EVIDENCE-BASED dentistry and the assessment of dental care within the community have become of greater interest since the introduction of

THE following advice is especially for those who will be wearing dentures for the first time and obviously want to

HEADACHES have practically become a national pastime. During the past year, nearly 90% of men and 95% of women have

LIKE a prosthetic leg, dentures allow you to chew, while an artificial leg allows you to walk. The problem in

IN the effort to mitigate the hassle of modern life and in the quest for respite, ironically, uncontrolled self-medication in

ALMOST every time someone has dental treatment, the dentist uses a drug or material characteristic of dentistry. This is obvious.

I HAVE followed the field of nutrition closely for more than 23 years, and what I have discovered is that

IN dentistry, the term prophylaxis means “to prevent”, which in turn refers to professional cleaning, scaling and polishing of the

IT never ceases to amaze me how the cause and solution for some problems hide in plain sight. For example,

ANY discussion of the dentist-patient professional relationship must begin with one singular but critical observation. There is an unfortunate tendency