State Licensure for US Dentists. Though requirements vary from state to state, all applicants for dental licensure must meet three basic requirements; an education requirement, a written examination requirement and a clinical examination requirement.andidates for dental licenses in most U.S. licensing jurisdictions are subject to a clinical examination requirement 1. Each state board of dentistry establishes its clinical examination requirement.
Discitis is a disease, as the itis would indicate, of infection of the discs between the vertebra of the spine. Like appendicitis, discitis is usually a bacterial infection but may be viral.
Aging is the most significant risk factor for thoracic disc degeneration due to normal age-related changes in disc integrity. As in the lumbar spine, genetics is probably the main risk factor for premature disc degeneration. In the elderly, the presence of chronic disease such as osteoporosis and osteoarthritis increases the risk of pain in the thoracic spine. Thoracic herniated discs occur equally often in men and women (Manges).