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NEWS lotes from Here and There The 12th Yankee Dental Congress, January 15-18, 1987, will be a "Passport to the Future." AAE member, Dr. Philip J. Molloy, general chairman, predicts that "over 15,000 dental professionals will attend this years meeting." Passport to the future headlines over 100 clinicians including Dr. Stephen Schwartz who will speak on endodontics. The meeting is sponsored by the Massachusetts Dental Society in cooperation with the Dental Societies of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. It is the fifth largest dental meeting in the U.S. For more information contact: The Massachusetts Dental Society, 83 Speen Street, Natick, MA 01760-4125 or call 617/ 651-7511...In June, Dr. Stephen Cohen was a guest speaker at the Singapore International Dental Conference and at a meeting of the Japanese Endodontic Association. Dr. Cohen addressed Future Trends, concentrating on clinical changes in the future that will result from current research... The ADA will hold its annual session October 18-21, 1986. Several AAE members will give presentations at the meeting including Drs. James L. Gutmann and Jim Harrison on 'Principles of endodontic surgery,' Drs. Donald
Arens, Noah Chivian and Stephen Cohen on 'Innovative endodontics,' Dr. James Gutmann on 'Endodontic surgery: perspectives-techniquesapplications,' Dr. Herbert Spasser on 'Endodontic diagnosis-- where and when to treat,' Dr, Melvin Goldman and Dr. Joseph H. Kronman on 'A chemo-mechanical means of caries removal,' and Dr. Herbert Schilder on 'Clinical management of endodontic/ periodontic p r o b l e m s ' . . . D r . Jerry Talntor was the featured speaker at the 6th annual convention of the Yukon Dental Association. Dr. Taintor spoke on 'The Three F's of endodontics--finding, filing, and filling' .. Dr. Dudley Glick will be the guest lecturer at a three-day endodontic program sponsored by Isinago in Florence, September 19-21, 1986. Dr. Ar. naldo Castallucci, who organized the course, will serve as translator. For further information contact Dr. Castel-
lucci at Via Degli Artisti 4/R 50132 Firenze, I t a l y . . in May 1986, in Japan, Dr. Kensaku Suzuki, an endodontist, was awarded the Second Order of Merit (Zuihosho) at the Imperial Court.
Dr. Kensaka Suzuki
Women in dentistry According to ADA statistics, only 5.2 percent of the dentists in the US are female. Because of their low numbers and low visibility, the experiences of women in dentistry have been different than those of men. The National Conference on the Woman Dentist, sponsored by the ADA, American Association of Women Dentists (AAWD), and Proctor and Gamble Co., was held August 4-5 at ADA Headquarters in Chicago to address important career, practice management, financial and psychological issues confronting women in organized dentistry. At the conference, preliminary conclusions drawn from an analysis of the 1985 ADA Survey of Dental Practice were presented. Some of these conclusions as highlighted in the ADA News are as follows: Women are not as likely as men to be solo proprietors Women parallel men in specialties Women and men spend the same amount of time in private practice Women earn less money than men Men and women treat patients with similar characteristics Women are more likely to treat racial minorities and low income patients than are men.
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Tea and plaque A recent article in the Journal of the American Student Dental Association highlighted the unique relationship between drinking tea and the prevention of caries and plaque. The article cited results of an epidemiological survey undertaken in collaboration with the US Public Health Service among teadrinking and non-tea-drinking school children in Dallas. Survey results indicated that not only does daily tea drinking significantly reduce the plaque indices of children but also that children who drink tea only occasionally are likely to have a lower plaque index than those who do not drink tea at all. Additionally, the results showed that the combination of 1-ppm fluoride in the water supply, biannual fluoride treatments by the dentist and fluoride from tea drinking produce neither mottling nor calculus. The anticariogenic nature of tea is attributable to its natural fluoride and tannins. Optimal cariostatic amounts of fluoride are thought to be contained in about one cup of instant tea, three cups of green tea or five cups of black tea per day.
