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  • Maine gets an A for children’s dental care, but lacks basic dental literacy

    By Meg Haskell on May 23, 2011, at 11:43 p.m.
    Maine is one of just seven states to earn an A on a new national survey of children’s access to dental health services. Although that’s good news in important regards, one public health expert says it should not be confused with the real goal: that all Maine children should have ...
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    New Bangor VA clinic to open soon

    Bangor Daily News on Jan. 04, 2011, at 11:29 p.m.
    BANGOR, Maine — Construction has been completed at the new 30,000-square-foot veterans health clinic on the campus of the Maine Veterans’ Home and adjacent to the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center in Bangor. On Tuesday, officials from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs toured the sparkling new facility and took formal ...

    Children dental health reflects parent’s habits

    By Jonathan Shenkin on Nov. 22, 2010, at 8:02 p.m.
    Children learn by example. Yet, many parents seem to think their youngsters will adopt healthy habits on their own, even when the parents’ own behavior sets the stage for disease. For example, to help prevent cavities, I often recommend that children brush their teeth twice a day with a fluoride ...

    Dental Health: Do as I do, not as I say

    Bangor Daily News on Oct. 13, 2010, at 5:08 p.m.
    By Jonathan Shenkin, DDS, MPH Children learn by example. Yet, many parents seem to think their youngsters will adopt healthy habits on their own, even when the parents' own behavior sets the stage for disease. For example, to help prevent cavities, I often recommend that children brush their teeth twice ...

    Proposed sedative rule change exasperates Maine’s dentists

    By Meg Haskell on Sept. 12, 2008, at 8:34 p.m.
    AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine dentists are irate over proposed changes to state rules governing the use of in-office oral sedation for their patients. At a public hearing Friday before the Board of Dental …

    Ellsworth dentist agrees to restrictions

    Bangor Daily News on Aug. 28, 2008, at 10:35 p.m.
    Ellsworth dentist Peter F. Meyer has entered into a consent agreement with the Maine Board of Dental Examiners that reinstates his license to practice but imposes stringent conditions on his professional activities.
     
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