Dentistry

Drug Promises to Restore Sensation After Dental Visit (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)

13 May 2008

A small drug company said it won approval Friday from the Food and Drug Administration to market the first drug meant to undo the effects of local dental anesthesia.

Gardener shares planting advice, experiences (Lodi News-Sentinel)

13 May 2008

Cliff Kerr has gardening in his blood. After being raised on a dairy in Riverbank, he learned from his parents how to raise chicken and pigs and how to live off the land. He came to Lodi 34 years ago to practice dentistry, and he said he was pleased because the soil is so good in this area.

5 advances that make a trip to the dentist easier (Dallas Morning News)

12 May 2008

While pointy objects and numb lips are still part of the dentistry equation, the antiseptic atmosphere has given way to technological wonders and warm fuzzies. The days of pliers and a shot of whiskey are worlds away.