On Air

Baylor College of Dentistry's nationally syndicated television oral health news report, "Dental Health Check," airs locally each Monday during WFAA-TV's 6 a.m. and noon newscasts. In addition, "Dental Health Check" segments are now rebroadcast several times a day on the Texas Cable News Network.

"Dental Health Check" is available on BCD's Web site as well. Visit the site for scripts and information about the latest segments. Hosted by Dr. Linda Niessen (BCD), the report's recent topics include:

• "Filtered Water" featuring Dr. William Bowles (BCD '77). Are you filtering out the fluoride in your drinking water? Dental researchers can test purified tap water and measure fluoride levels. They've found one type of filtering system removes almost all valuable minerals including fluoride.
• "First Cleaning" featuring Dr. Barrie Choate (BCD '84, '86). When should young children get their first dental X-rays and cleaning?
• "Flu and Hygiene" featuring Dr. Jeff Williams (BCD '96). With the cold and flu season's arrival, many dentists offer special advice to their patients - advice that could help reduce the risk of spreading germs.
• "Free Family Care" featuring Dr. Bob Hunsucker (BCD '89). A family of 13 receives the gift of dental care from a family dentist and his staff who spend an entire Saturday with the children and parents. At the end of the day, there is no bill to pay. All services are free.
• "Good and Bad Candy" featuring Hunsucker. Not all candy is created equal. Some types of sweets help dentists stay very busy.
• "Mini-Implants" featuring Dr. Steven Fuqua. Overall health can suffer if you lose many of your teeth. A new type of implant solves a major problem for people who need dentures.
• "New Braces" featuring Dr. Cliff Alexander (BCD '93). Throughout a lifetime, crooked and crowded teeth can cause health problems. However, orthodontics offers more choices than ever before.
• "Oral Cancer Test" featuring Dr. Janelle Moran-Kenney. A quick test detects oral cancer early when it is most curable. Oral CDX is a painless, brush biopsy that many dentists now offer.
• "Partial Braces" featuring Dr. Jay Ghosh. More adults are improving their oral health by straightening their teeth. Many of them choose partial braces that cost less and come off quicker.
• "Safer X-rays" featuring Dr. Jeffrey Lide (BCD '95). New digital X-rays are reducing radiation exposure to patients. Quicker scans use as little as one-tenth the amount of radiation of conventional X-rays.
• "Save a Smile" featuring Drs. Tonya Fuqua and Dale Martin. In many Texas public schools, dental pain is the number one reason children go to the school nurse. Those nurses are helping children get free treatment through a new program in Tarrant County.
• "Stress and Gums" featuring Dr. Jackie Plemons (BCD '86, '88). New research released this month from Harvard University connects anger to a gum disease called periodontitis.
• "Toothprints" featuring Dr. Clay Perry. A new method to identify children involves a trip to the dentist. Parents are getting their kids "toothprinted.

In Print

Baylor College of Dentistry is featured in each issue of Dateline, a bimonthly newsletter published by the Dallas County Dental Society. In addition to news and feature articles, college information and highlights are reported in the "BCD Byline" column.

In addition, BCD was mentioned in the following articles:

• "Can bleaching make teeth too white?" in the Nov. 24 edition of the Weatherford Democrat in Weatherford, Texas;
• "It's often wise not to keep wisdom teeth" in the Nov. 3 edition of the Weatherford Democrat;
• "Remembering the Kennedy Assassination 40 Years Later" in the November 2003 issue of Fort Worth, Texas;
• "Senior Health Fair" in the Oct. 15 and Nov. 5 editions of the Rockwall County News in Rockwall, Texas; and
• "Teeth grinding theory unveiled" in the Oct. 16 edition of Bowie News in Bowie, Texas.

Dr. C. Moody Alexander (BCD '83) was featured in "Pilot, general, professor chosen for honors by Texas Tech alumni." The article appeared in the Nov. 21 edition of the Avalanche-Journal in Lubbock, Texas.

Dr. Edward P. "Pat" Allen (BCD '69, '72) was featured in "Periodontist honored." The article appeared in Robert Miller's column in the Nov. 28 edition of The Dallas Morning News in Dallas.

Leeanna Bartlett (BCD) was featured in "Where I Work." The article appeared in the Nov. 2 edition of the Terrell Tribune in Terrell, Texas.

Dr. Larry Bellinger (BCD) was featured in "Regents Professor." The article appeared in Robert Miller's column in the Dec. 31 issue of The Dallas Morning News.

Erik Folke, son of Dr. Lars Folke (BCD) was featured in "Swedish track star warms to his new home." The article appeared in the Dec. 17 edition of Park Cities Morning News in Dallas.

Dr. Lavern Holyfield (BCD '77) was featured in "Hygienists will meet on Thursday." The announcement appeared in the Nov. 12 edition of the Flower Mound Leader in Flower Mound, Texas.

Dr. Mac Lee (BCD '72) was featured in "Edna dentist makes television debut." The article appeared in the Oct. 27 edition of the Advocate in Victoria, Texas.

Dr. Mark Mason (BCD '87) was featured in "Southlake Plastic Surgery." The article appeared in the Nov. 21 edition of the Haslet Harbinger in Haslet, Texas.

Dr. Hieu Q. Huynh (BCD '99) was featured in "Dr. H.Q. Huynh joins Freeport family dentistry practice. More services added; new patients now being accepted." The article appeared in the Dec. 8 edition of the Brazosport Facts in Clute, Texas.

Dr. John Reimers (BCD '75) was featured in "Reimers joins Baylor board." The article appeared in the Nov. 15 edition of Enterprise in Beaumont, Texas. Reimers also was featured in "Awards and Honors," which appeared in the December 2003 edition of Southeast Texas Business Monthly.

Cindy Scroggins (BCD) was featured in "Medical Librarians 'making a difference.'" The article appeared in the Dec. 1 edition of The Dallas Morning News.

Dr. Robert Smith (BCD '66) was featured in "Smith receives alumni award." The article appeared in the Nov. 20 edition of Tri County Leader in Whitehouse, Texas.

Drs. Daniel Strader (BCD '76) and Charles Wakefield (BCD) were featured in "Open Wide." The article appeared in the December 2003 issue of D Magazine.

Dr. David Wilbanks (BCD '73) was featured in "Dentist of the Year." The article appeared in the Oct. 19 edition of El Paso, Inc. in El Paso, Texas.
 

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