Friday, October 14, 2011
St. Apollonia feb 9, 249
Feb 9, is the feastday of St Apolonia, Patroness of Dentistry. press this link to know more about her life : St. Apollonia - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
Saturday, August 06, 2011
Pictures for hallmark greeting cards
Monday, April 04, 2011
PH town that knows disaster gives back ‘big’ to Japan - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos
We always pray the rosary everyday and Japan is always in our prayer. To our friend and neighbor, Japan we never forget. Please read this, I was touched by this story:
Thursday, March 03, 2011
Kiddie Health Talk at Manila Patriotic School
Mr & Ms Hygiene: Kinder 1- VInce Willy Zhuang and Jodie Ayveelyn Yu and Princess Clyre Pornea
Kinder2- Jerome Jinn Gonzales, Glenda Gianna Wong and Denise Kate Alibarbar
Nursery- Joyce Arriane Ngo, Jhianne Dimaiwat, Jasmin Kane Ilar, Jerald Elijah Olores, An-An Zhuang, Brendann Morales
Mr & Ms Healthy Smile: Nursery- John Carl Stephenson Sibal, Clyde Evan Lai, Jasmin Kane Ilar, Annie Belle Chua, , Marianne Gatus,
Kinder 2- Denise Kate Alibarbar
Speakers: Ms Janet Sison (Nurse), Ms Jescellee Sison (Doctor), Ms Caroline Leung (Dentist)
Nursery Teacher: Virginia Advincula and Lai Yee Sia
Kinder 1 teachers- Rina Pecana and Yuan Tao
Kinder 2 teachers- Lirian Cabuyoc and Lijun Yin
Kinder Supervisor- Xiaojun Chen
Vice Principal- Lim Lily Mak
Principal- Jincan Chen
Thanks to Ms. Marilou Florentine for sending me this list and the pictures.
By the way, Manila Patriotic School (the first Cantonese School in the Philippines, correct if I'm wrong) will be celebrating its 100 years by next year, a truly established institution and I'm proud of her. Children will have a good start there learning mandarin language.
Kinder2- Jerome Jinn Gonzales, Glenda Gianna Wong and Denise Kate Alibarbar
Nursery- Joyce Arriane Ngo, Jhianne Dimaiwat, Jasmin Kane Ilar, Jerald Elijah Olores, An-An Zhuang, Brendann Morales
Mr & Ms Healthy Smile: Nursery- John Carl Stephenson Sibal, Clyde Evan Lai, Jasmin Kane Ilar, Annie Belle Chua, , Marianne Gatus,
Kinder 2- Denise Kate Alibarbar
Speakers: Ms Janet Sison (Nurse), Ms Jescellee Sison (Doctor), Ms Caroline Leung (Dentist)
Nursery Teacher: Virginia Advincula and Lai Yee Sia
Kinder 1 teachers- Rina Pecana and Yuan Tao
Kinder 2 teachers- Lirian Cabuyoc and Lijun Yin
Kinder Supervisor- Xiaojun Chen
Vice Principal- Lim Lily Mak
Principal- Jincan Chen
Thanks to Ms. Marilou Florentine for sending me this list and the pictures.
Monday, February 28, 2011
February: Dental Health Month & Kiddie Talk at Manila Patriotic School
February is Dental Health Month which is very appropriate because February 9 is St Apolonia Day and every year a mass is held at the Sta Cruz Parish Church at 9:00 am. There were only less than 100 dentists who attended. If I were not informed by my surgery batch mate and good friend Dr. Flor Capellan, I would have been absent too. This is my first time to attend this mass and i had my St Apolonia statue blessed by the officiating priest. He asked me and the organizer ( Fil-Chi Dental Chapter ) to propagate St Apolonia, the patron saint of dentist. I will try to print the novena of St Apolonia here.
