UMak: Innovative education (Part 2)
EIGHTEEN years ago Professor Tomas B. Lopez, Jr., President of the University of Makati (UMak), started the Dualized University Education System or DUES together...
UMak: Innovative education (Part 1)
THE UNIVERSITY of Makati or UMak, under the pioneering leadership of its President, Professor Tomas B. Lopez, Jr., will open a new College of...
Zonweiss: The start of it all
IN THE United States of the late 1800s, nobody really cared that much about good oral hygiene.
Less than 10 percent of Americans paid attention...
Virtual dentistry
VIRTUAL reality may yet make practice perfect.
Oral Health Therapy students at the University of Newscastle, in New South Wales, Australia, are using virtual reality...
Changing the world, one mouth at a time
A TASTY way to unlock the mysteries of oral diseases.
That’s the dream of Wichita State Professor David McDonald and Graduate Assistant Alisha Prince as...
High anxiety
EVER wonder why you fear the dental chair? Or why you react immediately when you feel a dental tool on your gums or teeth?
Well,...
Artificial saliva
WHO would have thought that there is an industry related to saliva. In this case, it’s artificial saliva and it’s a multi-billion market.
In fact,...
Acupuncture and its applications in dentistry
AFTER the previous column saying acupuncture is not magic but science, let me share an interesting scientific article that we have come across: “Acupuncture:...