preventive dentistry

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The branch of dentistry that deals with the preservation of healthy teeth and gums and the prevention of dental caries and oral disease.

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“The golden age of Parisian smiles nurtured, and was nurtured by, the rise of dentistry as a vocation,” writes Jones.
The French Court’s Royal Ban on Smiles|William O’Connor|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet here we are in 2014, still arguing over our right to have access to this important preventive care.
Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Want to Have Birth Control|Cyndi Lauper|July 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Migraine drugs fall into two categories: preventive and abortive.
How to Destroy Your Headaches|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now, preventive protocols—like mammograms, colonoscopies, and Prostate-Specific Antigen tests—are being questioned.
Clinton Doc: This Is How We’ll Fix Health Care|Daniela Drake|June 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

There have been studies that demonstrated a clear preventive benefit for circumcised males.
Circumcision Has Health Benefits, but Doctors Should Leave the Decision Up to Parents|Russell Saunders|April 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thus if a man threatened to fill up your well because it stood, as he claimed, on his land, you had no preventive remedy at law.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
It is usual to have recourse to this valuable invention only when disease is actually existing—as a preventive, it is neglected.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
For instance, the decrease may have been due to extra preventive work done by welfare officers.
Report of the Special Committee on Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents|Oswald Chettle Mazengarb et al.
As to the use of antitoxin as a preventive and cure for diphtheria, too much praise cannot be given to that wonderful discovery.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
The highly expensive but most advantageous service of dentistry may be paid for by the guardians.
English Poor Law Policy|Sidney Webb