In the Kiddie Health Talk , the nursery and kindergarten of Manila Patriotic School are my audience so I have to make my presentation interesting to kids and at the same time informative for the parents and grandparents who were invited by the school. It was tough to get their attention and tougher to get their interest but since they go to the school clinic often, I made a good rapport with them. Fortunately, when it was my turn to speak, they were given their meal. They were well behave and they interact with us very well.
The speakers were School Nurse Janet Sison, School Physician Dr. Sison, Ms Rocelle of children's memory vitamin.
Awards were given. There were winners like little ms & mr well groom, little mr & ms best teeth, etc.
I have my own cameraman but unfortunately he is not tech savvy and novice in photography. Result all his shot are off center, tsk tsk tsk. That's what I get if I ask favor from our waiter Mr Ato Dollete to take my pictures. I will have to ask for the official school photo (to follow).
Special thanks to Colgate-Palmolive, sponsor of my kiddie health talk. I would like to thank Mr Iam Guerrero and Mr Gomar of Colgate-Palmolive for unwavering support. The colgate toothpastes and toothbrushes were given to all the students as well as to the teachers and parents. It was worth their while. A quality product to deserving and intelligent students of Manila Patriotic School (Ay Kok).
In the Kiddie Health Talk , the nursery and kindergarten of Manila Patriotic School are my audience so I have to make my presentation interesting to kids and at the same time informative for the parents and grandparents who were invited by the school. It was tough to get their attention and tougher to get their interest but since they go to the school clinic often, I made a good rapport with them. Fortunately, when it was my turn to speak, they were given their meal. They were well behave and they interact with us very well.
The speakers were School Nurse Janet Sison, School Physician Dr. Sison, Ms Rocelle of children's memory vitamin.
Awards were given. There were winners like little ms & mr well groom, little mr & ms best teeth, etc.
I have my own cameraman but unfortunately he is not tech savvy and novice in photography. Result all his shot are off center, tsk tsk tsk. That's what I get if I ask favor from our waiter Mr Ato Dollete to take my pictures. I will have to ask for the official school photo (to follow).
Saturday, February 05, 2011
Saturday, May 08, 2010
For Mama
Every time that I smile,
Every time that I sigh,
It is your face that I see
Many tears fill my eyes.
You were my world,
My inspiration and my heart,
But then you had to go,
Leaving me all torn apart.
I didn't want to live without you,
But you would have wanted me to,
And if there's anyone I wanted to make happy,
That anyone is you.
I would have given anything to have you back,
But it was God Himself who sent you home
I won't question, argue and complain
I'll let you go for now, I'll withstand all the pain.
I'll make you proud mama,
I'm going to fulfill your every wish,
You're going to see me from above and smile,
Till we walk again together, in His heavenly aisle.
written by Joee Guilas for his mother Elenita
I would have written this for my beautiful mom Blandina Araojo,
I miss her quiet and soft words of advice to me
Her kind, smiling, lovely face
Her sense of humor
Her laugh
Her sense of style (simple and elegant)
Her thoughtfulness, her cooking
Her look to my dad (love)
Her amusement to us, her children and grandchildren
Her everyday prayer of the rosary to our Lady of Perpetual Help
She grew up in the province of Bicol
She was an epitome of a good mother
And I love her so much
Every time that I sigh,
It is your face that I see
Many tears fill my eyes.
You were my world,
My inspiration and my heart,
But then you had to go,
Leaving me all torn apart.
I didn't want to live without you,
But you would have wanted me to,
And if there's anyone I wanted to make happy,
That anyone is you.
I would have given anything to have you back,
But it was God Himself who sent you home
I won't question, argue and complain
I'll let you go for now, I'll withstand all the pain.
