Nederlands tijdschrift voor tandheelkunde
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The European Resuscitation Council has developed new guidelines for adult Basic Life Support. These guidelines will be introduced in The Netherlands in August 2006. The most important changes in the new guidelines include the recommendations to begin resuscitation when the victim is unconscious, does not respond and is not breathing normally; to start with cardiac massage; to insufflate for about 1 second at a time; to place the hand directly onto the centre of the victim's chest; and to resuscitate at a ratio of 30 cardiac compressions to 2 insufflations.
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This cross-sectional study aimed at explaining the nature of needle phobia and its relationship in dental phobic children with evidence on age-related differences. The patient sample included randomly selected patients and an group of referred anxious children. The children were divided into three age groups and arranged into three anxiety groups. Needle phobia was demonstrated to be age-related, but should be considered as a separate phenomenon, being not specific for dental anxiety.
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After seeing a child with dental erosion in a pediatric dental clinic the fondness and use of sweets were asked. With a questionnaire it became clear that recently various candy sprays and -gels are available to keep a sweet and fresh taste in the mouth at school. The buffer capacity of a number of sprays and gels were determined and they were tested in the mouth. ⋯ The effects of a taste stimulus on increasing the flow rate and decreasing the pH disappear within 2 until 3 minutes. Concluding: the Candy sprays and particularly the Juicy Drop Pop belong, from the dental point of view, to children sweets with high risk for dental caries and erosion. The use of these fluid sweets has to be reduced as much as possible.
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To offer a more comprehensive curriculum in various dental topics, the dental school of the University of Groningen developed electives. This article gives an overview of the learning objectives of the different electives, the program and the way in which students are examined. ⋯ Students and teachers are positive about the electives. The electives give good opportunities to the assessment of professional behavior.
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Rendu-Osler-Weber disease or hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a multisystem autosomal dominant hereditary disorder. The disorder is manifested by multiple dysplasia of blood vessels of the skin and mucous membranes. ⋯ Cardial, pulmonary and cerebral manifestations can be responsible for complications. A patient is presented with Rendu-Osler-Weber disease followed by a review of literature.