Pregnant Woman’s Gingivitis Caused Baby To Be Stillborn
The Oral-Systemic Connection: Part 4 For the first time ever scientists have been able to establish a link between bacteria from an expectant mother’s gums to an infection that caused the stillbirth of...
View ArticlePeriodontal Disease May Delay Conception
Floss for Fertility A new Australian study involving 3416 pregnant women has shown that periodontal disease may delay the time needed for conception an average of two months. University of Australia...
View ArticleDental Decay is a Systemic Disease
Are you one of those many people who brushes and flosses religiously only to be told you have yet another cavity when you visit the dentist for a check-up? Please don’t despair as there is more to the...
View ArticleDental Decay is a Systemic Disease: Part 2
As I mentioned last month, there is a rather shocking conclusion to the research that Ralph Steinman did involving diet and tooth decay. Firstly, what is simply profound to me as a dental professional...
View ArticleMy 3 Intention Words for 2016
I want to thank my good friend Karen Armstrong at Inside Out for sharing her New Year’s tradition of picking three words that reflect the energy that the New Year is bringing forth for her and making...
View ArticleSilence
My second Intention Word for 2016 is SILENCE! I did not realize how noisy this world was until I quit my job in mainstream dentistry some eight years ago and began to focus on creating silence in my...
View ArticleLaughter
My third intention word for 2016 is LAUGHTER. For those of you who know me personally, you may know that I am a rather serious person and am not given to an easy-going approach to life in general. I...
View ArticleA Gift is Gone
It is with profound sadness that I write this July message. While away on a summer holiday in June, I received notice that a friend and colleague passed away from cancer. I have wrestled with whether...
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