A continuing struggle
Filipino dentists are not alone, struggling with how to re-open clinics without compromising the safety of patients, the dental staff and the dentist.
I believe...
The age of COVID-19
LESS Americans are seeing their dentists in the new normal.
In a world that has vastly changed in just a little over three months or...
Teledentistry
DR. MELISSA Turner calls it “the elephant in the room.”
The phrase comes from an English idiom for an important and controversial issue that everyone...
‘Star Wars’ look
AN APTLY named article caught our attention recently.
The article – “Open wide: US dentists quickly rebuild after virus shutdown” – starts with the statement,...
The cost of dental care
HOLD your breath: $136 billion.
That’s the total annual costs in America related to dental care – as estimated by the US. Centers for Disease...
Sugar and oral health (Part 2)
WE DWELL on sugar and oral health at this point in time of the pandemic because for some if not many of us, there...
Sugar and oral health (Part 1)
THE Dietary Guidelines for Americans “gets it mostly right,” 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 – 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 – 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...