Dr. Philip L. Fava II, Director of the Pennsylvania Center for Dental Implants and Periodontics, is featured as a guest author on Safe and Healthy Life, a website whose mission is to “make your life safe, healthy and effective with the latest health info.” In “What Periodontists Do Beyond Traditional Periodontics,” Dr. Fava reminds us...
As the first point of patient contact, our front desk team members play a crucial role for us well beyond their important tasks of scheduling and confirming appointments. “Patients, especially new ones who don’t know us but have been referred to our office, are sometimes a bit nervous,” notes Cheryl Archibascio, one of the three...
Not to sound like doom and gloom, but we thought it prudent to mention an oral health white paper released by the World Economic Forum, an international independent, non-profit organization established in 1971 to “strive for a better world where cooperation and trust lead to lasting progress.” The paper, created in collaboration with the American...
September is designated as National Gum Care Month. It’s a great time to reflect on oral health and the importance of keeping your mouth healthy. Of course, when you’re a periodontal practice, every month is gum care month! We’re always happy to have an excuse to remind our patients and their families of just how...
Shown from the left: Dr. Eric Schoenebeck, Dr. Philip L. Fava II(director), and Dr. Dmitriy Klass Looking for a dental specialist to help you replace failing or missing teeth, tackle gum disease or simply improve your smile cosmetically? Our doctors can help you. And they’re especially able to do so as board-certified periodontists. What’s a...
A few years ago, research results from the Oral Health Foundation said that meeting someone with bad breath was (and most likely still is!) one of the top reasons people wouldn’t go on second dates. Not a great way of promoting romance, huh? But did you also know that bad breath could also be a...
According to some research, statins taken for high cholesterol may also help reduce periodontal inflammation. More than 40 million individuals in the U.S. take statins to help control cholesterol levels. These drugs are among the most commonly prescribed medications in the country. Now, researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina College of Dentistry are...
Our surgical assistant Heather Beck is no stranger to the world of dentistry. One of the newer faces you may see at both our Philadelphia and Ambler practice locations, Heather says that she’s “loved this field since attending dental tech school as a teen.” Heather subsequently worked 14 years with Dr. Harry Habbel, a now-retired...
Did you know that up to 75% of pregnant women could experience signs of gingivitis, the earliest stage of gum disease? Research shows that during pregnancy the body produces increased levels of hormones that, while helping the fetus develop, may increase the mom-to-be’s risk for gum inflammation. With improved home oral care and deep cleaning...
With June designated as Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness month, we felt compelled to talk about a multitude of studies that link chronic gum disease (periodontitis) with Alzheimer’s disease. In one review, as reported in Cureus Journal of Medical Science, five out of six studies showed a “significant association between periodontal disease and the risk of...
