The Role of the British Society for the Study of Orthodontics. Med Hist. 2007 July 1; 51(3): 379–398. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1894876
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July 24, 2007
Virtual Exhibit: Women & Children First
We are about to take down our exhibit, "Women and Children First". The topic of the exhibit was to look at how the insights of mothers and teachers about the oral health concerns of children shaped the focus and importance of dentistry as it evolved in the United States. Don't worry -- you haven't missed it, though! If you want to see parts of the exhibit, you can visit the Flickr photo collection to explore the photos and descriptions.
Flickr: Women and Children First: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosefirerising/sets/72157594577380706/
Don't have that much time? Watch this slideshow version made with SlideFlickr. (NOTE: You can click "fast" if you are really in a hurry.)
Enjoy!
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July 16, 2007
Dentists Do More Than Mouths - Diagnosis of Systemic Conditions
From Moline Illinois comes this nice article about 10 general health conditions dentists can diagnose.
Medical Breakthrough -- 10 Things Your Dentist Can Diagnose: http://www.wqad.com/Global/story.asp?S=6762960&nav=7k8p
What are the ten conditions?
Apnea
Bulimia
Diabetes
Heart Disease
Kidney Disease
Leukemia
Oral Cancer
Osteoporosis
Pregnancy
Reflex
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PostGenomic Science Blog Aggregator
For those who enjoyed our podcast on science blogs, here is a newly discovered resource to help make it easier to follow the science blogosphere -- PostGenomic.
PostGenomic is an aggregator -- a source that compiles or aggregates information from a variety of sources. In this case, PostGenomic collects information from a variety of science blogs, and repackages in a way to make them more useful. It has several very nice features, including (my favorite) the option to track your favorite blog postings and see who is talking about them. It collects science blogs across domains, so is broad in scope, but I have yet to visit their main page without finding something of interest. A marvelous resource!
PostGenomic: http://www.postgenomic.com/
Staying Current with Science Blogs & Wikis: Slides ; Podcast (zipped)
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July 13, 2007
No Fluoride in NO LA
The Time Picayune reported that there has been no fluoride added to the New Orleans water supply since Hurrican Katrina, two years ago.
Times Picayune (July 12, 2007): N.O. water hasn't had fluoride since Hurricane Katrina: http://www.nola.com/newsflash/louisiana/index.ssf?/base/news-33/118425417991230.xml&storylist=louisiana
The article cites a variety of public health and infrastructure issues as contributing to the problem.
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