Tooth Loss and Periodontal Disease May Cause Cognitive Decline

Researchers at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine link tooth loss and periodontal disease to cognitive decline in a study released in this month’s issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

The study by Dr. Elizabeth Krall Kaye followed 597 men ages 28 to 70 for up to 32 years and looked for patterns in dental records to determine if periodontal disease and tooth loss …

Update: Dentist pleads to dumping medical waste

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Thomas McFarland of Wynnwood, PA, received four years of probation and paid the Borough of Avalon $100,000 to compensate for the cleanup costs from the August 2008 dumping of medical waste into southern New Jersey inlet. He previously pleaded guilty in March to unlawful discharge of water pollutants.

A day after the dumping the dental waste it started washing up on the  beach at the …