Bad gums and cancer
GUM ailment or periodontal disease may increase the risk of getting sick with cancer by half.
A new study was published July 20 in the...
Out of Africa (Part 2)
WE ENJOYED Dr. Tatenda Simango’s column in The Chronicle, a popular daily newspaper in Zimbabwe, that we are sharing many of his interesting and...
Out of Africa (Part 1)
LION’S den.
This is the best description I’ve come across about the work and the risks that dentists do and face during these times of...
Bridging the gap
OVER P50 million.
That’s how much New York University (NYU) will receive to train dentists and other health professionals to provide oral health care to...
Ramen, white bread and tooth decay
EVEN pre-lockdown, instant ramen was a staple to many, young and old, across the demographic board.
During the three-month-plus shelter-in-place and long after as we...
Face masks and bad breathe
NINE out of 10 Filipinos wear face masks.
To be exact, 91 percent of Filipinos are unlike Donald Trump who, until recently and even then...
Guidelines to protect patients, dentists
THE PHILIPPINE Dental Association (PDA) Science Committee has issued guidelines on protocols to protect patients, dentists and the dental staff.
Together with the PDA’s specialty...
Fear factor
IT’S CALLED dentophobia. Or fear of the dentist, fear of going to the dental clinic and/or fear of sitting on the dental chair.
It could...
Lupus and gum disease (Part 2)
INTERESTINGLY enough, hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is used as medication for lupus.
Rappler, the online news platform, reported in late April that lupus patients in the Philippines...
Lupus and gum disease (Part 1)
YOU MAY be too young to remember this, but the late President Ferdinand Marcos was associated with lupus, a long-term and painful disease.
It was...