Some #TuesdayThoughts. From "The Philosophy Of A Successful Dental Practice", Robert Jones DDS 1960.
"Careful examination of how our time was spent should show where our interests truly lies."
#PityThePatients. Not concerned with #Prevention in 2021. Sixty one years of the same lack of interest in alleviating pain and suffering in #Dental patients. Are materials and methods the only thing that changes? Yup. cda.org/Home/News-and-…
US Dental Market is expected to be USD 30.5 Billion by 2027. The factors that are expected to drive the demands of the dental equipment industry in the USA are: •Cosmetic surgery•The ageing of the American population•Advancement in dental procedure due to advanced technology"
"According to this report, United States Dental Industry will grow at a staggering CAGR of 10.13% during 2020-2027." medgadget.com/2021/04/united…
"The global market for Dental Bioimplants estimated at US$ 10.9 Billion in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of US$ 17 Billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 6.6% over the period 2020-2027." finance.yahoo.com/news/global-de…
"The global market for Dental Fluoride Treatment estimated at US$ 10.4 Billion in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of US$ 13.9 Billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 4.2% over the analysis period 2020-2027.
"The global market for Dental Syringes estimated at US$ 110.3 Million in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of US$ 155.1 Million by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 5% over the analysis period 2020-2027." uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/global-de…
"The global dental CAD/CAM market size is projected to reach USD 3.95 billion by 2028, exhibiting a CAGR of 8.7% during the forecast period." globenewswire.com/news-release/2…
"The global Dental Laboratory Workstations market size is expected to gain market growth in the forecast period of 2020 to 2025, with a CAGR of 5.7% in the forecast period of 2020 to 2025 ..."
" ... and will expected to reach USD 4676.4 million by 2025, from USD 3740.5 million in 2019." ksusentinel.com/2021/04/01/den…
"The global dental sterilization market is forecasted to grow with a CAGR of 5. 57% over the studied period of 2021 to 2028." globenewswire.com/news-release/2…
"More than 40% of adults report having felt pain in their mouth within the last year, and more than 80% of people will have had at least one cavity by age 34. ..."
" ... The nation spends more than $124 billion on costs related to dental care each year. On average, over 34 million school hours and more than $45 billion in productivity are lost each year as a result of dental emergencies requiring unplanned care." cdc.gov/oralhealth/con…
"#Fluoride occurs in drinking water primarily as free fluoride. When ingested some fluorides combine with hydrogen ions to form hydrogen fluoride (HF), depending on the pH of the contents of the stomach (2.4% HF at pH 5; 96% HF at pH 2)."
"HF easily crosses the gastric epithelium, and is the major form in which fluoride is absorbed from the stomach" nap.edu/read/11571/cha…
Ireland again. -|- "In 2002, a ‘north-south’ survey showed a substantial decline from 1984 in dental caries in both fluoridated and non-fluoridated communities in the Republic of Ireland, and in the non-fluoridated population of Northern Ireland."
"Reducing the underlying cause of disease through the restoration of normality, rather than adding a protective factor, is a more radical approach, and does not come with the risk of unwanted effects such as dental fluorosis.”
Statement Submitted on Behalf of the American Medical Association by Dr George F Lull, Secretary and General Manager to the House Select Committee to Investigate Use of Chemicals With Special Reference to #Fluoridation of Drinking Water February 27 1952
"The objective of this paper is to highlight how the current system endangers the reliability of scientific research and the very foundations of the trust system on which modern healthcare is based."
For a #WaybackWednesday this week, we go back to 1953-ish and "An Analysis of the Delaney Committee Report on the Fluoridation of Drinking Water". In which proponents of #fluoridation give lots of reasons why ignoring new research is a good thing. industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/docs/#id=fpkf0…