Publications by authors named "Howard B Cohen"

The discovery of two unaccredited photographs purported to be of Painless Parker occasions a discussion of the notorious "outlaw" dentist's historical significance. It is argued that social media threaten to have performance eclipse clinical skills in dentistry - a process that can be sourced to Parker's vaudevillian antics.

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  • George Lewis Elliot is recognized as the first dean of dentistry in Canada, yet his contributions have been largely overlooked.
  • He faced controversy when he founded the Canada College of Dentistry, a private dental school, amid accusations that regulatory leaders were suppressing competition.
  • Elliot aimed to enhance the dental profession by offering students a pathway to succeed in board exams through his independent institution.
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Ice hockey is a fast contact sport played on an ice surface enclosed by rigid boards. There is an intrinsic risk for injury in hockey, with many injuries potentially affecting the nervous system. This article provides an overview of neurologic injuries occurring in hockey as reported in the scientific literature.

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Ice hockey is a fast contact sport played on an ice surface enclosed by rigid boards. There is an intrinsic risk for injury in hockey, with many injuries potentially affecting the nervous system. This article provides an overview of neurologic injuries occurring in hockey as reported in the scientific literature.

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The goal of this project was to encourage interdisciplinary, integrative health teaching and research in dental education through the development of web-accessible programs, collectively called the "StudyWeb." The specific objective of the project was the construction and integration of a series of prototypes of self-study modules. Four pilot modules were developed using existing teaching materials in histology, pharmacology, prosthodontics, and oral radiology and utilizing a variety of widely available software programs, including FrontPage and Photoshop.

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This study is an attempt to intervene in the contemporary debate on the interpretation of Greene V. Black's well known principle of "extension for prevention." It is possible to discern two, divergent strains within Black's thought: he contends that his principle should have universal application, at the same time as he seeks to limit its application.

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