Do We Take Better Care
Of Our Cars Than Our Teeth?
When you buy a new car, you get an owner’s manual that tells you when to get the oil changed, how much air to put in the tires, and when to get the brakes repaired, among other important details about routine maintenance.
When it comes to our teeth, though, we aren’t always as conscientious about following maintenance schedules – and our oral health suffers as a result.
“Every child and most adults should be given an operator’s manual for dental care,” says Dr. Ami Barakat, a dentist and author of Perfecting Smiles, Changing Lives (www.villanovadental.com). “Too many people have no idea how to maintain good dental health.”
It makes a significant difference when they do, he says. For example, parents who have a history of good dental care usually pass that knowledge on to their children. But unfortunately, Barakat says, parents with little or no knowledge of the proper way to care for their teeth and gums don’t have good habits to pass on – so the cycle repeats generation after generation.
If there were an owner’s manual for dental care, here are a few things Barakat believes it should include:
Basic routine maintenance. Everybody has heard about brushing and flossing, but not enough people actually floss or know the proper way to do it. The four most common flossing mistakes are flossing too often, moving too quickly, missing both sides of the tooth and quitting at the sign of bleeding gums.
It’s not just the mouth. Too many people think dentists worry only about cavities and the smile. In reality, the mouth can be linked to back injuries, neck injuries, headaches and a host of other issues.
Easy fixes. Just as keeping tires properly inflated is an easy fix that will prevent big problems , dentists have a few of those too. Easy, quick and comparatively cheap fixes are available for chipped teeth, cavities, sensitive teeth care and gingivitis.
How prevention is cheaper than correction. Good dental health is frequently a pocketbook issue. A comprehensive and frank discussion with your dentist about what your dental-health-insurance coverage is, what you can afford and what you cannot will enable you to plan for your future.
“We are doing a poor job of educating the general public about good dental health and what dentists can do to improve dental health,” Dr. Barakat says. “People need to understand that preventative care works just as well in dentistry as it does in automobile care.”
About Dr. Ami Barakat
Dr. Ami Barakat, author of of Perfecting Smiles, Changing Lives (www.villanovadental.com), is a general dentist who has trained extensively in orthodontics. He has received several prestigious awards in recognition of his talent, achievements and passion for dentistry. He graduated from the University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry with honors and served a one-year residency at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal.
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4 Ways Companies Can Go Green
By Turning Waste Into Resources
As environmental protection becomes a bigger concern, more businesses are looking for ways to turn waste into a resource, or making expired products useful in different forms.
Recycling anchored the environmental awareness movement in the 1960s and ‘70s, and companies climbed on board, repurposing materials as a way to showcase environmentally-friendly practices. For example, the shoe company Nike, using recycled polyester, says it has preserved 3 billion plastic bottles since 2010. European furniture producer Pentatonic makes chairs by recycling its own products into new ones.
With “sustainability” and “going green” the modern environmental buzzwords, newer technology is bringing innovations for more disposal/reusable options. Companies, therefore, are better able to meet increased governmental regulations, help the community and perhaps boost their bottom line.
“Engaging with sustainability has become unavoidable for most companies,” says Barry Breede (www.koppersuip.com), author of Transforming the Utility Pole and chief innovation officer at Koppers Utility & Industrial Products.
“Some are looking at more aggressive approaches because government regulations start to take effect. Others are driven by their own internal goals to manage their waste stream in a more environmentally-friendly and cost-effective manner.”
Throw in the fact that landfills are quickly filling up across America, Breede says, and disposing of company waste in a responsible and forward-thinking way has never been more important.
At Walt Disney World, for example, food waste is turned into energy. In a nearby anaerobic digestion facility, the organic waste is converted into renewable biogas to generate electricity – enough to help power central Florida, including Disney’s hotels and theme parks. The remaining solid material is processed into fertilizer.
Breede says today’s primary disposal options that are environmental-friendly include:
“Most options involve a trade-off between affordability and a level of environmental stewardship,” Breede says. “But thanks to innovation and collaboration, these are ways for companies to be much kinder to the environment.”
