#dental care

[ralfmaximus]

According to a recent report published by the Aargauer Zeitung (h/t Golem.de), around three million smart toothbrushes have been infected by hackers and enslaved into botnets.

The most cyberpunk thing on your dash today.

[7-layla]

IT FEELS LIKE NO ONE CARES💔 DONATIONS ARE BARELY COMING IN😞

My name is Layla, a 4th-year dental student from Gaza. My journey has been one of resilience, hope, and determination, despite facing unimaginable challenges. My family and I have endured genocide—displacement, starvation, and relentless bombings. I have witnessed destruction all around me, yet I refuse to let it destroy my dreams.

Even in the darkest times, I found ways to continue my education online, holding onto my goal of becoming a dentist. The recent ceasefire brings a fragile sense of hope, but the reality remains harsh—my university, the place where I was building my future, has been bombed, burned, and bulldozed.

Pursuing my dream has become even more challenging. I need to pay tuition fees and purchase dental tools and materials, which are essential for both my education and future career. These costs are overwhelming, especially given the hardships my family and I have endured.

If you can help or know someone who can, your support would mean the world to me. Your kindness can help me resume my education, rebuild my future, and secure the basics for my family. Thank you for taking the time to hear my story.🥹

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[jstor]

Step back into the 1950s with this vintage gem from the American Dental Association, from the Wellcome Collection available on JSTOR. This clip from a series of 1-minute TV announcements reminds us that maintaining a healthy smile is timeless. The animated PSA playfully suggests that if you take care of your teeth as you age, "you'll think you're another Peter Pan." 🦷 ✨ Explore how dental health advice was shared with audiences over 60 years ago and reflect on how much—or how little—has changed in our approach to oral hygiene in the full video on JSTOR.

[eldritchenthusiast]

Had a dream a few years back and this was the last thing I remember thinking before I woke up. It’s stuck with me for some reason

[redspotted-deer]

Is he scared of dentists or are dentists scared of him

[mysharona1987]

[feelinsmall]

Hey y’all! I never really post personal on here but I’m trying to fundraise for one of my outdoor feral cats I feed. She has an abscess and rotten teeth. Cat dental care is super expensive and on top of that I have to trap her myself too. Please share or donate if possible. Her name is Moo.

https://gofund.me/5f3fbcbb

[hippieprincesswitch]

This is a very hard post for me to make, my sweet prince momo has an infection that has already spread to his jaw bone. We are currently working with a specialist who is very respected and sought after in the exotic pets emergency field. We had the abscess in his mouth removed last night and his surgery is going to be the first week of January. I know the holiday season is a hard time for everyone but anything at all would greatly help.

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Children under 18 and people with disabilities will be eligible for the federal government's dental plan starting June 27, federal ministers said Monday.

Minister of Citizens' Services Terry Beech announced the date, adding the newly eligible group accounts for 1.2 million additional Canadians who will be able to access the program.

The government previously said that group would be eligible sometime in June, but had not provided an exact date.

The government is expanding the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) gradually. Starting May 1, coverage began for seniors 70 and older, and applications opened up for those aged 65 to 69.

Health Minister Mark Holland said Monday that more than 10,500 providers have signed up for the program, and more than two million seniors have been deemed eligible for coverage. [...]

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[stroopwaifey]

Teeth Routine from a Pervious Dental Assistant🦷

Hi so I used to work as a scrub tech (sterilization tech) and then moved up to dental assistant. Here is the perfect/ideal dental hygiene routine. If you struggle to brush once a day this routine is not for you and that’s okay! Like I said this is being 100% prefect so if you can’t do everything it’s okay.

Morning ☀️

Use an electric tooth brush to brush your teeth. Some have different settings for different purposes. The most important part is that they have two minute timers so you know you are brushing long enough

Use a tongue scraper or the tongue head on your water flosser (you need a water flosser and no they are not expensive)

Mouth wash that is tailored for your needs. I tend to get gum issues so I use the gum kind

Speaking of types. There is toothpaste for all sort of needs. Whitening, gum, sensitivity, etc.

After lunch 🥗

Brush

String floss

I got in this habit working in the dental office. All the hygienists brushed after lunch.

Night 🌃

This is when 💩 gets serious

Water floss. Yes you do this first

String floss. Yes you need to do both. They both get different parts of your mouth. To use string floss the goal is to scrape the sides of the teeth not just wiggle around in there

Brush with your electric toothbrush.

Mouth wash

Whitening if you want. I recommend strong stuff first if you’re really stained to start. Don’t whiten if you haven’t seen gotten a professional cleaning for a long time, it’s pointless to whiten over plaque. After they are a good color then you can use a gentler/weaker one nightly as you sleep. I recommend colgates overnight pen.

Make sure to wear any retainers or night guards if you grind.

Sleep 😴

Remember this is a routine in a perfect world. I do it all everyday but if you struggle just take what you can do

[classycookiexo]

[riddimrackoon]

Just bury me already 😫

[vyriadurav]

Hey everyone, so the infected molar is really bad and I have gotten a second opinion from a dentist I trust and it looks like the tooth is so damaged (from the rough wisdom tooth extraction a year or so back) that it needs to be pulled+replaced. I need 1700 USD to do so

Link to donate: https://ko-fi.com/vyriadurav/goal?g=0