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Sour Candy Equals Battery Acid?

I know, I know. To some of you, I'm playing the part of the scrooge, only a few months early this year. I can assure you that I don't advocate abolishing Halloween, or even aboloshing handing out candy on Halloween. Let's be serious, I'm not an absolutist. But, I do think it's wise for us to take an extra 10 seconds to think about the types of candy we're placing in our shopping carts when stocking up for the Trick-Or-Treaters.

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DentalPlanCards.com Launched

Just a quick post to announce the launch of my new site, dentalplancards.com. The site is dedicated to providing individuals, families, and groups with access to DentalPlans.com discount dental plans.

Save $15 on the Oral-B® Pulsonic™ Powered Toothbrush

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Save $15 on the Oral-B® Pulsonic™ Powered Toothbrush

I'm a big fan of manual toothbrushes. For me, it just seems like less of a hassle. No charging or mechanical issues to worry about. You just brush, rinse, and replace it every three months. But, that's not to say that there aren't some great electronic toothbrushes on the market today. The new, Oral-B® Pulsonic™ Powered Toothbrush is no exception.

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Watch The Dental Band Rock Out

What happens when dental students have way too much time on their hands? Well, lets have a look at their music video on Youtube. Oh, by the way, I have no idea what they're saying because it's in German, but you'll probably be familiar with the background tracks.

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Weekend Dental Links: Part I

It's time for another installment of "cool dental links". The links are still "cool", but I'm going to change the name to "Weekend Dental Links" because, you guessed it, I'll be featuring them on the weekends. I'm only human, so I like to relax a bit on the weekends, and this should give you some reading material while you're hopefully relaxing on the weekends as well. So, without further ado...

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Guess the Celebrity Smile

As much as I try to avoid celebrity talk on Dental Heroes(plenty of other blogs for that, right?), I couldn't pass up telling you about a quiz I just found on the ABC News website called, "Guess the Celebrity Smile".

5 More Dental Blogs You Should Be Reading

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5 More Dental Blogs You Should Be Reading

Some of you may remember a post I wrote a while back titled "5 Fantastic Dental Blogs You Should Be Reading." With all of the great dental blogs out there these days, I think it's time to add to the list.

Smokeless Tobacco & Oral Cancer

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Lets face it, you may like smokeless tobacco, but smokeless tobacco HATES your mouth. This, despite the message Major League Baseball players are trying to sell you. In fact, you may be surprised to find out that chew contains more than 2,000 chemicals - many that have been directly linked to causing cancer(quittobacco.com). Furthermore, it has been shown that chew users have an oral cancer rate several times higher than that of non-tobacco users.