A review of a series of federation reports documents the numbers of youngsters with a variety of special health care needs who are residents in our communities and are dependent upon local dentists for needed services. The increased costs for health care and complexities of access to this care are emphasized. While dental schools have introduced changes in their curricula to improve the preparation of new graduates to provide services for patients with special health care needs, the challenge is to provide current practitioners with programs to ensure the treatment of youngsters (and the not so young) with disabilities.
{"title":"Would you believe that about 1-in-5 U.S. children has a disability?","authors":"H Barry Waldman, Allen Wong, Steven P Perlman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A review of a series of federation reports documents the numbers of youngsters with a variety of special health care needs who are residents in our communities and are dependent upon local dentists for needed services. The increased costs for health care and complexities of access to this care are emphasized. While dental schools have introduced changes in their curricula to improve the preparation of new graduates to provide services for patients with special health care needs, the challenge is to provide current practitioners with programs to ensure the treatment of youngsters (and the not so young) with disabilities.</p>","PeriodicalId":76591,"journal":{"name":"The Alpha omegan","volume":"105 1-2","pages":"11-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31644288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What is Special Olympic Special Smiles?","authors":"Steven P Perlman, H Barry Waldman, Allen Wong","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76591,"journal":{"name":"The Alpha omegan","volume":"105 1-2","pages":"32-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31644841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alveolar bone atrophy may occur due to trauma, malignancy and periodontal disease. Restoring the lost bone is crucial for the rehabilitation of the patient's functioning, phonetics and aesthetics. Currently the methods available for vertical bone augmentation prior to dental implant placement are rather limited. This paper describes present and future concepts of utilizing mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) as well as endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) for enhancing bone growth in severe atrophic cases. Stem/progenitor cell-based regenerative therapy may prove to be the best option to meet individual patient needs and open new horizons in periodontal, maxillofacial and implant surgery.
{"title":"Stem cell therapy for bone regeneration: present and future strategies.","authors":"Hadar Zigdon, Liran Levin","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Alveolar bone atrophy may occur due to trauma, malignancy and periodontal disease. Restoring the lost bone is crucial for the rehabilitation of the patient's functioning, phonetics and aesthetics. Currently the methods available for vertical bone augmentation prior to dental implant placement are rather limited. This paper describes present and future concepts of utilizing mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) as well as endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) for enhancing bone growth in severe atrophic cases. Stem/progenitor cell-based regenerative therapy may prove to be the best option to meet individual patient needs and open new horizons in periodontal, maxillofacial and implant surgery.</p>","PeriodicalId":76591,"journal":{"name":"The Alpha omegan","volume":"105 1-2","pages":"35-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31644848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evolving settings for dental services for individuals with special health needs.","authors":"H Barry Waldman, Steven P R Perlman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76591,"journal":{"name":"The Alpha omegan","volume":"105 1-2","pages":"6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31644286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
1. This is a verbal hands-on problem. 2. You will have two minutes to think and four minutes to respond. Questions count against your thinking time. 3. You will receive one point for each common answer. Humorous or creative answers will be worth 3 points. This is a subjective opinion on the part of the judge, and the judges’ decision is final. 4. Each team member will be given 5 tokens representing imaginary money to spend on each response given. You spend one of your tokens before responding by placing the token in the jar located at the center of the table. 5. Once time begins, it will not be stopped. If the judge asks you to repeat your answers, clarify it or give another answer, it counts against your time. Speak loudly and clearly. 6. Your problem is: You are to imagine yourself as the recipient of the “Creative Mind Sweepstakes “and that you have just been awarded $100,000. The only stipulation to this massive cash reward is that you must spend the money creatively on people other then yourself. You must spend a token before responding. Time ends in 4 minutes or when you have used all your tokens. 7. Any unused tokens will be forfeited as time expires. 8. Repeat #6 & 7.
{"title":"Is it better to give than receive?","authors":"Michael S Stern","doi":"10.2307/j.ctvx5w8mg.85","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvx5w8mg.85","url":null,"abstract":"1. This is a verbal hands-on problem. 2. You will have two minutes to think and four minutes to respond. Questions count against your thinking time. 3. You will receive one point for each common answer. Humorous or creative answers will be worth 3 points. This is a subjective opinion on the part of the judge, and the judges’ decision is final. 4. Each team member will be given 5 tokens representing imaginary money to spend on each response given. You spend one of your tokens before responding by placing the token in the jar located at the center of the table. 5. Once time begins, it will not be stopped. If the judge asks you to repeat your answers, clarify it or give another answer, it counts against your time. Speak loudly and clearly. 6. Your problem is: You are to imagine yourself as the recipient of the “Creative Mind Sweepstakes “and that you have just been awarded $100,000. The only stipulation to this massive cash reward is that you must spend the money creatively on people other then yourself. You must spend a token before responding. Time ends in 4 minutes or when you have used all your tokens. 7. Any unused tokens will be forfeited as time expires. 8. Repeat #6 & 7.","PeriodicalId":76591,"journal":{"name":"The Alpha omegan","volume":"33 1","pages":"4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88296573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Together: we stand to change the world and each other.","authors":"Michael S Stern","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76591,"journal":{"name":"The Alpha omegan","volume":"105 3-4","pages":"56"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31360969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Introduction to orofacial pain.","authors":"Gary M Heir","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":76591,"journal":{"name":"The Alpha omegan","volume":"105 3-4","pages":"58-60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31360970","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
According to the International Association for the Study of Pain, burning mouth Syndrome (BMS) is defined as a burning pain in the tongue or other oral mucous membrane in the absence of clinical signs or laboratory findings. The etiology is unknown and presents a challenge for both researchers and clinicians. The management of BMS is still not satisfactory. The prognosis is poor and the burning sensation can last for many years causing a dramatic impact on the patient's quality of life. It is important to distinguish between true BMS and symptomatic burning sensation which occurs when the burning sensation is secondary to a local or systemic pathologic condition. Currently, there are no defined diagnostic criteria for BMS. A diagnosis is usually reached by exclusion of other diseases. This may lead to misdiagnoses, presenting an obstacle to successful treatment.
根据国际疼痛研究协会(International Association for the Study of Pain)的定义，灼口综合征(BMS)是指在没有临床症状或实验室发现的情况下，舌头或其他口腔粘膜出现灼痛。病因尚不清楚，这对研究人员和临床医生都是一个挑战。BMS的管理仍不令人满意。预后很差，烧灼感可持续多年，对患者的生活质量造成巨大影响。区分真正的BMS和当烧灼感继发于局部或全身病理状况时发生的症状性烧灼感是很重要的。目前，BMS没有明确的诊断标准。诊断通常是在排除其他疾病后得出的。这可能导致误诊，成为成功治疗的障碍。
{"title":"Burning mouth syndrome.","authors":"Cibele Nasri-Heir","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>According to the International Association for the Study of Pain, burning mouth Syndrome (BMS) is defined as a burning pain in the tongue or other oral mucous membrane in the absence of clinical signs or laboratory findings. The etiology is unknown and presents a challenge for both researchers and clinicians. The management of BMS is still not satisfactory. The prognosis is poor and the burning sensation can last for many years causing a dramatic impact on the patient's quality of life. It is important to distinguish between true BMS and symptomatic burning sensation which occurs when the burning sensation is secondary to a local or systemic pathologic condition. Currently, there are no defined diagnostic criteria for BMS. A diagnosis is usually reached by exclusion of other diseases. This may lead to misdiagnoses, presenting an obstacle to successful treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":76591,"journal":{"name":"The Alpha omegan","volume":"105 3-4","pages":"76-81"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31360973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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