by Bonnie Benjamin | Health Topics
Blockchain technology (BCT) is what makes bitcoin and other crypto currencies like Etherium work. If you have no idea what BCT is or how it works, you’re not alone! If you aren’t interested in bitcoin, why should you care? What if it had an impact on health care?...
by Bonnie Benjamin | Health Topics
We all know sugar is bad for us and our teeth. But sugar has also proven to be bad for civilization in many ways. Sugar was known in India for thousands of years, where sugar cane was a native plant. It was also known, and grown in China over 2,000 years ago. The...
by Bonnie Benjamin | Health Topics
Just like water melted the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz, acid in what you eat and drink could be melting (eroding) your tooth enamel. Although tooth enamel (the hard, protective surface of the tooth) is the hardest substance in the body, it is not...
by Bonnie Benjamin | Health Topics
Beam me up… No, this machine isn’t from an episode of Star Trek. It is the latest in dental imaging technology. This is a 3-D imaging CBCT (Cone Beam Computed Tomography) scanner. A form of x-ray, but one that provides much more detail in the form...
by Bonnie Benjamin | Health Topics
Opioid analgesic medications can be used safely and successfully as a component of pain management. However, opioids carry risks not present with most non-opioid analgesics, specifically the risks of addiction, abuse and misuse, which can lead to respiratory...