I'll make you proud mama,
I'm going to fulfill your every wish,
You're going to see me from above and smile,
Till we walk again together, in His heavenly aisle.
written by Joee Guilas for his mother Elenita
I would have written this for my beautiful mom Blandina Araojo,
I miss her quiet and soft words of advice to me
Her kind, smiling, lovely face
Her sense of humor
Her laugh
Her sense of style (simple and elegant)
Her thoughtfulness, her cooking
Her look to my dad (love)
Her amusement to us, her children and grandchildren
Her everyday prayer of the rosary to our Lady of Perpetual Help
She grew up in the province of Bicol
She was an epitome of a good mother
And I love her so much
Saturday, March 06, 2010
This Coming Presidential Election
The summer heat is taking its toll on the land and its water resources. And now the coming election is taking its toll on our natural resources, the Filipino people. We are bombarded by the different advertisement of these presidential candidates in television, print media, etc. Their follies and lunacy are now showing in their campaign ads and once they open their mouth you can tell the content of their brain cell (have you seen their debates). You can tell their mindset in this campaign. Here are some of my observation: 1 or 2 candidates are vindictive, 1 or 2 are full of hatred and anger (how can we move on to the future), everybody wants the (intoxicating) power and 2 as if not here (2 como si no aqui).
This election is no laughing matter. The future of this country is on the line and this is our moment to make a change. Filipinos should weigh everything they read and hear. It's up for us to decipher what's true or what's false, this is a democratic country. I respect other people's opinion but it is up to me to decide whom I will choose.
I'm not related to Pres Arroyo or anyone in her cabinet. In my view, she is a very hard working president but one cannot deny that media is giving her a bad light. She accomplished a lot of thing like the infrastructures, the PNR got a new lease of life (it's a great way to travel to the country), the LRT and MRT is the most efficient and cheapest way to go around the metro, there's the pasig catamaran (less traffic), the ro-ro (roll on - roll off) connecting the islands, and the beautiful NLEX and SLEX etc etc etc. Isn't it unfair to read or hear commentators saying negative things about her. Alright it's a free country and everybody is entitled to his/her opinion but please give credit where credit is due. With her vice-president Noli de Castro, they accomplished a lot that no other president or vice-pres. has done before. To paint her as a villain is totally unfair. Kudos to Gibo and Edu for standing by her and being gentlemen. Of course, I want GMA's plans for the country to continue.
We are facing a very challenging times and Year of the Tiger is not for the faint hearted. The next leader has to be able to possess a FORESIGHT to carry this country ahead of these challenges we are facing and will be facing. Never let emotion get the best of you when choosing a leader, think logically, decipher their words and when they open their mouth, look for the telltale signs if they are lying or not. Trust me in your heart you will know. Remember our future (children) is at stake here so pray that we'll be guided by the Holy Spirit.
This election is no laughing matter. The future of this country is on the line and this is our moment to make a change. Filipinos should weigh everything they read and hear. It's up for us to decipher what's true or what's false, this is a democratic country. I respect other people's opinion but it is up to me to decide whom I will choose.
I'm not related to Pres Arroyo or anyone in her cabinet. In my view, she is a very hard working president but one cannot deny that media is giving her a bad light. She accomplished a lot of thing like the infrastructures, the PNR got a new lease of life (it's a great way to travel to the country), the LRT and MRT is the most efficient and cheapest way to go around the metro, there's the pasig catamaran (less traffic), the ro-ro (roll on - roll off) connecting the islands, and the beautiful NLEX and SLEX etc etc etc. Isn't it unfair to read or hear commentators saying negative things about her. Alright it's a free country and everybody is entitled to his/her opinion but please give credit where credit is due. With her vice-president Noli de Castro, they accomplished a lot that no other president or vice-pres. has done before. To paint her as a villain is totally unfair. Kudos to Gibo and Edu for standing by her and being gentlemen. Of course, I want GMA's plans for the country to continue.
We are facing a very challenging times and Year of the Tiger is not for the faint hearted. The next leader has to be able to possess a FORESIGHT to carry this country ahead of these challenges we are facing and will be facing. Never let emotion get the best of you when choosing a leader, think logically, decipher their words and when they open their mouth, look for the telltale signs if they are lying or not. Trust me in your heart you will know. Remember our future (children) is at stake here so pray that we'll be guided by the Holy Spirit.
An alternative Fixed Partial Denture
Of course this is a case to case basis. I suggested this after assessing my patient's case. She has a missing central incisor (left), wearing a removable partial denture, and all her teeth are in good condition but her gum on 21 is knife edge. Definitely implant is out of the question due to her financial status and she doesn't want to have her 2 adjacent teeth be minimized or prepared as abutment for Fixed Partial Denture. So I offered this alternative, a Maryland Bridge framework using Ribbond ( bondable reinforcement ribbon) and no laboratory or no waiting for days. I chose a plastic pontic shade 66 (A2), put retention holes at the back and followed the instruction of ribbond. I checked my record , this ribbond Fixed Bridge was made on March 23, 2004 for my 34 years old female patient. She had it checked only once last year due to some sharp thing sticking out at the lingual side. I just trimmed it with round diamond bur and it's still in good shape. You could see in the photos the steps i did on my patient.
Monday, December 07, 2009
A BRIGHT SMILE - BRIGHT FUTURE FOR MANILA PATRIOTIC SCHOOL STUDENTS
It's been a year since my 1st Kiddie Health Talk with the kindergarten and nursery students of MANILA PATRIOTIC SCHOOL (AY KOK). This year the event was held much later due to some unforeseen natural calamity like the typhoon Ondoy and Santi, but I am proud to say that we (at the clinic department) presented a highly engaging Health Talk with these new batch of adorable kids last friday (Dec 4, 2009). Nurse Janet Sison showed these students the very basic of proper hygiene, Dr Jescelyn Sison (not related) lectured on the importance of nutritional food to a growing child, and the title of my lecture 'Oral Health is Wealth'.
I was fortunate enough to be accommodated by Ms Jac Saez-Abadia (Bright Smile Bright Future Manager of COLGATE-PALMOLIVE PHIL.) for making this event a success . Each students received their colgate toothpastes and toothbrushes. Thanks also to Iam or Ayam my colgate dent rep. who gave me the name of Ms Jac Abadia.
What I've noticed with some people especially children, they don't know the proper way of toothbrushing. Some don't even use dental floss or are not aware of flossing. I like this Kiddie Health Talk because in this way I can influence, inform and teach the parents as well as their children how to care for their teeth (their great asset). It's like hitting two birds in one stone. I've also noticed that some filipinos are not too keen with their oral health and that they are more discerning with their outward appearances. In recent studies it shows that severe gum disease is somewhat associated to certain medical conditions.
Parents, your children should brush their teeth at least twice a day for 2 mins (make it fun and a bonding moment ), let them floss after every meal and visit your dentist twice a year. It's never to early to start cleaning the gum of your child with wet gauze after he/she finished his/her bottled (formula) milk and don't put them to sleep with their bottle in their mouth, that's when the sugar from milk start to destroy the enamel of the teeth (milk caries).
In the photos, there's the vice-principal Ms Lim, the great teachers of kindergarten and nursery (locals and imported from china), the cool clinic department personnel and the parents of the winner of mr and ms hygiene 2009.
