Dental Care

3-D printer used to make prosthetic jaw

Several weeks ago, Clark mentioned the topic of 3-D printers on the show. Now he's read a story in The New York Times that fleshes out ways in which small businesses will use 3-D printers and the idea of mass customization to make products readily available at cheap prices. As ...

• 1:31 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

Negotiate for a better deal on dentistry

If you've been putting off dental care other than your routine cleaning every six months, now is the time to negotiate and shop around for a better deal. I was talking to my dentist recently after she fixed my broken tooth with a new crown. She told me though patients ...

• 1:09 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, 2011
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Bottled water may harm your teeth

I have talked for years about the enormous waste of money that drinking bottled water can be. One figure I've seen suggests that a dedicated drinker can blow as much as $1,400 a year on bottled water. That is big bucks for you to throw away! Now I know there ...

• 2:15 p.m. Thursday, March 31, 2011
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Dentists now using 3D imaging to reduce time in braces

It seems I spent my whole youth wearing braces. Yuck! There may be a better way for future generations with teeth that need to be straightened. I read a recent story in The Washington Post about a breakthrough technology in orthodontics. This new technology allows a dentist to use 3D ...

• 3:02 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, 2011
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Big News For Those Who Wear Braces

New dental advances are cause for celebration for those who wear braces. 3D imaging for braces has arrived. Find out what that means.

• 11:11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 3, 2011

Prescription Plan Guide

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• 2:50 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010

Laser technology not making inroads in dentistry field

Back in the '90s, Clark first talked about breakthrough laser technology being developed for the dentistry field. He went for a cleaning shortly after and discovered his dentist was very upset with him. Several other customers heard Clark on the air and were already asking about the laser! It turns ...

• 12:00 a.m. Monday, May 5, 2008

Dentistry too expensive for many Americans

When is the last time you went to the dentist? More than a quarter of all kids and a third of all adults are walking around with untreated cavities. The percent of people with untreated tooth decay is the highest it's been in decades. The scary thing is that tooth ...

• 12:00 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007
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