Sugar and oral health (Part 1)
THE Dietary Guidelines for Americans âgets it mostly right,â says the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI).
The CSPI describes itself as America's...
Education online
THE LEAGUE of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) is urging the Department of Education (DepEd) to postpone the opening of classes to October or...
IBD â a cure inside the mouth?
POOR oral health may cause or worsen heart disease and diabetes conditions.
Now another disease has been linked to poor oral health â Inflammatory Bowel...
Under the radar
DURING the lockdown, the dental profession was not seen as a most essential part of health care.
For this and many other reasons, one being...
The new normal in dentistry (Part 3)
THE PERIOD at the end of this sentence measures about 397 microns. That period is bigger than a micron.
A micron is 0.000039 of an...
The new normal in dentistry (Part 2)
DENTAL professionals are at âhigh riskâ for being infected and transmitting the coronavirus.
Transmission may occur though Aerosol Generating Procedures (AGP) such as ultrasonic scaling,...
The new normal in dentistry (Part 1)
ON APRIL 22, the Philippine Dental Association (PDA) issued a memorandum to all members on what I call a very urgent, very important issue.
As...