Monday, November 23, 2009
PRICE LIST OF ISDC
Ivory Sky Dental Clinic
738 T. Mapua Street Santa Cruz Manila 1003 Phone no. (632) 7352686 Fax (632) 7352686
| Aesthetic Dentistry | unit | php | usd |
| Zoom 21 Tooth Whitening | person | 20,500 | 436 |
| BriteSmile Tooth Whitening+HOC | person | 25,000 | 532 |
| Home tooth bleaching | | 10,000 | 213 |
| | | | |
| General Dentistry/ Preventive | | | |
| Check-up, treatment plan | visit | Free | Free |
| oral prophylaxis (mild-heavy) | person | 700-1200 | 15 - 26 |
| op w/ flouride (child) | person | 800 | 17 |
| scaling and planing | person | 10000 | 213 |
| | | | |
| X-ray Films | | | |
| Periapical film (small) | film | 350 | 7.45 |
| | | | |
| Filing Replacements | | | |
| Composite resin | per surface | 800 | 170 |
| Glass Ionomer cement | per surface | 600 | 128 |
| | | | |
| Crowns | | | |
| Porcelain (Shofu) fused to standard alloy | crown | 6,000 | 128 |
| Porcelain (Vita) fused to standard alloy | crown | 7,000 | 149 |
| Porcelain (Zeo) fused to semi-precious alloy>50% Tilite | crown | 9,500 | 202 |
| Porcelain fused to semi-precious alloy >85% Bio-Gold | crown | 20,200 | 430 |
| IPS E Max All Ceramics | crown | 20,000 | 426 |
| (new) Cerconia ceramic | crown | 27,500 | 585 |
| (new) Captec ceramic | crown | 27,500 | 585 |
| (new) ceramage | crown | 12,000 | 255 |
| | | | |
| Veneers | | | |
| Porcelain veneer: IPS Empress II | veneer | 15,000 | 319 |
| | | | |
| Endodontic/ Root Canal Tx | | | |
| anterior teeth | tooth | 5,000 | 107 |
| premolar teeth | tooth | 8,500 | 180 |
| molar teeth | tooth | 12,000 | 255 |
| metal/resin pin | each | 3,000 | 64 |
| core build-up | tooth | 1,000 | 22 |
| | | | |
| Oral Surgery | | | |
| tooth extraction | tooth | 500-1000 | 11-22 |
| Surgical removal of impacted (simple) tooth | 4500/6000 | 96 -128 | |
| Surgical removal of impacted (complicated) tooth | 5000/9000 | 107- 192 | |
| | | | |
| Prosthodontics/ Removable Partial Denture | | | |
| resin pontics (ant & post) | | | |
| RPD claspless (naturatone) | plate | 3,500 | 75 |
| RPD claspless (ivoclar) resin | plate | 8,000 | 170 |
| RPD wire clasp (naturatone) | plate | 4,500 | 96 |
| RPD wire clasp (ivoclar) | plate | 9,000 | 192 |
| | | | |
| RPD casted clasp (naturatone) | plate | 5,250 | 112 |
| RPD casted clasp (ivoclar) | plate | 9,250 | 197 |
| | | | |
| porcelain pontics (ant & post) | | | |
| RPD casted clasp (naturadent) | plate | 6,500 | 138 |
| RPD casted clasp (bioform) | plate | 13,000 | 277 |
| | | | |
| One Piece Resin Pontics | plate | | |
| naturatone pontics | | 16500 | 351 |
| ivoclar pontics | | 18,500 | 394 |
| | | | |
| One Piece Porcelain Pontics | plate | | |
| naturadent pontics | | 21,000 | 447 |
| biofrom pontics | | 25,000 | 532 |
| | | | |
| (new) biofunctional prosthetic system BPS | | | |
| VALPLAST | | | |
| unilateral | plate | 16000 | 340 |
| bilateral | plate | 18000 | 383 |
| combination w/ metal frame | plate | 21500 | 458 |
| | | | |
| Prosthodontics/ Complete Denture | | | |
| Ivocap w/ ivoclar pontics | | | |
| partial | U or L | 15000 | 320 |
| complete | U or L | 21000 | 447 |
| with BPS | U or L | 25200 | 536 |
| | | | |
| acrylic resin Full denture U/L | U/L | 24000 | 510 |
| | | | |
| Orthodontics | | | |
| fix metal braces | case | 55000-70000 | 1170-1490 |
| ceramic or tooth colored braces | case | 75000-85000 | 1596-1808 |
| Invisalign | case | 225000 | 4787 |
| | | | |
| Implantology | | | |
| ITI Straumann implant w/ crown | implant | 95000 | 2022 |
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