Just wanted to pass this on to all of you. Shawna over at Paragon International has authorized me to offer you 10% off StarSmilez products with the coupon code: “Heroes” (without quotes). If you’ll remember, I recently reviewed a StarSmilez product by the name of Lil’ Ollie Z Mutt…

A recent discovery by Japanese scientists could reshape the embryonic stem cell debate. The scientists claim that “wisdom teeth could be a suitable alternative to human embryos as a source for therapeutic stem cells.”

Stems cells are important because some studies support their ability to fight numerous life-threatening diseases. In recent years, the proposed usage of embryonic stem cells has caused heated debates between pro-life and pro-choice groups. However, this recent finding could have big implications in the future, and perhaps quiet the embryonic stem cell debate…

Today I’ll be featuring the second installment of “cool dental links.” This is where I collect several cool dental-related links from around the web that you shouldn’t miss. If you missed our last collection of links, check out part I. Now, without further ado.

It has been a little while since my last product review, so I figure I’m about due. Like most of my past product reviews, I was contacted by a company rep interested in having their product reviewed. On this particular occasion, I was contacted by a rep at Paragon International, which is a company that develops and distributes oral health training products. Since I haven’t reviewed any teaching aids in the past, I figured this would be a great item to share with you – so the rep was nice enough to ship the product to me…

Of course it’s not. I could end this post on that note, but I found a great video illustrating my point. This video is not for the squeamish, so let that be a warning. For the rest of you, have a look, and see how a growing number of people the world over are dealing with increasing dental care costs and loss of insurance coverage…

Ughhh…What’s that smell? Well, its halitosis. That’s right – bad breath. It’s all around us, and just never seems to go away. Why? Well, most people don’t know they have a problem with halitosis unless they’re alerted by others. Even then, the problem is likely not to go away…

Just when I thought fluoride’s reputation couldn’t possibly take another hit, it gets hit with what could be a knockout blow. What sent fluoride possibly down for the count was the discovery by a Canadian Toxocologist that fluoride may indeed lower a person’s IQ! The Toxicologist, Dr. Vyvyan Howard was so convinced by the results of his study that he has joined the growing movement calling for an end to fluoride use in areas where it has been strategically introduced into the water supply.

Back in December, I wrote a post about Sensodyne giving away free samples of Pronamel toothpaste. Well, they’re at it again, but this time Sensodyne is giving away a free sample of their popular extra strength with fluoride formula. If taste matters to you, they’re going to be giving away the fresh mint flavor.