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Blog - Dental Implants - Flapless implants - flapless surgery - minimally invasive dentistry - nyc dentist - london dentist - bulgaria dentist - dentist abroad

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Source: Clinical Oral Implant Research, Volume 20, Issue 9
Flapless implant protocol had been used widely in our practice as a tool for performing minimally invasive dentistry. It provides numerous benefits, such as decreased trauma, short recovery time, less pain, reduced rate of infection, improved patient compliance. The following article shows important additional benefits: decreased bone loss and inflammation and improved vascularity. Despite these benefits, we recommend careful consideration when and if the protocol can be applied. 3D imaging is recommended to confirm the availability of bone for insertion of implant with specific size. In case of extraction with desired immediate implant placement, measuring the amount of buccal bone is detrimental. Failure to detect deficient buccal bone leads to late esthetic failures with immediate flapless implants. In these cases, flapless protocol can still be used but not for immediate implants (Denis Tarnow's inverted cone technique for bone regeneration). Least but not last - even with confirmed bone dimensions, placement of implants without raising a flap requires a certain level of experience, skills and sensitivity of the surgeon's hand. This sensitivity, developed thru practice and analysis, relates to the density of the palatal bone compared to the buccal bone. Same as with the open flap protocol, the surgeon needs to have understanding of implant angulation from restorative point of view. It is harder to apply this principle, and it is easier to make a mistake, when you don't actually see the bone you are working with. The harm of bone perforation and late complications may outweigh the benefit of reduced bone loss with flapless implants. Therefore, choosing an experienced dentist is extremely important when looking for minimally invasive implant surgery. Our dental offices (New York dentist NYC, New Jersey dentist NJ, London dentist UK and Sofia dentist Bulgaria) are available for consultations and treatment using flapless implant protocol with predictabe results. Patient feedback, testimonials and contacts from all over the world can be provided at your request. Our patients can share with you their experience with flapless implants in our office. Dr Veselin Shumantov Holiday Dentistry Inc Histological study on the implant interface following flapless implantation Presenter: Choi BH Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea Co-authors: Choi BH, Jeong SM, Xuan F, Kim HR, Mo DY Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, Korea Background and aim: While it has been shown that the exclu- sion of the mucoperiosteal flap can prevent postoperative bone resorption associated with flap elevation, there have only been a few studies on the peri-implant mucosa following flapless implant surgery. The purpose of this study was to compare the morphogenesis and vascularity of the peri-implant mucosa between flap and flapless implant surgeries by using a canine mandible model. Materials and methods: In six mongrel dogs, bilateral, edentu- lated, flat alveolar ridges were created in the mandible. After 3 months of healing, two implants were placed in each side by either the flap or flapless procedure. After another healing period of 3 months, biopsies were obtained, prepared for light micro- scopy, and exposed to morphometric measurements. Results: The height of the mucosa, the length of the junctional epithelium, the gingival index, the bleeding on probing, the probing depth, and the marginal bone loss were all significantly greater in the dogs that had the flap procedure than those that had the flapless procedure (P < 0.05). The supracrestal connec- tive tissue lateral to the implant was found to be more richly vascularized in the flapless group than in the flap group. Conclusion: These results indicate that gingival inflammation, the height of junctional epithelium, and bone loss around non- submerged implants can be reduced when implants are placed without flap elevation. In addition, they suggest that the flapless procedure may increase the vascularity of the peri-implant mucosa. *** Center for Advanced Dentistry. Find dentist abroad. Cosmetic dentist in Bulgaria. Dentist in Sofia, dentist in Varna, dentist in Burgas, dentist in Sunny beach, dentist in Golden sands, dentist in Albena. Free dental consultation in London (UK). Free dental consultation in NYC New York City (USA). Local support and maintenance of the results. Dental tourism Bulgaria, dental holiday, dental vacation, affordable dental service abroad. Dental implants NYC, New York dental implants, dental implants NJ, New Jersey dental implants, dental implants London, dental implants Bulgaria, holistic dentist NJ, holistic dentist New York ***

Blog - Dental Implants - Placement of dental implants results in minimal bone loss

