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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 478

dentistry

A woman undergoing a dental checkup (shironosov via iStock by Getty Images)
January 24, 2023, 11:10 am
Tooth decay more widespread among obese and underweight, huge Israeli study finds
Researchers say study based on 66,790 soldiers should prompt vigilance, shape policy; low or high BMI can be tied to socioeconomic status, which may also impact dental health
By Nathan Jeffay
Fermented dill pickles from 'The Joys of Jewish Preserving,' by Emily Paster. (Courtesy)
June 9, 2020, 10:51 pm
United by passion for pickles, Israeli-Chinese team claims dental discovery
A heimishe classic, pickles may also fight plaque and reduce cavities, a power researchers say can be harnessed for a new generation of mouthwashes
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative: A dentist wearing protective equipment treats a patient in Guebwiller, eastern France, May 20, 2020. (Sebastien Bozon/AFP)
May 30, 2020, 3:57 am
Virus lockdown forces Brits to become their own dentists
Lack of dental care during lockdown has forced some in UK to carry out procedures on themselves; offices set to open June 8, but precautions could cut capacity by two thirds
By John GURD
Ameen Mansour, a 47-year-old dentist from the village of Azzun, standing in his clinic on October 20, 2019. (Adam Rasgon/Times of Israel)
November 3, 2019, 4:24 pm
West Bank attack pries Israeli patients from Palestinian dentist
Ameen Mansour confronted a Palestinian teen who stabbed one of his patients and his son; he says many of them have now told him they fear coming to his clinic
By Adam Rasgon
Students work on a specially crafted treatment mannequin at the $5 million medical simulation center that the European Union paid for at Nicolae Testemitanu Medical University. (Andrei Ichim/ Nicolae Testemitanu Medical University)
December 17, 2018, 4:51 am
Nearly 1,600 Arab and Jewish Israeli med students flock to Moldova for school
Israeli citizens make up a quarter of the student body at Nicolae Testemitanu Medical University in Chisinau — by far the largest group of foreign pupils
By Hal Foster
A young girl sits in the dentist chair. (Illustrative photo credit: Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
June 28, 2017, 8:03 am
Brazilian health professionals protest Israel’s work permit delays
Some new immigrant dentists waiting over a year, without answers, to have qualifications validated
By JTA
Dr. Gary Glassman flies to Jamaica several times a year to volunteer as an adjunct professor at the University of Technology’s College of Oral Health Sciences in Kingston. (Courtesy)
March 30, 2017, 1:05 am
The Canadian dentist who brings smiles to Jamaica
Toronto root canal specialist Gary Glassman sets his sights on Israel after demonstrating his philanthropic commitment at home and further afield
By Robert Sarner
Shadi Muhammad Ahmad Muhsen, Dr. D'jana Faiz Jamil Nab'han, Dr. Samer Mahmoud Daoud al-Halabiyeh, Dr. Daoud Shehadeh Mahmoud al-Halabiyeh and Mahmoud Aauod Shehadeh al-Halabiyeh were arrested in connection with a pipe bomb attack in May that seriously wounded an IDF officer in the West Bank village of Hizme, the Shin Bet reveals on June 26, 2016. (Shin Bet)
June 26, 2016, 5:12 pm
Trio of Palestinian dentists arrested for pipe bomb attack
Blast that severely injured IDF officer in May was triggered by cellphone; Shin Bet finds 59 additional explosive devices
By Judah Ari Gross
Dan Cheifetz
December 21, 2015, 5:30 pm
Dan Cheifetz
Working conditions for dentists in Israel’s public sector, and the consequences
Long hours and low wages are the lot of Maccabident dentists
Illustrative photo of "Price Tag" graffiti on a mosque in the village of Jaba, June 19 (Uri Lenz/Flash90)
May 7, 2014, 10:58 am
Wave of ‘price tag’ attacks continues in north
Vandals spray-paint racist slogans on Druze dentist’s office in Yokne’am for second time in three weeks
By Spencer Ho
Implant surgical guide produced on a Stratasys Objet Eden260V 3D Printer using Stratasys’ Clear Bio-compatible 3D printing material (photo credit: Courtesy)
March 3, 2014, 4:31 pm
New niche for 3D printers in dentistry
Printing giant Stratasys is using its Israeli-developed technology to get more dentists to go digital
By David Shamah
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