New Hepatitis B vaccine Recombivax HB is a new, genetically engineered Hepatitis B vaccine recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for human use. The vaccine is made by inserting the hepatitis B surface antigen into yeast cells which triggers the cells to produce hepatitis B surface antigen. Before use, the vaccine is purified, during which process the yeast protein is removed, thus making it safe for individuals with yeast allergies. A company called Chiron devised the method of creating the vaccine, which will now be manufactured and distributed by Merck, Sharp & Dohme of West Point, Pennsylvania. The vaccine is scheduled to be available in 1987 and will cost about $100. It will be administered in a series of three intramuscular injections.
Arens, Noah Chivian and Stephen Cohen on 'Innovative endodontics,' Dr. James Gutmann on 'Endodontic surgery: perspectives-techniquesapplications,' Dr. Herbert Spasser on 'Endodontic diagnosis-- where and when to treat,' Dr, Melvin Goldman and Dr. Joseph H. Kronman on 'A chemo-mechanical means of caries removal,' and Dr. Herbert Schilder on 'Clinical management of endodontic/ periodontic p r o b l e m s ' . . . D r . Jerry Talntor was the featured speaker at the 6th annual convention of the Yukon Dental Association. Dr. Taintor spoke on 'The Three F's of endodontics--finding, filing, and filling' .. Dr. Dudley Glick will be the guest lecturer at a three-day endodontic program sponsored by Isinago in Florence, September 19-21, 1986. Dr. Ar. naldo Castallucci, who organized the course, will serve as translator. For further information contact Dr. Castel-
lucci at Via Degli Artisti 4/R 50132 Firenze, I t a l y . . in May 1986, in Japan, Dr. Kensaku Suzuki, an endodontist, was awarded the Second Order of Merit (Zuihosho) at the Imperial Court.
Dr. Kensaka Suzuki
Women in dentistry According to ADA statistics, only 5.2 percent of the dentists in the US are female. Because of their low numbers and low visibility, the experiences of women in dentistry have been different than those of men. The National Conference on the Woman Dentist, sponsored by the ADA, American Association of Women Dentists (AAWD), and Proctor and Gamble Co., was held August 4-5 at ADA Headquarters in Chicago to address important career, practice management, financial and psychological issues confronting women in organized dentistry. At the conference, preliminary conclusions drawn from an analysis of the 1985 ADA Survey of Dental Practice were presented. Some of these conclusions as highlighted in the ADA News are as follows: Women are not as likely as men to be solo proprietors Women parallel men in specialties Women and men spend the same amount of time in private practice Women earn less money than men Men and women treat patients with similar characteristics Women are more likely to treat racial minorities and low income patients than are men.
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Tea and plaque A recent article in the Journal of the American Student Dental Association highlighted the unique relationship between drinking tea and the prevention of caries and plaque. The article cited results of an epidemiological survey undertaken in collaboration with the US Public Health Service among teadrinking and non-tea-drinking school children in Dallas. Survey results indicated that not only does daily tea drinking significantly reduce the plaque indices of children but also that children who drink tea only occasionally are likely to have a lower plaque index than those who do not drink tea at all. Additionally, the results showed that the combination of 1-ppm fluoride in the water supply, biannual fluoride treatments by the dentist and fluoride from tea drinking produce neither mottling nor calculus. The anticariogenic nature of tea is attributable to its natural fluoride and tannins. Optimal cariostatic amounts of fluoride are thought to be contained in about one cup of instant tea, three cups of green tea or five cups of black tea per day.
New Hepatitis B vaccine Recombivax HB is a new, genetically engineered Hepatitis B vaccine recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for human use. The vaccine is made by inserting the hepatitis B surface antigen into yeast cells which triggers the cells to produce hepatitis B surface antigen. Before use, the vaccine is purified, during which process the yeast protein is removed, thus making it safe for individuals with yeast allergies. A company called Chiron devised the method of creating the vaccine, which will now be manufactured and distributed by Merck, Sharp & Dohme of West Point, Pennsylvania. The vaccine is scheduled to be available in 1987 and will cost about $100. It will be administered in a series of three intramuscular injections.