Tue, 12 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT

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Source: American Academy of Periodontology
Placement of dental implants results in minimal bone loss May 12th, 2009 Dental implants are frequently used as a replacement for missing teeth in order to restore the patient's tooth function and appearance. Previous research demonstrates that the placement of a dental implant disrupts the host tissue in the area of the implant, so practitioners often focus their treatment planning to carefully maintain the patient's bone and gum tissue surrounding the implant. A recent study published in the Journal of Periodontology found that the majority of bone remodeling occurred in the time between the implant placement and final prosthesis placement. Subsequently, little mean bone change was observed in the five years following the implant placement, independent of type of restoration or implant length. The study, conducted at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, evaluated 596 dental implants placed in 192 patients over the age of 18. Patients were screened for adequate oral hygiene and bone volume. Exclusion criteria included heavy smoking, chewing tobacco use, drug abuse, and untreated periodontal disease, amongst others. Study author David Cochran, DDS, PhD, Chair of the Department of Periodontics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and President of the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP), believes that this study provides additional support for the use of dental implants to replace missing teeth. "As a periodontist, I am committed to saving my patients' natural dentition whenever possible. However, the results of this study help further indicate that a dental implant is an effective and dependable tooth replacement option. Since the patient's host tissue surrounding the dental implant largely remains unchanged in the five years following placement, the dental team can now focus on periodic assessment and treatment of other areas in the mouth as needed, and know that the implant is doing its job as a viable substitute solution." Source: American Academy of Periodontology *** Center for Advanced Dentistry. Find dentist abroad. Cosmetic dentist in Bulgaria. Dentist in Sofia, dentist in Varna, dentist in Burgas, dentist in Sunny beach, dentist in Golden sands, dentist in Albena. Free dental consultation in London (UK). Free dental consultation in NYC New York City (USA). Local support and maintenance of the results. Dental tourism Bulgaria, dental holiday, dental vacation, affordable dental service abroad. ***

BlogMedical and dental tourism driven by quality of care, not only cost reduction

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT

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Source: cnn.com
A survey by the consulting company McKinsey showed that, contrary to the popular opinion, medical and dental tourists travel abroad mainly to receive superior care and more advanced technologies. The cost cutting is supposedly the second, less important factor. While we think that this statement is a little too radical, it must be said that the Obama administration's medical reform includes payment to hospitals by government schemes linked to quality of care not quantity of care. That implies something was wrong with quality control before... Advanced dental technology - each serious dental clinic serving Western dental tourists already has it. It is impossible nowadays to stay competitive only with high skills. Technology works. Here is the full article from cnn.com: March 26, 2009 Medical tourism: Have illness, will travel by Mark Tutton for CNN The Medical tourism is one of the hottest topics in health care as patients around the world are increasingly traveling abroad for treatment. Wockhardt Hospitals in India actively target international patients. Josef Woodman, author of Patients Beyond Borders, a guide to medical tourism, told CNN that two to three million people travel outside their home country for treatment each year, while consultancy firm Deloitte calculates that 750,000 Americans traveled abroad for treatment last year. The top regional destination for medical tourists is Asia, with Singapore, Thailand and India leading the way. Those countries are home to private health care chains that target international patients and are building modern, high-tech hospitals with a reputation for quality care. Bumrungrad International Limited (BIL), based in Thailand, owns and operates over 70 health care facilities in seven countries. According to BIL, its Bangkok flagship hospital treats over 400,000 foreign patients a year, with over 90,000 coming from the Middle East. Parkway Health, a Singaporean hospital chain, says the city of Singapore attracted approximately 450,000 international patients last year, and in India, the Apollo Hospitals Group says it has treated more than 60,000 foreign patients in the last five years. What these chains have in common is that at least some of their hospitals are accredited by Joint Commission International (JCI), the global arm of an American nonprofit organization that accredits most U.S. hospitals. That provides overseas patients with the assurance that their treatment will be of an internationally recognized standard. Dr. Ajaya Jha, director of neuroscience at Max Hospital in New Delhi, told CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta that medical tourism to India was being driven by a lack of available health care in neighboring countries, and by the lower cost of treatment in India compared with developed countries. "Slowly we're developing a reputation for having the best technology in the world and some of best people in the world to do this," said Jha. For uninsured or underinsured Americans, low prices make treatment in Asia an attractive option. Surgery in Thailand and Latin America can cost a quarter of its U.S. price, and JCI-accredited Wockhardt Hospitals offer open heart surgery in India for $8,500, compared to around $100,000 in the U.S. and $28,000 in the UK. In countries with state-run health services, such as Britain and Canada, long waiting times for surgery are encouraging patients to look overseas for a cheaper alternative to private treatment in their own country. But contrary to the popular view of patients traveling from wealthy nations to developing countries for cheap medical care, a recent survey by consultancy firm McKinsey found that most medical tourists travel in search of advanced medical technologies or to receive better care than they would at home. Woodman says 250,000 Indonesians are treated in Singapore each year, while Cambodian and Vietnamese resident choose Thailand for treatment and patients from the Middle East favor Singapore and Thailand. While medical tourism is targeted as a growth industry in some developing countries, there is concern that it will result in a "brain drain," where doctors migrate from public hospitals to private hospitals that cater to international patients. South Korea recently limited foreign patients to no more than five percent of its hospital beds, to ensure domestic patients do not lose out. Woodman says the "brain drain" isn't an issue in India, because there are so many talented surgeons and physicians there in the public and private sector. He adds that developing countries can benefit from medical tourism. "The presence of medical tourism brings a lot of economic clout into a country and raises the bar by forcing at least certain hospitals to rise to the top standards of healthcare," he told CNN. While the bulk of medical tourism is for private care, there is a move towards a kind of state-funded dental tourism and medical tourism within the EU. Rulings by the European Court of Justice in recent years have verified the right of all EU citizens to receive healthcare in another member state, paid for by their own country's health system. Diane Dawson, a senior research fellow at the Center for Health Economics at York University, England, told CNN that patients can only take advantage of this if their own country cannot provide treatment without "undue delay." That limitation, as well as the difficulty in getting authorization from their own national health system, means that relatively few patients currently travel within the EU for treatment, she said. But an EU draft directive published last year aims to make the approval process easier and more transparent. The new directive will mean patients will be able to receive treatment abroad regardless of waiting times in their own country. But patients will only be reimbursed up to the amount their treatment costs in their home country and they will probably still require some degree of approval from their own health system. The new legislation will encourage patients to seek treatment abroad and help create a European health care market. *** Center for Advanced Dentistry. Find dentist abroad. Cosmetic dentist in Bulgaria. Dentist in Sofia, dentist in Varna, dentist in Burgas, dentist in Sunny beach, dentist in Golden sands, dentist in Albena. Free dental consultation in London (UK). 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Blog - Smile lift - George Clooney with a new smile lift?

