Truth in labels
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
AND TALKING of sugar and foods in our previous column, there are...
Sticky tricky foods
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
THERE’S a simple folk wisdom on dental esthetics.
It goes like this: if a white T-shirt is stained,...
Virtual tongue
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
HERE’S a taste of the future: an electronic tongue that imitates flavors.
That’s...
Global burden of oral diseases
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
MORE THAN 70 million Filipinos have tooth decay. That’s half of our population.
The number comes from the...
Psychosocial dentistry
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
ORAL HEALTH clearly belongs with general health.
Oral health has been linked with...
Anti-science myths
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
WE CHANCED upon an excellent article on the myths circulating in social...
Dental Health Month
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
FEBRUARY is Dental Health Month.
This week, dentists from all over the country meet in Boracay Island for...
Your health is in your mouth
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
WE KNOW that oral health is important.
And yet, among many people,...
Noma
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
THERE ARE two conditions that affect primarily the face: noma and cleft...
Accidents happen
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI0)
ACCIDENTS do happen.
There are sports injuries, falls and avulsion, the latter the...