About Barry Breede
Barry Breede (barrybreede.com), author of Transforming the Utility Pole, is the chief innovation and marketing officer at Koppers Utility & Industrial Products―a national leader in the sale of wood utility poles. He leads the company’s efforts in commercializing new business ventures, products, and services. Breede also assists Cox Recovery, a Koppers subsidiary providing utilities with environmentally-friendly methods of disposing of wood waste. A graduate of the University of Oregon, Barry has also worked extensively in the innovation area with several global companies including Electrolux AB, Umbro International, and Specialized Bicycles. Barry currently resides in Greenville, South Carolina.
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Mae
Releases Self-Titled Record
Multisensory Aesthetic Experience,
First Full-Length Album
In 10 Years
Listen HERE
Virginia Beach, VA - November 30, 2018 - American rock band, Mae, has released their first full-length album in ten years, Multisensory Aesthetic Experience today, via Tooth & Nail Records! The record produced by lead vocalist Dave Elkins, is the home of previously released singles "5 Light Years" and "Let It Die," and "The Overview." The self-titled album is available to listen to through all streaming services including Spotify, Apple Music, and more, now: https://tnn.lnk.to/mae.
The band will be celebrating the release of the record with a listening party tonight at HYPERSPECTIVE: An Inter-dimensional Dome Film Festival at the Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, CA at 8PM.
The vision for this album cycle was born when Mae played at the Forbes 30 Under 30 EMEA Summit in the Tower of David in Jerusalem in 2016. They concluded the evening with the first-ever large-scale live musical performance, synced to virtual reality. As Forbes described it, "Revelers dropped their mobile phones into specially-designed headsets that allowed them to view a brand-new animation meant to represent the creation of the universe while the band played in time." Mae has also done this "LIGHT" performance, as they call it, at the 72nd UN General Assembly and the Future of StoryTelling Festival.
Inspired by Synesthesia - the phenomenon in which when one sense is stimulated, it leads to an automatic, involuntary stimulation of a second sense - the band wanted to create art for the whole body, connecting the fields of virtual reality, music, engineering, neuroscience, haptics, and animation, making it the first of its kind. In doing so, the band collaborated with artist/animator David Lobser, violinist Tim Fain, and neuroscientist David Eagleman.
With a critically acclaimed career spanning over 1600 concerts on 4 continents and 8 studio record selling in excess of 500,000, Mae consistently weaves together expansive cinematic soundscapes for the emerging global culture. Born out of funded academic research on the relationship between color and sound, Mae uses its music as a starting point to extend the concept of harmony to include other sensory languages and place listeners inside of an experience of art for all of your senses.
Mae have shared the stage with iconic bands such as Weezer and The Foo Fighters, toured worldwide, and have performed everywhere from the Vans Warped Tour to the United Nations. Mae also made history when they placed 700 people inside of a group virtual reality experience while they closed out the Forbes Under 30 Summit in Jerusalem's Tower of David.
Mae's previous album Singularity came in at #40 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart, #12 on the Billboard US Rock Chart, #13 on the Billboard US Alternative Chart, and #40 on the Billboard US Digital Chart.
Multisensory Aesthetic Experience Tracklisting:
1. Sing
2. The Overview
3. 5 Light Years
4. No Promises (10001001001100)
5. You Fall When You Hesitate
6. Our Love is a Painted Picture
7. A Race For Our Autonomy
8. Let It Die
9. Simple Words
10. Flow (ft. TF)
11. Kaleidoscope
Cover art credit: Melissa McCracken
Cover art available for download HERE.
Mae will be hitting the road at the top of 2019 for a West Coast run and two shows in Japan - for a list of tour dates, view below.
Mae - Upcoming Tour Dates:
Jan 11 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos
Jan 12 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Jan 14 - Sacramento, CA @ Holy Diver
Jan 15 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
Jan 16 - Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
Jan 17 - Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
Jan 18 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge
Jan 19 - San Diego, CA @ The Irenic
Jan 20 - Las Vegas, NV @ Backstage Bar
Jan 21 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
Mar 14 - Honolulu, HI @ The Republik
Mar 16 - Osaka, Japan @ Pangea
Mar 17 - Tokyo, Japan @ Shibuya WWW
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Mae is Dave Elinks, Zach Gehring, Jacob Marshall.
For more information and to keep up with Mae:
https://www.instagram.com/whatismae/
