On the environment and the vision for a healthy future!

Thursday, May 26, 2011 : Catherine-Anne Walsh

 

"The Future (of Dentistry) is Unwritten"

Friday, April 08, 2011 : Catherine-Anne Walsh

High and dry: how dehydration during physical workout may be doing your mouth more damage than you think!

Wednesday, March 02, 2011 : Catherine-Anne Walsh

Captain Hook or The Bionic Man: what is the price of health?

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 : Catherine-Anne Walsh

I came across an interesting chapter in one of the five books I am trying to read at the moment, which talked about the frustration people experience when, ahem, faced with a large number of possibilities to choose from. This particular chapter was dedicated to how we choose health care providers and how in today's world a lot of the decision making in health care is being left to the patient (as a consumer). The patient/client is faced with mind-numbing quantities and permutations of possible choices of health insurance cover, conventional and alternative treatments, medication side effects, etc. They are supposed to make informed decisions about their treatment, become an "overnight expert" in their ailment and then, using information given by the doctor, the media and the Internet, they are to tell the doctor which treatment modality to proceed with. The author goes on to say that most people actually feel apprehensive about making these decisions and would rather trust an expert to decide, with their best interest at heart! Read More

Hygienists- underrated in Australia

Sunday, February 13, 2011 : Catherine-Anne Walsh

Just like we trust nutritionists and personal trainers to help us stay fit, we trust Hygienists to do the same with our mouths. I like to call Hygienists “dental fitness coaches”. They really are your personal trainers when it comes to having a healthy mouth and we are very proud to have one on our team! Read More