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Sunday, August 30, 2026

The Dentist Is In

The cost of dental care in America

(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI) IN 2020, an American spent $430 in dental care. That’s P22,123 equivalent. That’s...

Mental health and gum disease

(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI) GUM disease is bad news. Researchers at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom...

The big picture

(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI) IT WAS JUST after Christmas and a few days shy of New...

Clinic of Fear

(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI) DO NOT fear. You’re not alone. One in 10 people are “very afraid”...

New body part found

(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI) THERE is a new part of the body that’s never been known before. Or...

Why toothache?

(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI) WE ALL get it, sooner or later: a toothache. But why? It all seems frustrating....

Filipino dentists get int’l award

(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI) THIS YEAR, the Philippine Dental Association (PDA) has the honor to receive the prestigious...

Geographical language 

(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI) ROBERTA Santos just went viral. And found out that she is not alone – 8.2...

Ventilation is important

(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI) WE KNOW the minimum health protocol to prevent COVID transmission, as prescribed...

Mouth rinses (Part 2)

TALKING of mouthwash, here’s interesting information. Who would think that the mouthwash market is actually a multi-million-dollar industry.   In 2019 before the pandemic, it generated...