“Do you really need to know that I am taking aspirin?” Well, yes, I do! We give our patients health updates at every preventive appointment, as well as reviewing and confirming their status at every restorative visit. I find it interesting when patients do not feel they need to let us know of a change in medications, even something as adding aspirin to their daily routine. Sheri B. Doniger, DDS.
Every year, a dedicated team of professionals worldwide meet to discuss Healthcare topics and the effects that medical tourism has in today’s societies. This meeting, World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress (WMTC), is organized by the Medical Tourism Association (MTA). The MTA is an organization dedicated to developing new market opportunities for healthcare providers and for patients to connect with other countries and discover a new approach to improve
You recently have been experiencing pain in your jaw, unfortunately, the pain has become unbearable and you decide to visit your dentist. When visiting the dentist there are 2 important things patients look out for: The dental clinic’s prestige The cost. How can you decide? Well, residents in Southern California and Arizona, have a few more options compared to American citizens in other regions. Thanks to the neighboring town of
A change in Florida’s Medicaid policy to reimburse pediatricians and other medical primary care providers for basic oral health screenings and cavity prevention has increased the likelihood of children in the state receiving these essential services by 20%, according to a recent study by University of Florida (UF) researchers. The policy in Florida took effect in April 2008. It covers children ages 6 months to 42 months and reimburses primary
Thursday’s announcement of the new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal on amalgam brought swift comment from those who support the proposed rule. Michael Bender, director of the Mercury Policy Project, is one who supports the new rules. “Mercury from dental clinics is by far the largest source of mercury in municipal wastewater, one of the largest product uses and also the largest reservoir in use today,” stated Bender in a
When my father and mother grew old, my brothers and I got together to discuss how would we take care of them. We had always lived happy and memorable moments with them and all we wanted is for these to last as many year as possible. This is we began to research information related to the subject; this is when we discover the term caregiver. A caregiver is an unpaid
The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) issued special recognitions to members for their contributions to the periodontal specialty during its recent annual meeting in San Francisco. Clinical Research Award: The recipients of this award are authors of “Patient Stratification for Preventative Care in Dentistry,” which was published in the Journal of Dental Research. They include William Giannobile, DDS; Thomas Braun, PhD; Lynn Doucette-Stamm, PhD; Gordon Duff, PhD; and Kenneth Kornman,
More than 200 golfers came together for the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry’s 17th Annual Kids in the Klinic Golf Classic earlier this month. The event at the Olympic Club in San Francisco raised more than $70,000 to support the Kids in the Klinic Endowment, which helps provide oral healthcare for underserved children at Dugoni’s Hutto Patterson Pediatric Clinic and Redmond Family Orthodontic Clinic. “These
The National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF): America’s ToothFairy has received a three-year $270,000 grant from Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation to establish the NCOHF Arkansas Oral Health Zone Program. The Arkansas Oral Health Zone will engage community stakeholders in pilot sites throughout the state to implement a community-wide oral health initiative to educate and mobilize the public to break the cycle of severe caries and its devastating effects on
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed a rule under the Clean Water Act requiring dentists to install amalgam separators to help cut discharges of dental amalgam to the environment. The proposed rule would require all affected dentists to control mercury discharges to publicly owned treatment works (POTWs), according to an EPA statement. Specifically, it would require them to cut their dental amalgam discharges to a level achievable through
Joan Otomo-Corgel, DDS, MPH, a periodontist from Manhattan Beach, CA, has been installed as the new president of the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) during its 100th anniversary annual meeting in San Francisco. The AAP also installed other new leadership, including President-elect Wayne Aldredge, DMD, of New Jersey; Vice President Terrence J. Griffin, DMD, of Massachusetts; Secretary/Treasurer Steven Daniel, DDS, of Tennessee; and Stuart Froum, DDS, of New York will
Our dental clinic knows the importance of relaxation, especially after a complex oral surgery. In recent years, scientist have conducted several studies in Music Therapy, thanks to this research scientist have been able to conclude how music benefits our body and even our soul. According to the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA), “Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic
