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9 Technologies That Will Shape The Future Of Dentistry

The Medical Futurist

Rather, it’s a dental professional who can demonstrate the proper techniques at your next appointment. Back in 2015, Nobel Biocare held the first dental surgery filmed through VR and allowed observers to virtually assist the whole procedure from the surgeon’s perspective.

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When to Go to a Doctor for Chest Congestion: At-home Care vs. Medical Attention

Doctor On Demand

Questions for your appointment Write down questions for your doctor and check them off during your appointment. Ask the doctor what symptoms should trigger a follow-up appointment. If you happen to have a thermometer, pulse oximeter, and a list of recent temperatures or oxygen readings available, share those with your provider.

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

GeriPal

And as of 2015, the survey started to ask folks about cancer history, just some broad questions about lifetime history of cancer and whether they’ve had a cancer diagnosis in the past year. And I know that everybody can’t be everything to everyone, so there might have to be some figuring out, who’s best position?

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