COVID screening in dental settings
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
DENTAL clinics are proving to be valuable settings to screen for COVID-19...
Free dental care
WOULD you believe it, 100 years of free dental care.
That is, for teenagers in New Zealand 18 years old and below.
Our kababayans in New Zealand...
Is your dentist vaccinated?
MAY YOU ask your dentist if she or he is vaccinated against COVID-19?
By all means. For that matter, you can ask doctors, health care front...
A $ 1.3-billion root canal market
ROOT canal treatment saves injured or diseased teeth when before they frequently had to be removed.
The procedure may be performed by a general dentist...
Gum disease and hypertension
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
PERIODONTITIS or gum disease may be an indicator for hypertension in otherwise healthy individuals.
This...
Gum disease and COVID-19
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
GUM DISEASE may increase the risk of complications, hospitalization and death among patients with...
Dental engineering
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI_
SOMETHING very very modern is happening at one of the oldest universities...
When kissing is risky
A KISS is just a kiss, croons Louis Armstrong in the song “As Time Goes By”.
Well, yes and no. True, a kiss is just...
TikTok
DR. ANNA Peterson is a dentist in London who is a fan of TikTok.
TikTok is a video-sharing social media platform where just about anybody...
When pain is more than a toothache
(By Dr. Joseph D. Lim and Dr. Kenneth Lester Lim, BS-MMG, DDM, MSc-OI)
WHAT may be a “simple” toothache could be an indication of something...