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- March 9, 2013
HEADACHES have practically become a national pastime; they are the seventh leading complaint in outpatient medical care in Guyana. For instance, during the past …
Dentist Advises
- March 2, 2013
IT HAS always been the case in which some types of primary prevention require professional intervention. For example, poliomyelitis, smallpox, and diphtheria can be …
- February 25, 2013
EVERYONE is affected by the stress of modern life; and, ironically, in the quest for respite, uncontrolled self-meditation, in all forms, is practiced, which …
- February 16, 2013
MANY persons I know say, “What’s so bad about gum disease? After all, it’s painless.” Most people who have it do not experience any …
- February 10, 2013
THERE are 125 medical schools in the USA, and only 32 have a required course in nutrition for graduating physicians. This dismal situation is …
- February 2, 2013
GENERALLY, dental problems such as cavities or toothaches are viewed as trivial. This is so although there may be pain. A visit to the …
- January 12, 2013
MANY OF my patients ask me, “Doc, which is the best toothbrush? or, “How often should I change my toothbrush?” Now, some dentists recommend …
- January 5, 2013
CONSISTENT maintenance of oral health, and, by extension, relatively perfect teeth at the age of eighteen can be compared to achieving a professional degree …
- December 29, 2012
THERE are some patients who boldly admit that the only reason they visit my clinic is because they have bad breath. But I rather …
- December 22, 2012
LAST week, a six-year-old patient asked me, “Doc, you ever had a bad toothache?” My response was immediate. “Yes! And it happened on a …