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:00:00 GMT

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George Clooney appears to have had a smile makeover. The 47-year-old actor sported an extra bright smile at the Costume Institute Gala in New York earlier this month, reported World Entertainment News Network. After examining the photographs, cosmetic dentist Jonathan Abenaim told Star magazine that Clooney looks like he has had a "smile lift". He explained that this involves laser treatment on the gums which results in more of the teeth being on show when the patient smiles. "It fills out his face more and makes him look younger," he said. Mr Abenaim added that the Ocean's Eleven actor also looks as if he has had porcelain veneers fitted to correct his previously crooked smile. "When you grind your teeth, they get shorter," he said. "To restore the original look the dentist has to lengthen teeth with porcelain veneers." George Clooney has recently split from his model girlfriend Sarah Larson, People magazine has reported.

BlogFind a dentist abroad on a dental vacation

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Source: New York Times
More Fun Than Root Canals? It’s the Dental Vacation By CAMILLE SWEENEY Published: February 7, 2008 JENNIFER GATES, 40, a hairstylist and makeup artist from Northern California, hadn’t seen a dentist in a decade when she got the call last spring. Her father, Jerry Halley, 64, phoned to say he desperately needed crowns for a few back teeth and other work. Without insurance, Mr. Halley, who owns a landscaping business in Oregon, would have to pay the estimated $8,000 bill. Courtesy of the Gates family Scott, Tyler and Jennifer taking advantage of the vacation portion of the trip to sample some of Mexico’s other amenities. “We all needed quality dental care, fast,” said Ms. Gates, whose own dental-work estimate was $20,000 and whose immediate family was also uninsured. “So, I started planning.” Ms. Gates found a reputable dentist through friends of her parents who had traveled to Mexico for care. Six weeks later, Ms. Gates flew to join her parents for a week of massages and tanning in San José del Cabo, Mexico, punctuated, in her case, by daily visits to Dr. Rosa Peña for five procedures including a root canal. In the last year, Ms. Gates, who had a tooth so deteriorated she could touch its nerve with her tongue, has returned with her parents, husband and 14-year-old son to scuba dive and to open wide for Dr. Peña. Her 20-year-old daughter and son-in-law also have made a trip. All told Ms. Gates’s extended clan has had 12 crowns, 6 dental veneers, 4 root canals, over half a dozen fillings, 6 whitening treatments and 2 broken teeth fixed at a savings, they say, of tens of thousands of dollars. “Dr. Rosy is now our family dentist,” Ms. Gates said. Perhaps this is not everyone’s idea of a worry-free family getaway. Nevertheless, for at least two decades, medical tourism has been an increasingly popular alternative for the uninsured desperate for care, and for middle-class Americans willing to travel to secure affordable health care. Roughly half a million Americans sought medical care abroad in 2006, of which 40 percent were dental tourists, according to the National Coalition on Health Care, an alliance of more than 70 organizations. That’s up from an estimated 150,000 in 2004, said Renee-Marie Stephano, the chief operating officer for the Medical Tourism Association, a nonprofit organization that researches global health care. Dental bridges and bonding ranked No. 1 and 2 on a list of most sought-after procedures for Americans traveling abroad for medical care, according to a report just published by HealthCare Tourism International, a nonprofit group that tracks health care. In the latest twist on this trend, families are traveling abroad together, turning an annual vacation into a cost-effective checkup for the brood. Two reasons are at play, according to industry experts: a higher demand for elective dental care like bonding and veneers, and second, the growing number of medical travel agents who vouch for the foreign doctors they recommend. Agents help patients choose between sightseeing-cum-dental packages from Hungary to Mexico and can even arrange a foreign baby sitter for parents in need of fillings. “You can see where this could be a perfect opportunity to incorporate dental care — not typically treatment that will leave you bed-bound — and a family tour of a new country,” Ms. Stephano said. There are 75 medical travel agents based in the United States, she estimated, a number she suggested will double by the end of this year. To allay new customers’ fears, many dentists abroad, some of whom have trained in the United States and use the same equipment as American dentists, rely heavily on word of mouth from satisfied customers. Their Web sites include testimonials, and stateside references are provided. Although the American Dental Association has no official warning against foreign travel for dental care, a spokesman, Dr. Edmond Hewlett, said, “Dentists abroad are not held to the same standards as in the U.S.” “Teeth are not just appliances,” added Dr. Hewlett, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry. “They’re not like a car you take in for an annual tune-up. Your oral health affects your general health and vice versa.” There are two main groups of family-oriented dental travelers, said Neil Patel, the founder of HealthCare Tourism International. Immigrants have long returned to their countries of origin for dental and medical care and to spend time with relatives. But now there’s a more recent wave of patients, interested in taking their families to a far-flung location to make the best out of what is essentially a rather unpleasant chore. “Call it multitasking, if you will,” said Mr. Patel, who added that he was also seeing improvements in risk management, the transfer of medical records and translator services Sometimes patients take relatives along to nurse them (if they need it) and to city-hop with them (if they don’t). That was the case when Robert Mucci, 55, a utilities manager from Valley Stream, N.Y., contacted Dental-Offer, a dental tourism agency, to book a trip to Mosonmagyarovar, Hungary, a hot spot for tooth travel. “I had no idea how I was going to feel, and I wanted to have my family with me as a support system,” said Mr. Mucci, who had several teeth extracted, bone grafting and implants. “It turned out the pain was totally manageable,” said Mr. Mucci, who went with his wife, 24-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son. He still paid a third of what he was told he would have to pay at home, and that included flights. And, since the work was done in less time than he was told it would take at home, he had plenty of time to sight-see in Vienna, Bratislava and Prague. Most medical tourism agencies do not specialize in tooth travel for families, but it is fast becoming a staple of their business. Just a year ago, Steve Gallegos, a retired Army lieutenant colonel who used to coordinate health care for military families abroad, opened Medcentrek, a medical tourism agency in San Antonio. He has already had dozens of requests for family dental travel. “We make recommendations not only on the health care end, but also where to stay, what to do, parasailing, deep-sea fishing, you name it,” Mr. Gallegos said. “As people get comfortable with the idea, this kind of family dental vacation could become an annual thing.” In years past, the farthest that Leona Denison, 30, a cosmetologist from Albuquerque, usually went for a getaway was Arizona. This year, her family of four went to Costa Rica, where she got nine dental implants and three crowns. “It took a lot of coaxing on my part to get my husband to agree, but Medcentrek helped with all the arrangements,” Ms. Denison said. “We saw waterfalls and volcanoes. My husband went rafting. Being from New Mexico, my girls really loved the ocean.” Even with travel expenses, she paid $6,000 less than the $21,000 price a local dentist had quoted for the work. Remarkably, some patients argue that a flight and a few hours in the dental chair is less hassle than having to rush back to the office half-sedated. For others, turning a trip to the dentist into a family vacation takes their mind off pending procedures. Lori Sullivan, 43, an administrative assistant in a home health care agency in Port Angeles, Wash., admits that she fears dentists. Last spring, when she found out she would need an expensive root canal, she decided to book a diverting trip with her 8-year-old daughter to Tijuana, Mexico, through PlanetHospital, a medical tourism agency based in Los Angeles. “I had heard of this, but had never considered it an option,” Ms. Sullivan said. “Then, I did my research. The procedure went fine and the price was right.” Her agency hired a baby sitter for her daughter during her root canal, and, she said, they “even arranged to have us driven down to Baja one day where we had lobster and walked along the beach. It was a long weekend we’ll never forget.” She added: “Now, I’m saving up to go back for veneers. My daughter can’t wait.” Read full article here

