Many general dentists are offering some type of orthodontic braces these days, but before making a decision Dr. Pedro Alquizar suggests people review the benefits of choosing a specialist. "The best choice for a specialty service like orthodontic treatment is a specialist," says Alquizar, a Miami orthodontist. Orthodontists have dedicated an additional two to three years of education and their entire career to the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of dental and facial irregularities, whereas general dentists have focused on the diagnosis of dental decay, ...

Recent reports of social media being responsible for an increase in the number of plastic surgery procedures being performed may be exaggerated, according to San Diego plastic surgeon Dr. John T. Alexander II at Alexander Cosmetic Surgery (http://www.alexandersurgery.com). The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) recently reported an increase in the number of procedures may be due to people's perceptions of themselves after seeing their pictures on social media platforms. There have been reports that some patients seek cosmetic surgery after noticing ...

Dr. Lawrence Rieck, dentist in Grandville, MI, is excited to be featuring a page that is specifically designed for new patients on his practice's dental website. He hopes the page will make it simple and easy for new patients to learn about and locate Dr. Rieck's practice in Grandville. "I am glad that we are able to reach out to potential new patients with these services. I believe that we offer a great level of service here and that any new patients will be satisfied with their experience here and quickly will become regular patients. I look forward to treating ...

Dr. Michael McGlamry, Cumming podiatrist, is excited to be offering a mobile version of his practice's website. The mobile site is designed to optimally function on smartphones and tablet devices. Dr. McGlamry hopes that the site will encourage patients to use their phones to visit his website. "I am glad that our practice is offering a mobile version of our website. I know that many of our patients use smartphones and tablets every day to get on the Internet and I think it's great that our practice is now more visible on these devices. I hope that many of our ...

Dr. Jack Massarsky, dentist in Hyannis, is encouraging his patients to leave online reviews of his practice. He hopes that his patients reviews will help increase his practice's online presence and help encourage others to visit Hyannis Dental Associates for the first time. "I am hopeful that many of our patients will leave reviews of their experience at our practice online. I believe that we offer a great level of service at our practice and I am confident that our patients will enjoy a positive experience at our practice. I'd like to encourage any of our patients ...

To offer an inside look into the 5-star worth amenities and staff, Claremont Hanover Park shares their guests' testimonials of successful transition. From Schaumburg rehabilitation and transitional care to nursing care in Schaumburg, guests share their experiences through Claremont Hanover Park's website to provide their success stories. "It is our goal as a rehabilitation and transitional care facility to make sure each of our guests have a successful transition back into their normal routine. Through an array of services and amenities, we are dedicated to providing ...

At Claremont Buffalo Grove rehabilitation and transitional care are available for guests in the Arlington Heights, Palatine and Wheeling areas. The facility represents a state-of-the-art approach to rehabilitation, which allows the doctors to provide their guests with the transitional care and rehabilitation in Buffalo Grove they need to get back on their feet. Claremont Buffalo Grove is the first skilled nursing facility in the nation to receive joint commission certification for orthopedic rehabilitation, pulmonary rehabilitation and wound care. Whether a guest is ...

Patients can now experience improved dental information through the launch of Jensen Dentistry's educational blog. Dr. James Jensen, dentist in Lethbridge, is excited to announce the launch of his information-rich dental blog, available through Jensen Dentistry's interactive website at http://www.jensendentistry.com/blog.html. Dr. Jensen, Lethbridge dentist, created this educational blog to further expand his patients' understanding of various dental health care topics. The blog offers patients an inside look at important dental topics that Dr. Jensen believes are important ...

To further improve Shifrin Dental, Dr. Tatiana Shifrin, dentist in Suwanee, GA, invites her patients to leave reviews through popular search engines. Available through Google and Yahoo!, patients can visit the search pages for Shifrin Dental to share their experiences about the treatment they received from Dr. Shifrin and her team. "I always want to hear from my patients about their thoughts on their treatment and time at Shifrin Dental. Through Google and Yahoo! my patients can leave their reviews to help me improve my practice, while helping new patients gain ...

Mashod Family Dentistry always strives to improve the dental care patients receive, which can be achieved through patient reviews. Dr. Siamac Mashod, dentist in Jacksonville, FL, is proud to share patient reviews online through his practice's website. Through online search engines Google and Yahoo! Dr. Mashod encourages his patients to leave reviews of their experiences while receiving treatment at Mashod Family Dentistry. These reviews provide patients with an inside look at other patients' visits to Dr. Mashod, Jacksonville cosmetic dentist, for dental treatments and ...

To further expand his patients' knowledge of dental health care and the services offered at his practice, Dr. Michael Gmitruk, Sarasota dentist, is pleased to announce the launch of his practice's newly developed website. The website was created to offer patients an inside look into not only the practice and its resources, but to also provide his patients a closer look at important dental health care information. "The decision to create a website for my practice was easy. We live in a technology age where everything can be found online. By offering my patients ...

Dr. Kenneth Wilhelm, Centreville podiatrist, received his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine from the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine in Cleveland, OH in 1994. Since his graduation, Dr. Wilhelm has completed more than 15 years of quality foot and ankle care for his patients. After receiving his DPM degree, Dr. Wilhelm completed a three-year surgical residency at Millcreek Community Hospital in Erie, Pennsylvania where he was chief resident for two years. "It truly is an honor to continue to provide my patients with exceptional foot and ankle care for more than 15 ...

