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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Mae
Exclusively Premieres
"The Overview"
via Consequence of Sound
Listen HERE
Self-Titled Full-Length Album
To Be Released November 30th
Virginia Beach, VA - November 6, 2018 - American rock band, Multisensory Aesthetic Experience, or more commonly known as MAE, is excited to be exclusively premiering their next single "The Overview" today via Consequence of Sound. Give it a spin here: https://bit.ly/2Pg3mkM.
The track is off of the band's forthcoming self-titled LP, produced by lead vocalist Dave Elkins. The highly anticipated record is due out November 30 via Tooth & Nail Records. Mae re-signed with the label for this release, as well as for the release of their EP, 3.0, back in September, which was a precursor to the upcoming LP. 3.0 is available to listen to through all streaming services including Spotify, Apple Music, and more, now: https://tnn.lnk.to/mae.
"Inspiration for part of 'The Overview' story started during a visit to the Syrian border. Behind us we could hear the sounds of gunshots going off between the rival camps of Hamas, Isis and Al Qaeda. In front of us was the most beautiful sunset I've ever seen. It's hard to hold the world's beauty and the world's pain at the same time. I was reminded of the gift of simply being with humans that bring life into my story. In spite of all the darkness swirling around us, we make light when we are together. I used to think God was above us, but now I find that God exists between us," shares founding member and drummer Jacob Marshall.
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. Fans can experience this for themselves at the band's upcoming "Mae Days" - information below.
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.
MAE is about to kick off their second leg of tour this fall in support of the upcoming record, kicking off in Durham, NC and closing in their home state of Virginia. The band will also has been adding in special VIP Mae Day events that will include "a fully immersive experience to engage your whole body and mind into a work of art. It's a chance for us to build community through the experience and narrative of this album. You are coming to share a meal with the band, acoustic performance, VR one-on-one experience and more for every single person that attends."
MAE - Tour Dates:
Nov 08 - Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
Nov 09 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
Nov 10 - Orlando, FL @ The Social
Nov 11 - Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live
Nov 14 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live Studio
Nov 15 - Dallas, TX @ Curtain Club
Nov 16 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk
Nov 18 - Little Rock, AR @ Revolution Music Room
Nov 23 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
Nov 24 - Norfolk, VA @ Secret Location (MAE Day)
Tour admats available for download HERE.
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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/
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Announce North American Holiday Shows
*Performing Homey In Its Entirety With A String Quartet*
**Listen to Homey via iTunes, Amazon, Google Play & Spotify**
Featured on The FADER, here: https://goo.gl/4u7o3G
"CHON's technicality is used to make music that's inviting
to any type of listener who wants to just listen to a group of awesome musicians."
- Noisey
"CHON has been building momentum the last few years,
showcasing their dazzling, mathy, emotional, mostly instrumental tunes"
- Red Bull Music
"CHON paints vividly beautiful and elaborate settings with the power of instrumentation"
- EARMILK
November 6, 2018 - CHON has announced a run of North American holiday shows, featuring support from LITE. For this special run of intimate shows, CHON will be performing their 2017 album Homey in its entirety alongside a string quartet (dates listed below). For more information, please visit: http://www.chonofficial.com/.
Homey was released in June 2017 via Sumerian Records, and can be purchased/streamed via iTunes, Amazon, Google Play & Spotify. Underneath a canopy of electronic-tinged soundscapes and tapestries of lush guitar mastery, you can practically feel the Southern California coast come to life on Homey.
Following the success of 2015's Grow and worldwide touring with everyone from Periphery and Animals As Leaders to Circa Survive, the instrumental trio-brothers Mario [guitar] and Nathan Camarena [drums] and Erick Hansel [guitar]-returned home to San Diego in the summer of 2016 to begin work on what would become their next musical offering. For the very first time, they rented a rehearsal space a stone's throw from the ocean, and the beachside locale's influence courses through 12 virtuosic and vibrant new musical movements.
Those vibes transformed CHON into a vital force since their emergence in 2008. Grow marked their first entry on the Billboard Top 200, landing prominently in the Top 150. They impressively average 144K Spotify streams monthly with over 10 tracks cracking the 1-million mark and fan favorites such as "Story," "Bubble Dream," and "Can't Wait" surpassing 2 million-a remarkable feat for a chiefly instrumental act. Homey sees them expand once more, incorporating a slew of future bass influences with collaborators such as Go Yama on "Berry Streets" and Lophile on "Nayhoo", which also features a vocal cameo from Masego.
For more information, please visit: http://www.chonofficial.com/.
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Check out more on CHON, here:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/musicofchon
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/chonofficial
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CHONofficial
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chonofficial
Upcoming Shows:
w/ LITE
Dec 5 - Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair
Dec 6 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live
Dec 7 - Brooklyn, NY @ Elsewhere
Dec 8 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes
Dec 13 - Berkeley, CA @ Cornerstone
Dec 14 - Berkeley, CA @ Cornerstone
Dec 15 - Pomona, CA @ The Glasshouse
Dec 16 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Teragram Ballroom