Blog - Dental Implants - Dental holiday - find a dentist in Bulgaria

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Source: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/04/05/MNGHSI3N671.DTL
Dental work too expensive? Go overseas The Center for Advanced Dentistry in Sofia, Bulgaria is a premium international dental practice offering all aspects of general, reconstructive and specialty dentistry. Minimally invasive procedures, problem-specific dental implants, sinus lift alternatives, smile lift surgery, holistic dentistry, metal free implants and restorations available. Fine cosmetic dentistry with veneers, Lumineers and Invisalign braces. Specialists on premises. USA-trained dentists. Sedation offered. Phobic patients welcome.Travel packages with flight and accommodation. Free dental consultation in NYC, New York (USA). Free dental consultation in London (UK). Local support and maintenance of the results. Victoria Colliver, Chronicle Staff Writer You've heard of the "accidental tourist?" How about the dental tourist? Jim Paggi was such a traveler. The 56-year-old Benicia man went more than 6,000 miles to Hungary in March to get his teeth fixed for less than a third of the $50,000 or more it would have cost in this country. "Everybody says, 'You're going where for what? What kind of vacation is that?' " Paggi said a few days after returning from two weeks in the central European nation. "I'm saying if you had my smile, you would do it, too." Paggi is one of a growing number of Americans traveling to far-flung locales to undergo medical and dental procedures at affordable rates. While statistics on medical tourism aren't available, the trend by all accounts is gaining steam. A growing number of countries, including India, Thailand and Singapore, are marketing medical and dental services to foreigners, boasting of "first world medicine" at cut-rate prices. Patients from wealthier countries often travel to these destinations for some sun and relaxation, plus a hip replacement, vision correction or perhaps cardiac surgery. Dental procedures are a common choice because only about 50 percent of Americans have insurance for such care. And those people who are insured often face stiff dental bills. Insurance plans, typically offered through employers, require patients to pay a significant share of the costs of procedures beyond standard preventive care. Paggi's oral odyssey began in January after he consulted several dentists in the Bay Area and learned that the cost of work to repair his teeth could reach $60,000. Years of neglect and bacterial infections had caused Paggi's teeth to decay, a condition that had accelerated in the past few years. "When my mom said to brush your teeth and floss your teeth, I never did. She told me you're going to lose your teeth. Slowly but surely, I did," said Paggi, who retired from his job as a UPS driver in August 2004 partly due to embarrassment over his teeth. He said he has maintained vigilant dental care over the past 20 years but was unable to reverse the damage caused by early inattention. Dentists had pulled all but two teeth on his lower jaw, and his uppers required bridges and root canals. Paggi wanted dental implants, a relatively new and popular alternative to dentures. But his employer-sponsored dental insurance, Delta Dental of California, didn't even cover his other work, let alone the pricey implants. Dental insurance rarely covers implants, said Jell Album, spokesman for Delta Dental of California, the state's largest dental managed-care company. "Dental insurance is not set up to protect those people from those kind of costs. Dental insurance is set up to protect the majority of people from the majority of costs," he said. Employers generally choose not to cover high-priced cosmetic services, instead offering routine dental coverage as part of a package of health benefits, he added. With treatment so expensive, Paggi researched options on the Internet and discovered the dental tourism industry. He homed in on Hungary because of the country's reputation for quality dental care and found several companies that specialize in arranging dental tours to that country. Hungary may sound like an offbeat choice of a place to get one's teeth fixed, conjuring up images of crude, Soviet-style dentistry. In fact, Europeans -- particularly the British, Germans and Austrians -- have long traveled to former Eastern bloc nations to save money on dental care. Other popular dental tourist destinations include Mexico, Turkey and India. "Hungary is considered to be the dental capital of the world. They've got the biggest dental universities," said Christopher Hall, director of Hungarian Dental Travel, the company that arranged for Paggi's care. He said Hungary's lower cost of living accounts for the price differences. Hall said his two-year-old company, which is based in London, typically arranges trips for British patients seeking procedures not covered through the National Health Service, as well as for other European consumers. Paggi was his first American customer. Hall's company, which screens dentists and ensures that they speak English, lined Paggi up with a Hungarian dentist in the town of Gyor (pronounced "Ju-or"), which is about an hour-and-a- half from Budapest. The dentist, William Hayfron, specializes in cosmetic dentistry. Paggi, who traveled to Hungary on March 6 with his wife, said he was impressed with Hayfron's professionalism and high-tech dental office. Paggi's top teeth are complete, but he needs to return to Hungary in June to have the implants installed in his lower jaw. His 24 crowns, seven implants, two root canals and two bridges cost $15,900. Including airfare for him and his wife, plus hotel stays costing $52 a night, Paggi estimated his final tally will still be less than $20,000. He has taken out a loan on his home to pay for the work, an investment he considers more than worthwhile. The American Dental Association has no position on dental tourism, but the trade organization advises Americans to use caution when traveling abroad for treatments because standards for training, licensing and care can vary widely. "They really need to know what they do if something goes wrong -- what legal rights they have," said Kimberly Harms, a Minnesota dentist who serves as the American Dental Association's consumer adviser. Harms said patients should discuss their plans with their regular dentists. She also suggested they find out what dental licensing and accreditation procedures the country requires and how those compare with U.S. standards. Paggi, who is searching for low-cost airfares for his return trip, is eager to have his work finished. He and his wife plan to spend another two weeks in Hungary and do some additional traveling in Europe. "He (Hayfron) did an amazing job." he said. "My wife is so pleased -- and she was so scared." Paggi's wife, Kristy Riedinger, said she was nervous about the unknowns in traveling abroad to seek care. Now she is looking forward to seeing Hungary without snow and to continuing to shop for bargains, like a $30 leather coat she found on the first trip. But she said the biggest reward is seeing her husband smile again. "Instantly I can see he is returning back to his own self," she said. "For me, I'm getting more out of it than he is. I'm getting him back." Dental care abroad If you go abroad for dental care: -- Check with the appropriate government agency in the destination country about its national dentistry guidelines. -- Find out what recourse is available if something goes wrong. -- At the dental office, look for infection-control procedures, including instrument sterilization and use of protective gloves, mask and eyewear. -- A traveler's guide to dental care is available through the Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures at www.osap.org. Source: American Dental Association. tags: dentist in sofia, dentist in Bulgaria, dentist Sofia, dentist Bulgaria, dental implants, dental implants in sofia, dental implants in Bulgaria, dental vacation, dental holiday, dental tourism, dentist abroad

