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CASPER - A state lawmaker says Wyoming should buy 10 spots at dental schools in Nebraska to help more Wyomingites become dentists.

An agreement by two big dental insurers will give Sacramento-area residents signed up with either plan significantly more dentists to chose from next year.

Chuckles may not be laughing anymore. Vernon C. Rainey, D.M.D., of Chuckles Family Dental Care in Rolla, is facing two counts of complaint before the Missouri Dental Board’s Administrative Hearing Commission and may be looking at a third in connection with a battery conviction.

VANCOUVER- A new piece of cancer-fighting equipment can help save peoples` lives as they are undergoing routine dental examinations. The hand-held device _ the first to be used in Canada _ has been operating at Dr. Andrew Shannon`s Vancouver dental practice since October.

Ruth Peless could stand to buy her colleagues only so many funny birthday cards. So last year, the senior staffer at Beckwith Family Dental Care put an end to the practice.

AGNO -- Students from the 17 barangay elementary schools here will be experiencing a "toothache-free Christmas". They were the recipients of a dental mission held on Tuesday at the Agno municipal gym.

NEW Labor leader Kevin Rudd is set to release his first major policy since taking over from Kim Beazley by extending free dental care to lower-income working families.

Birner Dental Management Services Inc., a developer and manager of dental practice networks, on Wednesday declared a regular quarterly dividend of 13 cents.