Nutrition and health: guidelines for dental practitioners

Early Detection of Oral Cancer – Guidelines for Dental Practitioners

Oral cancer is a common disease of global concern. It is known to be a devastating disease of tremendous consequence to the individual, to family, and to society. Early detection is the key in fight against oral cancer and has the potential to significantly reduce oral cancer deaths and morbidity. Screening for oral cancer by visual examination is simple, inexpensive and causes little discomfor...

Statement on Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Preoperative fasting guidelines and their importance for children’s health

Children, similar to adults, are required to fast before general anesthesia in order to reduce  the volume and acidity of stomach contents. It is thought that NPO regulations reduce the risk of regurgitation and aspiration of gastric contents during surgery. Recent developments have encouraged a shift from the standard 'nil by mouth from midnight' fasting policy to more relaxed regimens. Preope...

Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking Among Dental Practitioners: Prevalence and Health Perceptions

BACKGROUND Waterpipe tobacco smoking prevalence, practice, and the associated health perceptions among dental practitioners have not been previously reported. This study aims to determine the prevalence of waterpipe smoking among dental practitioners and to evaluate their awareness of health hazards of waterpipe smoking, particularly the adverse effects on oral health. METHODS This was a cros...

Dental Surgery for Medical Practitioners

tartar but the latter in the first place is purely a deposit of lime salts from saliva. On pp. 56 and 57 he states that the carbohydrate eating Indians are freer from caries than meat-eating Europeans. This may be true, but it is not the meat portion of European diet that causes caries, but the various other patent and manufactured foods that they eat. On the other hand the tremendous prevalenc...