Should Infants Be Separated From COVID-19-Positive Mothers? | Pediatric and Laser Dentistry

BY MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC./GENETIC ENGINEERING NEWS New Rochelle, NY, April 9, 2020–In a new commentary, Alison Stuebe, MD, President of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, addresses the risks and benefits of separating infants from COVID-19-positive mothers following birth. Although multiple public health organizations recommended keeping mothers and infants together, the United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises […]

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Sugar Industry Influenced Research on Tooth Decay, Documents Reveal | Pediatric and Laser Dentistry

Written by David Mills | Published on March 10, 2015 A report released today shows the sugar industry steered national dental policies away from reductions in sugar consumption to prevent tooth decay. The sugar industry worked closely with health organizations in the 1960s and early 1970s to develop dental policies that didn’t discourage children from eating sugar. Read more: http://www.healthline.com/health-news/sugar-industry-influenced-research-on-tooth-decay-031015

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When Do Children Start Making Long-Term Memories? | Pediatric and Laser Dentistry

Dima Amso, an associate professor in the department of cognitive, linguistic and psychological sciences at Brown University, answers via scientificamerican.com “The early years of parenthood involve so many rewarding firsts—when your infant cracks a toothless grin, when he crawls and later walks, and, of course, when he utters a real, nonbabble word. A mother once told me she found it sad […]

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Now is Time to Take Advantage of End of the Year Insurance Benefits | Pediatric and Laser Dentistry

This article is reminding patients to take advantage of their end of the year insurance benefits. Dental insurance benefits do not roll over from year to year; consequently, patients who delay procedures may end up paying more the next year for care because they will max out their benefits and get stuck footing the bill for out-of-pocket expenses. Spreading procedures […]

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