Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

I responded to a question about free dental care last week. This week I want to continue my answer to that question. The University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine provides dental care to patients as part of their educational program. Dental work...

Picture me placing a flashlight under my chin because it’s time to tell a scary story, camp-fire style. This one goes out to my sister Chelsey. Once upon a time, I got my wisdom teeth extracted. After I woke up from my operation, I was convinced...

TALLAHASSEE – A decades-long battle between the optometrists and the ophthalmologists nicknamed the “eyeball wars” may be at an end. The Senate sent a measure to the governor Thursday that effectively ended a long battle between two...

Services for former Carson and Oral Roberts Coach Dick Acres will be held on Monday at 11 a.m. at Harbor Church in Lomita. Acres died on June 14. He was 78. Acres was the head coach at Oral Roberts from......

The Florida Dental Association has announced the election of new offiers to its executive board, including the first Cuban-American president, Dr. Cesar Sabates of Coral Gables. Dr. Cesar R. Sabates, President Dr. Sabates, a general dentist in private...

Citizens of the Colorado town of Loveland are upset this week over the display of a work of art that they claim shows Jesus Christ involved in an act of oral sex. Enrique Chagoya's "The Misadventures of the Romantic Cannibals"......

Full text and selected excerpts of Judge Roger Vinson's federal court decision declaring the new healthcare law unconstitutional....

For those of us who spend our days entrenched in the war on breast cancer, the Florida Legislature's recent passage of an oral chemotherapy parity law — and Gov. Scott signing the bill into law — marked a major victory. Now, health insurance...

You'd think that chief executive officers would have the highest-paying jobs given the buzz their annual compensation packages attract each year, but when it comes to average annual pay, CEOs take a back seat to anesthesiologists. According to the Bureau...

Michael Douglas recently addressed his bout with throat cancer, leading many to believe that his particular battle with the disease was brought on by oral sex. But now his camp is backtracking on the comments. In a candid interview with the Guardian...

ATLANTA (AP) — Actor Michael Douglas' comments about throat cancer have thrown a spotlight on cancer risks from a sexually spread virus. The virus, HPV, is best known for causing cervical cancer. But experts say it also is a growing cause of...

Working and service dogs need to be healthy in order to stay on the job. But there's something owners or trainers often overlook when it comes time for their animal companion's checkup: their teeth. Animals that are actively working and certified by a...