Our brains are like sieves -- and this is a good thing. I talk about how to focus on important things in the midst of a lot of urgent things.

The thoughts and ideas of one periodontist.

The thoughts and ideas of one periodontist

Are people under stress more likely to catch a cold? Well, there was a study that attempted to answer that question back in 1991.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1713648/

I recorded this while on the road as I explain and I give you a few personal opinions about things involving all of us at the moment.

There was (at least to me) an interesting research article in the December 2020 issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) on the subject of short-term mission work by dentists and how these activities affect those who participate.

I use this to describe the benefit of this type of activity to professional development in healthcare workers in general by using myself as the example.

How is your mood? Does this Christmas season have a little dark mood to it? If so, I hope you find this podcast therapeutic.

We Need a Little Christmas performed by Angela Lansbury and from the musical Mame.

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen performed by Pentatonix.

Joy To The World (Live At The Helix In Dublin, Ireland/2013)

I go over a study that correlates flossing with keeping teeth – which correlates with better health. The study was reported in the Journal of Dental Research this year and involves patients who are over the age of 65.

As a side benefit, while we work through a summary of this study, I explain a little about statistics in research.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0022034520916151?journalCode=jdrb

I've enrolled in a series of lectures on the topic of "Personality." A lot has changed since Myers-Briggs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_E._Williams

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/09/10/what-personality-tests-really-deliver

https://www.understandmyself.com

https://courses.jordanbpeterson.com/library

Happy Thanksgiving to friends in the US and around the world. It's too good a holiday not to share.

Proprioception is the brain's ability to know where all parts of the body are in space and time. It is the reason we can walk without falling and know when a strawberry seed has lodged between our teeth. Understanding proprioception can help people keep their dental implants healthy and also help them determine whether or not they are having gum pain or a toothache.

The thoughts and ideas of one periodontist.

Vitamin D is an important supplement to consider taking.

https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200518/more-vitamin-d-lower-risk-of-severe-covid-19

https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/benefits-vitamin-d#_noHeaderPrefixedContent