DENTISTS do not treat teeth. Instead, they treat people with teeth. The famous British physician Sir William Osler once said one should “never treat …

WHEN a prominent physician and I discussed the recent apparent surge in the incidence of corona virus in Guyana, he postulated that what we …

MANY persons, after waking, find that their pillow has a wet patch of saliva. Sometimes, the corners of their mouth have white deposits from …

I would be the first to admit that treating children is not my first choice, considering categories of patients based on their age. Although …

WHAT do Trident, Icebreakers, Stride, Orbit, Pure, Mentos, Tic Tac, and Life Savers have in common? They are all chewing gum containing xylitol, which …

THE following statement was made by Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek, the man who discovered the existence of bacteria, blood cells and human sperms on a …

WANT a perfect smile? Try this quiz and see if you know enough about oral care to get what you desire. (1). The firmer …

SHOW me someone who is not afraid of the dentist while sitting in the dental chair, and I will show you an elephant that …

DURING this festive season, many persons are likely to be either new recruits to smoking or old smokers will exacerbate their habit. Many of …

DESPITE rapid advances in the scientific diagnosis and treatment of many diseases, the evaluation and measurement of pain remain perplexing problems. Patients often have …