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Dr. Bill Calnon: Why Dentistry Needs More Prevention, Not More Treaters
by PBS June 10, 2016Is there a strict line between teeth and the rest of the body? There is distinct correlation between oral health and systemic or full-body health, especially in terms of poor oral conditions being very interrelated with diabetes, with cardiovascular disease and many other diseases. … Would it be better if dentistry and the rest of […]
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Dr. Frank Catalanotto: Why The ADA Is Wrong About Access To Dental Care
by PBS June 10, 2016Out of curiosity, how did you become so fervent about this issue? I was a typical middle-class kid who didn’t understand that dental access problems were a serious problem in the early part of my career. But in 1985 I moved to San Antonio … and I got to spend two weeks on a border […]
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Watch Dollars and Dentists, FRONTLINE’s investigation into the the flaws in our dental system. A trip to the dentist’s office may instill a sense of dread, but for the majority Americans, access to care is rarely an issue. For roughly one-third of the population, though, finding a dentist can seem next to impossible. The problem […]
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When Transgender Kids Transition, Medical Risks are Both Known and Unknown
by PBS June 10, 2016The last couple of years have seen burgeoning awareness in society of what it means to be transgender as an adult. But now doctors, like those at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, are helping children who identify as transgender negotiate their journey into adulthood. For earlier generations of transgender people, the […]
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The Options and Obstacles to Treating Heroin Addiction
by PBS June 8, 2016Five years ago, 6 percent of the people who entered the Staten Island YMCA’s substance abuse treatment program were addicted to heroin. Today, it’s 30 percent. “The largest percentage of people that come to us, the substance that they’re most often using is heroin,” says the program’s executive director, Jacqueline Filis. “It was a slow […]
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A Med Student Decides To Be Upfront About Her Mental Issues
by explainingmedicine June 8, 2016i Giselle is pursuing a career in family medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. For her, hiding her problems with anxiety and depression was not an option. Amanda Aronczyk/WNYC hide caption toggle caption Amanda Aronczyk/WNYC Giselle is pursuing a career in family medicine at the University of Wisconsin School […]
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Students Fill A Gap In Mental Health Care For Immigrants
by explainingmedicine June 8, 2016Patricia Becerril comes to Bethesda Health Center in Charlotte, N.C., every other week. And it’s a slog. “It takes her two hours to get here,” says University of North Carolina at Charlotte master’s student Katherine Wilkin, translating from the Spanish as Becerril speaks. “She takes two buses, so coming here, she’s definitely devoted to getting […]