A Changing Paradigm

Geriatric dentistry: a changing paradigm.

VOLUME 45 • NUMBER 4 • APRIL 2014 The practice of dentistry has changed dramatically. Technology, patient expectations, life expectancy, dental therapy, and the internet have had a profound impact on the dentistry of today. Baby boomers are living longer and are more affluent, better educated, and living healthier and more productive lives. Unlike previous generations, they have benefitted from...

Caribbean ciguatera: a changing paradigm.

Analyses of ciguatoxicity in the great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda and quantity of toxic benthic dinoflagellates on coastal reefs (correlated with the number of cases of human ciguatera intoxications in Puerto Rico) were used to construct a model formulated on data obtained during the period of 1985-1988. The validity of the proposed model has been questioned by recent data obtained during th...

Changing paradigm and priorities

Ming-Sound Tsao, MD, FRCPC, is a Clinical Scientist in the Depart­ ment of Pathology, University Health Net work, and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto. Email: [email protected] INTRoDuCTIoN Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide among males, and the second leading cause among females. In 2008, it accounted for 13% (1.6 million)...

Alveolar fluid transport: a changing paradigm.

UNLIKE OTHER EPITHELIAL TISSUES that transport large amounts of solutes and water, the alveolar epithelium is faced with a unique physiological challenge. To facilitate optimal gas exchange and to trap airborne particulate matter, it must maintain a thin layer of fluid on the luminal surface of its extensive alveolar network. However, the thickness of the fluid layer must be tightly regulated, ...

The Changing Paradigm of Debt