Teledentistry (Part 1)
DENTISTS in Taiwan have shown the way to the future.
One dentist was able to tend to the dental needs of 17,000 people at the...
COVID-19 and oral health issues
THERE are many symptoms of COVID-19.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “people with these symptoms may have COVID-19”: fever or...
Pregnancy
A BABY’S teeth start to develop between the third and sixth month of pregnancy.
This is a very good reason to stay ahead of oral...
Dental implants
THE DENTAL implants market is expected to post ‘’substantial rate of growth,’’ a new report says.
This is due to the rising prevalence of edentulism...
Vaccines
DENTISTS are not in the priority groups for COVID-19 vaccines in half of the countries covered in a global survey.
The survey was conducted by...
The pearly white list
THE DECAYED, Missing, and Filled Teeth (DMFT) index has been used since the 1930s.
Today it is the most common way all over the world...
Prevention is important (Part 2)
ORAL health is embedded in the Political Declaration on Universal Health Coverage.
Oral health was included in 2019 after the United Nations High-Level Meeting on...
Teledentistry 101
THE COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the existing healthcare systems across the globe.
And that includes the oral healthcare system.
According to the US National Institutes of...
O-HI DOC
TELEDENTISTRY is here and now. As in Southern Luzon.
Without much fanfare, teledentistry started after the nationwide lockdown has eased up and patients started to...
The ‘new’ dentistry
IT HAS COME to the point that dentists are being told to avoid the use of the spittoon in clinics.
It illustrates how health care...