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Feed the Kids!

Until February 23, 2012, the general public is invited to make a donation to the Club des petits déjeuners du Québec.

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Want to quit smoking?
You can do it with the Quit to Win! Challenge!

The Quit to Win! Challenge is back to help you beat the odds! The positive motivational campaign encourages smokers to take the plunge and butt out.

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Need an energy boost? Join the Health Challenge!

The eighth annual 5/30 Health and Wellness Challenge is just around the corner and is looking to get all Quebecers eating better, being more active, and taking care of themselves.

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Press Review

February 22 2012

Fluoration: «Le débat ne fait que commencer»
(Trois-Rivières) «Le débat sur la fluoration ne fait que commencer.» Jean-François Gaudette ne semble pas prêt à jeter la serviette en ce qui concerne la décision de la Ville de Trois-Rivières de renouer avec la fluoration. Il estime que la Ville a fait un pas en arrière en plus d'imposer à sa population une pratique qui n'est pas inoffensive.

Opération des dents de sagesse?
Les dents de sagesse sont les dernières molaires qui apparaissent vers l’âge de 17/18 ans, d’où leur appellation de dents de « sagesse » ! Les dentistes les appellent aussi familièrement « numéro 8 » parce sont les 8èmes dents à partir du milieu de l’incisive.

La carie dentaire
La carie est un trou dans une dent. Toutes les dents peuvent être atteintes et à tout âge.

Raspberries offer new hope in oral cancer treatment
While not all oral lesions become malignant, the majority are removed surgically. Even so, as many as a third of patients with cancerous oral lesions experience recurrences.

Does chewing xylitol gum help reduce caries in kids?
Most dental professionals believe xylitol chewing gum prevents caries in children and adolescents. But according to a new literature review, it's not clear whether it works better than other forms of sugarless gum.

Questions to ask your dentist before you try sedation
The amount of training required by Michigan law varies depending on the type of sedation used. The American Dental Association recommends that a dentist offering conscious (awake) sedation should have 60 hours of classroom training and 20 hours working with patients in a supervised setting.

Journal de l'Ordre

Volume 49, No. 1
February / March 2012

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