Its a household word, right? Sleep Apnea is a common condition on the rise in America. As we increase our awareness, lets review some info… (if you are impatient like me, here is the TEST that I promised) Apnea is the Greek word for "without breath." If you stop breathing, an "apneic event" occurs when [...] Read more »
DID YOU KNOW ? (raise your dental IQ PART III)
There are a lot of things that we do wrong as dentists… THATS RIGHT! I SAID IT! I’M ADMITTING FAULT! The ‘latest’ news comes and goes, becomes part of our general understanding, or what I like to call our “Dental IQ” & then us dentists forget that some of these newsworthy items are still new [...] Read more »
ANTARCTIC MARINE ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH
(click on the photos to enlarge) In the austral summers of 1996 and 1997 (click on the photos to enlarge) Dr. Vanek was part of two unique research expeditions funded by the National Science Foundation. Located here is a brief overview of some of the research that took place including personal photos and accounts of the [...] Read more »
White Spots (raise your dental IQ Part II)
In reponse to my patient Stephanie’s great question… “What’s the cause of white spots in people’s teeth? I don’t have any but just a question. Best Wishes, Stephanie UCLA School of Law J.D. Candidate, c/o 2012” Great Q… I think I’ll make my response my next blog! (so excuse my lengthy response) White spots [...] Read more »
The CHOPPER Says… about Diet & Your Teeth
As a dentist its amazing to see the negative health effects that so-called "Nutrition Experts" have helped inflict within the United States. We are in an obesity crisis which in my opinion is largely an issue of education & motivation. Its simple… we should just listen to "TheChopper" I've recently come across a page with [...] Read more »