For increased dental knowledge and interaction, Dr. Chad Slocum, dentist in Mill Creek, is pleased to offer his patients an educational blog and access to Penny Creek Family & Cosmetic Dentistry's new social media site-Facebook. With the educational blog and Facebook account, Dr. Slocum hopes to continue to provide his patients with the information they need to make well-informed decisions regarding their oral health care. Whether an existing patient, or simply someone searching for a Mill Creek dentist, Penny Creek Family & Cosmetic Dentistry is excited to ...

A Yorkshire-based girls and boys clothes wholesale company has opened a warehouse in Leeds, West Yorkshire. Stuart Niman Ltd has been distributing girls and boys clothes wholesale for a number of years through its highly successful mail order e commerce website. A family-run business offering a high quality personal service, Stuart Niman is a popular choice for retailers selling children's clothes for special occasions. As one of the leading kids clothes wholesalers in the area, Stuart Niman has seen year on year growth despite the recession, and is now expanding ...

The UK's leading meet and greet airport parking provider today celebrated its second birthday as it announced expansion plans and the most significant upgrade to its IT systems and infrastructure since launch. StressFreeAirportParking.com, which was founded on 9th August, 2010 and offers a meet and greet service at six UK airports and one UK seaport, announced that its car park management system and website infrastructure have both undergone comprehensive improvements. It also confirmed that three more UK airports were due to imminently join its rapidly expanding network. The ...

A car accident can be physically, emotionally and financially devastating. If you were injured or a family member was killed in a car accident caused by the negligence of another driver, you're probably asking yourself questions like: - How do I pay my medical expenses? - How will I pay bills and other cost-of-living expenses if I can't work? - Can I get help for the lingering physical and emotional impacts of my car accident? - Did the driver responsible for the accident have adequate insurance? - Who is accountable for having my car repaired or replaced? - How ...

Breast augmentation is when breast implants are used to increase the size of a woman's breasts. This is sometimes called a "boob job." Breast augmentation is sometimes attributed to a patriarchal or media-centric American society, but the truth is that this procedure is a worldwide phenomenon, and that its roots go far deeper than a media-saturated 21st-century America. Worldwide Phenomenon The US is neither the country with the most breast augmentations (that's China) nor the country with the highest per-capita rate (that's Greece, where one procedure is ...

Breast implants are placed behind your breasts to increase their size and often improve their shape as well. Breast implants can be placed either directly behind the breast tissue, or they can be placed under the pectoral muscle. The choice of one or the other breast implant placement option will affect your results. Subglandular Placement Subglandular placement is when the breast implant is placed directly behind the breast, on top of the pectoral muscle, so it's often called "over the muscle" placement. Subglandular placement is good for giving more ...

It has been said that if there are not caps on the amount of money medical malpractice victims and their families can collect, then everybody will suffer - namely the healthcare professional and the hospital who were negligent. As a result, many states have passed medical malpractice damage caps. The goal of the caps is to lower premiums and medical malpractice insurance for the doctor under the guise that the patients will not have to pay an increased amount to their doctor. This is all tied up in something politicians have been arguing about called tort reform. Tort ...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most common types of personal injury acquired in the United States. TBI can result from many different types of accidents, and its effects can be equally diverse. One of the most common consequences of TBI is behavioral or personality changes. These changes can be difficult for loved ones to understand and just as difficult to deal with. Knowing what to expect and how to cope is essential incontinuing to provide a safe and comfortable space for your loved one to recover from this catastrophic injury. Changes Caused by TBI Common ...

When your elder enters a nursing home, you and your loved one are entrusting a great deal of trust to the facility. As your loved one ages, the nursing home staff will be responsible for providing care and proper living conditions. When nursing home staff violates this trust, the abuse can take many different forms. It may be difficult for you to recognize nursing home abuse, especially if your elder does not reach out to you for help. If you suspect nursing home abuse, you should not immediately dismiss your concerns. Even if the signs you are seeing are not covered ...

Childbirth is a time where everyone marvels at a medical miracle. Unfortunately, bringing a child into the world is a complicated process where a number of things can go wrong. Although parents may worry about deliveries that involve complications, no parent wants to imagine that their child won't have a chance at a normal life due to a doctor's error. Nevertheless, medical malpractice can (and does) occur during the birthing process. Malpractice is defined as negligence on the part of a doctor, nurse or other medical professional involved in the birth; essentially the ...

When people think about medical malpractice claims, they commonly worry about surgical errors where tools are left inside the patient, wrong site procedures, or medical charts being lost or misinterpreted. Despite the specter of harmful mistakes within the hospital setting (i.e. inpatient procedures), a surprising number of medical malpractice claims arise from outpatient treatment. A recent study by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that nearly half of the 10,739 malpractice claims paid in 2009 stemmed from outpatient treatments. Major injuries ...

A recent case in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals -- Holmstrom v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company -- could possibly change the landscape of disability claims brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Disputes involving insurance claims that fall under the purview of ERISA are decided by federal courts. Illnesses of the type developed by Holmstrom (hers was a painful nerve condition that caused severe pain in her right arm and hand) are often difficult for insurance adjusters to quantify since they show no outward signs of medical defect. Disability ...

The extent of harm that drivers and passengers in other vehicles can suffer in truck accidents is due largely to the difference in mass between cars and semis. When the impact leads to catastrophic injuries or a wrongful death, the amount of damages can escalate quickly based on medical bills or a lifetime of lost income. The Pennsylvania Record recently reported on a fatal truck accident case that settled for over $26.1 million, a figure that would make it one of the largest personal injury litigation settlements in state history. The case involved a semi owned by Great ...