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• Patients of Tulsa doctor line up to get tested

  March 30, 2013 12:03 PM

  TULSA, Okla. (AP) - About 150 to 200 patients of a Tulsa oral surgeon who's accused of unsanitary practices are lined up outside a health clinic to be screened for hepatitis and the virus that causes AIDS. The line Saturday wrapped around the front of the large building north of... more »

• Mercury filters installed at many dentist offices

  May 16, 2012 1:34 PM

  If you have fillings in your teeth, you have a form of mercury in your mouth. At the dentist office that mercury can wash down the drain and out into the environment, which is a major pollution hazard. Those at Pueblo's Health Department have been working for the past two... more »

• Pet Dental Care Month Play Video

  February 7, 2012 6:07 PM

  February is pet dental care month, and vets say your dog's teeth are just as important as yours. A local vet suggests a cleaning once or twice a year to eliminate plaque and make sure there are no growing diseases. If their teeth are neglected, infections can spread to other... more »

• Mercury fillings? X-ray chemicals? Dentists going green

  August 23, 2010 10:17 AM

  Each dentist office in this country can generate a stunning amount of toxic waste--from mercury used in fillings to processing chemicals used for x-rays. Those items must be disposed of properly, but dentists have control over other waste from their practices. "One practice alone, an average dental practice would... more »

• Afraid of the dentist? Patients turn to sedation

  August 18, 2010 12:32 PM

  Plenty of people to have anxieties about going to the dentist. Some are turning to sedation to make the visit a bit easier. Christy King, like 20 percent of Americans, avoided some trips to the dentist because of a dental phobia. Neglecting to get that care for your... more »

• Durango dentist killed in Afghanistan remembered

  August 16, 2010 8:14 AM

  A Durango dentist who was among 10 medical volunteers killed in Afghanistan was remembered at a memorial service for his fascination with "The Simpsons" television show, the rice he made from an Afghan recipe and his impressive Scrabble vocabulary. Speakers at a Durango auditorium on Sunday also spoke of... more »

• Body of murdered Durango dentist heading home

  August 11, 2010 12:12 PM

  The family of a Durango dentist killed while volunteering his medical services in Afghanistan is making funeral plans while awaiting for word when Dr. Thomas Grams' body will arrive home. Grams' brother, Craig Grams, says the dentist will be interred in his hometown of Park Rapids, Minnesota. Craig Grams... more »

• Colorado memorial planned for dentist killed in Afghanistan

  August 9, 2010 9:36 AM

  Friends and family of a Durango dentist killed in Afghanistan say he was dedicated to delivering free dental care to children in poor countries. Thomas Grams, 51, was one of 10 members of a medical team gunned down last week. The Taliban has claimed credit for the attack, saying... more »

• Pueblo dentist hoping someone can identify vandal

  July 30, 2010 1:25 PM

  The suspect knew he was being recorded. In fact, after spray painting a door on the dentist office building he walked up to the surveillance camera and flipped it off. Tomas Duran, a dentist in Pueblo, captured the graffiti vandal in the act on his security system and now he's... more »

• New technology helps make dentist visits a little more comfortable

  April 11, 2010 11:28 AM

  For some, the dentist's chair brings feelings of dread. But thanks to some high tech advances, being in the chair can take less time and much less discomfort. The Novocain numbness your dentist gives you can be annoying. So some dentists are using a new solution called Oraverse. It... more »

• New technology to help make dentist visits a little more comfortable

  April 11, 2010 10:58 AM

  For some, the dentist' s chair brings feelings of dread. But thanks to some high tech advances, being in the chair can take less time and much less discomfort. The Novocain numbness your dentist gives you can be annoying. So some dentists are using a new solution called Oraverse.... more »

• Bad breath? See your dentist

  March 4, 2010 4:00 PM

  Do co-workers recoil when you talk to them? Before you blame your morning cup of coffee, your bad breath may be caused by an oral condition. If you don't brush and floss regularly, particles of food remain in the mouth collecting bacteria, which cause bad breath. A professional cleaning... more »

• New report sheds light on the state of children's dental care

  February 23, 2010 11:59 AM

  A new report sheds light on the state of children's dental care in America. The report by "the Pew Center on the States" shows that one in five children in the U.S. go without dental care every year. It also says that two-thirds of states do "not" have proper policies... more »

• Dentist fixes injured eagle's broken beak

  February 8, 2010 11:58 AM

  An Alaska dentist has given a bald eagle a unique beak - using a temporary crown, sticky poster putty and yellow highlighter. The bird was found in December with severe damage to its beak, apparently from fishing line that wrapped around it and started cutting into it. Cindy Palmatier at... more »

• Dentists alarmed by increase in oral cancer in young people

  February 7, 2010 11:10 AM

  Some dentists are sounding the alarm about oral cancer and young people. The number of cases is way up and the problem isn't tobacco. One of the most common places for oral cancer is, is on the side of the tongue. And that cancer can be due to HPV.... more »

• Dentists say kid cavities on the come back

  January 31, 2010 9:17 AM

  Dentists are frustrated by a trend they're seeing in young patients. After years of steady decline, there's evidence that cavities are making a comeback. According to the CDC, pediatric cavities were at an all time low in the mid 90's, with 24% of kids ages 2 to 5 having... more »

• Dentists say kid cavities on the come back

  January 31, 2010 9:08 AM

  Dentists are frustrated by a trend they're seeing in young patients. After years of steady decline, there's evidence that cavities are making a comeback. According to the CDC, pediatric cavities were at an all time low in the mid 90's, with 24% of kids ages 2 to 5 having... more »

• Doctors say infant's death linked to mother's gum disease

  January 23, 2010 1:05 PM

  Doctors have determined severe gum disease lead to the death of a fetus in California two years ago. A mother, during her pregnancy, had excessive bleeding in her gums, which is a symptom of pregnancy-associated gingivitis . Sadly, she delivered a full-term, but stillborn baby. Doctors later linked bacteria... more »