second week working in my dental internship, and I was begging to assist the doctor with the oral surgeries. It came a day where I was told to assist Dr. Alex who I was intimidated by every time I saw him. I was frightened to help him because of last time seeing him shout at my representative kat when she committed an error. It came the day where I was advised to set myself up to help him on a three hour surgery. I was managing a considerable measure of stress being gone each day from six in the…
the best Oral and Maxillofacial surgeons in the country in Boston, Massachusetts, five hours from my hometown. Before my surgery I had visited Boston several dozens of times for visits, MRI’s, x-rays, and small surgical procedures. However, I had never gone through something this extensive. The surgery itself was not what I was worried about, it was in fact the recovery afterwards. I expected it to be difficult, but I was not prepared for the challenges it was going to bring. The surgery lasted…
Plastic surgery is difficult to define specifically where it has a number of key characteristics, said by The Plastic Surgery Report. Surgical and non-surgical techniques are involved to reshape the normal structure the body. Consumers begin an innermost characteristic of plastic surgery to improve their self-esteem and appearance. As a result of medical need, other medical procedures are performed for therapeutic reasons. However, it is difficult to define the procedures performed for…
Dr. Benkelman did his oral and maxillofacial surgery training in 1969 after graduated from the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Dentistry in 1966. Later when he joined the Air Force, he got a better sense of idea that he wanted to practice in the country and so he settled in Manhattan, Kansas in 1971. As an oral surgeon, he choose to practice in a small community and become part of many community activities while putting his family first. During his practices, Dr. Benkelman would…
Regarding how the patient acquired the disorder is vital to the type of treatment they are granted, and which will be the most successful in their specific case, (Rollman and Gillespie, 2000). Through various research conducted by oral and maxillofacial surgeons, surgery proves to be ineffective and unreliable unless the entire temporomandibular joint has been dislocated and should be used as a last resort, (Burhenne, 2017) primarily because psychological factors would still be impactful and the…
volunteered as a dental assistant for the dental camp organized by California Dental Association Care in Ventura, California. Holding dental camps for these people, talking to them, educating them and understanding their financial limitations in getting oral health care has not only helped me in understanding the thought process and the expectation of these people, but has also made me sensitive to the needs of other human beings. I also volunteered for the organization, ‘Children’s Hunger…
nuclei severed, a person might not be able to look laterally or medially. Knowledge of Neuroscience helps practitioners deal with patients better since dentists work so close to cranial nerves. For instance, if a patient is going to undergo implant surgery, it is critical to have an understanding of where certain cranial nerves are. Ethics This course raised some very intriguing questions regarding ethics. There was discussion of the trolley dilemma where a decision has to be taken if you would…
The Ultimate Happy Healthy Medical Tourism Guide to Costa Rica As an eco- and medical tourism capital of Central America, the tiny nation of Costa Rica has a significant place in all the cubicle daydreams of tourists around the world. The amazing Costa Rican trails look like they are leading to foggy crater lakes, waterfalls, or isolated, jungle-fringed sea beaches. Explored by foot, horseback, or kayak, Costa Rica is a tropical land where you get to pick your own adventure. Costa Rica is the…
STUDY VARIABLES Predictor variables: The predictor variables were composed of a heterogeneous set of variables that were grouped into the 5 different categories: surgeon demographics, subject demographics, anesthesia risk factors,, procedure-related, and anesthetic medications. Surgeon demographic variables included age, sex, degree-status (single- or dually-qualified), board certification status (board-certified yes or no) and census region (midwest, northeast, south, west). Subject…
commonly known as osteonecrosis, of 1,54 mm depth after five minutes exposure. We did not measure how profound was osteonecrosis but our findings suggest that CS do not cause this phenomenon sufficiently to promote a satisfactory safety margin to surgery when compared to saline, an inert substance. Maybe a cadaveric bone8 responds different to solution than a viable bone. Even with CS causing more necrosis on osseous bed three days after its application than after immediate saline application,…