Sensory overload
OVERWHELMING. That describes how children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) may feel when seated at the dental chair.
“Dental clinic visits can be incredibly taxing...
Oral health, antibiotics and mouth bacteria
GOOD oral health is more important than antibiotics in dental procedures for some heart patients to prevent a heart infection caused by bacteria around...
‘Check up on each other more’
“TO SERVE those who are underserved.”
That is the most rewarding sense of working for Viviana Han, a student at the Herman Ostrow School of...
The dangers that lurk
IT’S INTERESTING to know that not only Filipinos do it. Americans do it too.
Over six in 10 Americans or 64 percent of those surveyed...
What not to eat
SUGAR-rich food. They are food that most dentists, if they can help it, avoid.
We’re not saying that sugar is bad per se, if you...
What not to put in your mouth
FROM lemons to hard candies, there are many things that dentists don’t put in the mouth.
And you should do the same.
Lemons may be ripe...
April Fool’s
PLACE hard-boiled eggs in a baby’s room. She or he will have an easier time teething.
That’s when the baby puts fingers into the mouth...
Income loss, children’s health
IT’S NOT known for certain how job and income losses have led to children missing dental care during the pandemic.
Now comes a study showing...
Bamboo salt toothpaste
WELCOME to the brave new world of dental care products made and designed for clean and green living.
There are many brands of toothpaste, dental...
COVID infection lower among dentists
COVID-19 infection in dental practice may be less likely than in other health care settings.
The data, collected through a survey of national dental associations...