It’s MLK Day 2012 and I and my wife are returning from the Dominican Republic. Over the past three days I have been operating on natives of the D.R. and refining my surgical skills, while rendering services at no charge to people who desperately need treatment. Treating the Dominicans has been a mutually beneficial experience… [Read more…]
January 10, 2012
Choosing the best health insurance policies is an important decision to make. Insurance carriers offer different preventive, basic, and major benefits. Once you elect a policy and accept the terms without reading and understanding the contract, you are locked in until the next open enrollment period, which in most cases is a year. Because Poindexter… [Read more…]
December 27, 2011
Having returned from the Christmas Holiday, I received an article that was written and posted on yahoo news about the dangers of wisdom tooth surgery. This news article would lead readers to believe that wisdom tooth removal is too risky, dangerous, and unnecessary. I am writing to tell you that this article is wrong.… [Read more…]
December 27, 2011
In recent years, there has been a sudden emergence of alternative dental providers in the United States. Alternative dental providers undergo training for a specific scope of dental practice, and they aim to provide more basic and affordable services to patients. Until recently, grants had become available through the federal government (which included demonstration projects)… [Read more…]
December 23, 2011
As of November 23, 2011 MegaGen USA received FDA approval for the sale of their AnyRidge Implant System. Last year, when I was in Korea, this system was in the experimental stage. For it to receive FDA approval so quickly is an example of the technological expertise and quality control process at MegaGen (Korea). There… [Read more…]
December 2, 2011
Mouth sores can be unsightly and very painful for a lot of patients. For years dentistry and medicine have tried to provide a remedy for the unexplained pain some patients experience on a periodic basis. Many times these sores are onset by physical or emotional stress. Stress is still a largely unexplained phenomenon which often… [Read more…]
November 1, 2011
Maintaining good oral hygiene is very important for people with diabetes. Diabetes can directly lead to tooth loss. Rarely are patients properly educated the risk of losing their teeth. Diabetes increases the risk for mouth infections, especially periodontal (gum) disease. Periodontal disease may lead to painful chewing problems because of the damage caused to the… [Read more…]
October 18, 2011
Early man first sought to improve oral health and whiten teeth by using chewing sticks as the first form of toothbrushes. Over time, advances in technology have allowed us to develop highly efficient tooth whitening (bleaching) techniques through the use of non-abrasive chemical compounds. To better understand the processes of bleaching, it is important for… [Read more…]
January 16, 2012
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