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Until the advent of local anesthetics, surgery was a very traumatic and painful experience. The very best surgeons were by no means the gentlest; they were the fastest. General “ether” anesthetics helped alleviate pain, but were very dangerous to administer and unpredictable in the dosing. The advent of local anesthetics truly revolutionized in-the-office surgery, particularly in the dental profession. Continue Reading The Benefits of Intravenous Anesthesia.

Dr. Philip Bhaskar and his brother Dr. William Bhaskar have written and published a book.  It is called “You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know: The Health and Safety Guide for College Students (and All Students of Life)“.

“The idea for the book originated when my older children left for college. Partially stemming from a parent’s concern that I did not teach them everything necessary to survive and succeed, and partially from my realization that they did not know as much as they believed they did, we wrote this book.” - Dr. Philip Bhaskar 

The book is intended to be a guide or reference for young adults in college who are on their own for the first time, with an emphasis on health, safety, exercise and nutrition. Whether it’s deciding what medication to take for the common cold or what to do in an automobile accident, the book gives the student a framework to handle these and many other situations they will face.

If you have a college student, soon to be college student or young adult who you think would benefit from this book (or you just want to learn a thing or two), we think this book is ideal for you.

For our friends, we have a 20% discount at the Createspace website with the discount code Q42UTMPT.

If you find the book valuable, we would ask that you go to the Amazon.com page for our book and leave a positive review! You can also purchase the book at amazon.com, however, the discount is not available at that site.

For more information about the book visit ydkwydk.com.

OMSs, like many of our dental and medical colleagues, are often contacted by patients who want to safely and conveniently dispose of unused, unwanted or expired medications. Recognizing the tremendous need for this service, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has designated Saturday, April 28, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm as National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. You can inform your patients about this annual event by downloading promotional materials from the DEA Web site. Encourage them to visit the Office of Diversion Control to find a Take-Back Day drug disposal site.

Americans that participated in the DEA’s third National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on October 29, 2011, turned in more than 377,086 pounds (188.5 tons) of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at the 5,327 take-back sites that were available in all 50 states and U.S. territories. When the results of the three prior Take-Back Days are combined, the DEA, and its state, local, and tribal law-enforcement and community partners have removed 995,185 pounds (498.5 tons) of medication from circulation in the past 13 months.

“The amount of prescription drugs turned in by the American public during the past three Take-Back Day events speaks volumes about the need to develop a convenient way to rid homes of unwanted or expired prescription drugs,” said DEA Administrator Michele M. Leonhart. “DEA remains hard at work to establish just such a drug disposal process, and will continue to offer take-back opportunities until the proper regulations are in place.”

“With the continued support and hard work of our more than 3,945 state, local, and tribal law enforcement and community partners, these three events have dramatically reduced the risk of prescription drug diversion and abuse, and increased awareness of this critical public health issue,” said Leonhart.

One of the speakers at a recent symposium on alveolar grafting and ridge preservation, Thomas B. Dodson, DMD, presented an interesting paper dealing with the effects of mandibular third molar (M3) removal on the periodontal health of the adjacent second molar (M2). He also addressed weather additional surgical procedures at the time of removal such as guided tissue regeneration (GTR), grafting with bone substitute, or platelet-rich plasma (PRP), improved the outcome to M2. He reviewed about 20 quality articles on this subject. Continue Reading Third Molar Socket Grafting.