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Contamination of Dental Scaler Waterlines with Legionella Pneumophila, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and Gram Positive Cocci

open access: yesJournal of Islamic Dental Association of Iran, 2015
Background and Aim: Dental staff are exposed to aerosols. Water supply of dental units has insignificant bacterial count but the exiting water in the waterlines has over 100,000 microorganisms per milliliter.
Parichehr Ghalyani   +4 more
doaj  

Clients’ criteria for dental services selection and assessment of service quality and satisfaction in Cebu, Philippines

open access: yesHo Chi Minh City Open University Journal of Science - Economics and Business Administration
This study examines the factors that dental patients consider when selecting dental services and evaluates the service quality of care given. The findings from the investigation show that clients with insurance and those without insurance have ...
Mary Flor Silvestre Namoca   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Growing Pains for the Los Angeles Healthy Kids Program: Findings From the Second Evaluation Case Study (Nov 2008) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Analyzes the initiative's continued efforts to provide health insurance for poor children ineligible for Medi-Cal or Healthy Families, as well as the challenges it faces, including the enrollment hold placed on 6- to 18-year-olds due to funding ...
Brigette Courtot   +3 more
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Rapid Fabrication of Self‐Propelled and Steerable Magnetic Microcatheters for Precision Medicine

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
A rapid Joule heating fabrication method for the production of self‐propelling, adaptive microcatheters, with tunable stiffness and integrated microfluidic channels is presented. Demonstrated through three microrobotic designs, including a steerable guiding catheter, an untethered wave‐crawling TubeBot, and a distal‐end propelled microcatheter, it was ...
Zhi Chen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Space Within: How Architected Voids Promote Tissue Formation

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores the role of void spaces in tissue engineering scaffolds and examines four key methods for introducing porosity into hydrogels at different scales. It discusses sacrificial templating, microgels, phase separation, and 3D printing, highlighting principles, advantages, and limitations. It also addresses emerging strategies integrating
Anna Puiggalí‐Jou   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

"Regulating Healthcare Technologies and Medical Supplies: A Comparative Overview" [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
A complex relationship exists among EU regulations, current national practices and rules, institutional capacities to implement regulatory adjustments and the legacy of past health and regulatory policy and traditions.
Altenstetter, Christa.
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Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles in Biomedicine: Advances and Prospects

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles offer unique properties like high surface area, tunable pores, and functionalization. They excel in drug delivery, tissue engineering, and stimuli‐responsive therapies, enabling targeted and controlled treatments. With roles in cancer therapy and diagnostics, their clinical translation requires addressing challenges in ...
Miguel Manzano, María Vallet‐Regí
wiley   +1 more source

Enabling Real‐Time, Non‐Ionizing 3D Imaging of Implantable Magnetic Cements Using Magnetic Particle Imaging

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
This study reports the first implantable resin cement capable of orientation‐sensitive Magnetic Particle Imaging (MPI). By coating the cement with an ultrathin iron film, the authors achieve a strong, angle‐dependent MPI signal that enables non‐ionizing, real‐time tracking of both implant position and orientation, opening new possibilities for safe ...
Gabriel C. Pinto   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

2009 Alaska Health Workforce Vacancy Study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Alaska continues to experience health professional shortages. The state has long had a deficient “supply side” characterized by insufficient numbers of key health workers whose recruitment, retention, and training have been impeded by Alaska’s ...
DeRoche, Patricia   +11 more
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