Blog - Fear and pain management - Dental phobia and pain management

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:00:00 GMT

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Source: http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=weblog&id=405&wlid=5&cn=81
Blenophobia, The Fear of Needles It is not discussed. It is not well known. Some people may, mistakenly, believe it's just a joke. However, there is a real fear, bordering, on panic, and it increases the sense of pain and it is called "Blenophobia" or the Fear of Needles." In fact, it is estimated that 20 million Americans each year avoid going to the doctor because they fear needle sticks. Needle sticks are an important and vital part of the practice of medicine. First, blood tests are routinely done to test for things such as cholesterol, infections, blood count, blood type and other important diagnostic procedures. Also, needle sticks are used to give injections for everything from vaccines to anti biotics and even re hydration is a patient is found to have low fluid levels. Allergists use needle stick tests to learn what environment factors may be causing allergic reactions and even asthmatic reactions. Very often Blenophobia begins with just a single needle stick that is experienced as painful. Thereafter, the individual has such a fearful reaction that they cannot tolerate going anywhere near the MD's office. It should go without saying that avoiding medical visits can be dangerous for people especially when they are experiencing symptoms that could indicate a dangerous disease or other condition. Not everyone reacts this way to a painful injection. In fact, most of us simply ignore it or take it as part of the process and move on. There are a variety of reasons why an individual will develop this type of phobia while others will not: 1. Some individuals experience pain more intensely than others. 2. Some individuals tend toward anxieties and fears more than others. 3. An accumulation of traumas can serve to overload any person and make them more vulnerable to becoming phobic. 4. Everyone is born with a different genetic potential towards pain, anxiety and other types of experiences. 5. It is likely that all of these interact with one another. Read full article by Dr Allan Schwartz here.