I've been to the dentist several times, so I know the drill. Author unknown Over the years, dentistry has changed and so has technology. As we move deeper into the new technological age, we learn how to better care our 'pearly whites' so they will serve us for a lifetime. One thing that we do know is that it's impossible to put a value on a smile. When compared with yesteryear, the utilization of modernday dental technology (including the use of lasers, digital applications, sedation techniques and other treatments unknown even ten years ago), makes a visit to the dentist a far more pleasant experience today. As dentists have learned more and more about the chemistry and physics of the mouth and jaws, they advise and teach us the care and preventive techniques that we need in order to keep our teeth for a lifetime. The Celebrity Expert Dentists in this book draw our attention not only to the health of our gums and teeth, but as importantly, to their relationship with our overall physical and mental health. A correlation between dental health and good general health has now been well-established. Regardless of age or activity- level, the Celebrity Expert Dentists in this book would like to share with you the importance of their dental specialties and experience. Much of this knowledge will be a revelation. It could change your life for the better....And remember that a great smile is indicative of a great Inside Job. A smile is a curve that sets everything straight. Phyllis Diller
Every significant U.S. and international film released from January 1 to December 31, 2002, along with complete filmographies: cast, characters, credits, production company, month released, rating and running time. Also included are biographical entires: an unmatched reference of over 2,250 living stars, including real name, school, place and date of birth.
In the seventeenth century, a map of the plague suggested a radical idea—that the disease was carried and spread by humans. In the nineteenth century, maps of cholera cases were used to prove its waterborne nature. More recently, maps charting the swine flu pandemic caused worldwide panic and sent shockwaves through the medical community. In Disease Maps, Tom Koch contends that to understand epidemics and their history we need to think about maps of varying scale, from the individual body to shared symptoms evidenced across cities, nations, and the world. Disease Maps begins with a brief review of epidemic mapping today and a detailed example of its power. Koch then traces the early history of medical cartography, including pandemics such as European plague and yellow fever, and the advancements in anatomy, printing, and world atlases that paved the way for their mapping. Moving on to the scourge of the nineteenth century—cholera—Koch considers the many choleras argued into existence by the maps of the day, including a new perspective on John Snow’s science and legacy. Finally, Koch addresses contemporary outbreaks such as AIDS, cancer, and H1N1, and reaches into the future, toward the coming epidemics. Ultimately, Disease Maps redefines conventional medical history with new surgical precision, revealing that only in maps do patterns emerge that allow disease theories to be proposed, hypotheses tested, and treatments advanced.
The life and work of American director John G. Avildsen is thoroughly examined in this detailed filmography and critical study. Each of the most significant films made by the Oscar-winning Avildsen is given a separate chapter, including such critical successes as Joe and Save the Tiger, and box-office blockbusters Rocky and its sequels and the Karate Kid series. The authors' observations on these and other titles--some well known, others less familiar--are enhanced by extensive production notes, and by commentary from John G. Avildsen himself. Cinema historian Jean Bodon of Sam Houston State University provides a foreword.
(Screen World). Every significant U.S. and international film released from January 1 to December 31, 2002, along with complete filmographies: cast, characters, credits, production company, month released, rating and running time. Also included are biographical entires: an unmatched reference of over 2,250 living stars, including real name, school, place and date of birth.
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