Volume 3 Issue 1
The Trouble with Medical JournalsImproving Impression Efficiency and Comfort: Directed Flow Impression Trays By 3-M ESPE
One of the most challenging dental procedures to attempt on a person with developmental disabilities is the taking of impressions. This is true for any reasons which involve the person’s ability to comply and tolerate with many of the steps involved in the entire process. Some of these steps include having to try in several trays due to the variety of sizes available, the unpleasant odor associated with applying tray adhesive, placement of the filled tray in the patient’s mouth, and overflow of the impression material while you are waiting for it to fully set-up.
President's Letter
Sir William Osler, the great guru of both medical practice and medical education in the latter part of the 19th century spent a lot of time pondering fevers. “Humanity has but three great enemies; Fever, famine and war; of these by far the greatest, by far the most terrible, is fever.”
AADMD Members Receive Spirit of China Award
On October 3, 2007, in Shanghai, China, Special Olympics honored Dr. Paul Berman and I with its highest award, the Spirit of China Award for global leadership in promoting human dignity. Past recipients of this award include Nelson Mandela, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Deng Pufang, Nadia Comaneci, Yao Ming, Vanessa Williams, and Ray Lane. The event was televised throughout Asia as a television special with leaders of the Chinese entertainment industry performing. We cannot express how overwhelmed we were as we had no knowledge of our receiving it prior to the event.
Vice President’s Letter
The AADMD “Education Division” continues to focus on provision of educational initiatives which hopefully will have the effect of enhancing clinical skills of physicians and dentists regarding evaluation and management of those complex health conditions that frequently occur in our patients with developmental disabilities (or as I prefer, “neurodevelopmental disorders”).
