Did your mom ever wash your mouth out with SOAP?  You probably don’t know it, but in today’s packaged foods you may be getting soap every day.  I had such a good response from my last BLOG RANT that I decided to write an article about all the EMULSIFIERS (soap) that are added to our food.  So, I am going to discuss only one of about 50 possible soap products that are added to our food and even to our toothpaste.  I seem to find this one in many things that are packaged.  It is called CARRAGEENAN.  Manufacturers often use …

For months now the CDC and doctors around the world have been talking about COMORBIDITY.  What the heck is COMORBIDITY?  It is defined as the simultaneous presence of two chronic diseases or conditions in a patient.  In reference to COVID 19, patients with a second underlying disease (such as high blood pressure, diabetes, lung disease and obesity) are more likely to contract the virus, have a much higher deterioration from COVID 19 and are much more likely to die.  According to one study, 74% of patients that died had comorbidity.  So, guess what?  A new study from a doctor in …

Dr. Spiker Davis D.D.S.  713-781-2800   Dr. Matt Guerre D.D.S. 713-781-2800   In collaboration with Dr. John Seger M.D. Cardiologist 713-791-9444 Last Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott allowed dentists to open back up to see patients.  YEAH!  What a relief or so I thought.  We actually opened on Monday and it was really really different based on the guidelines from CDC, American Dental Association and the Texas Dental Association.  We sent out emails announcing to our patients that we could finally see them to take care of all those problems and conditions that had occurred while we were closed such as broken …

BLOG #22   “I’M STUCK AT HOME AND NEED A DENTIST. ANY ADVICE?” Dr. Spiker Davis D.D.S. 713-781-2800  In collaboration with Dr. John Seger M.D.   Cardiologist    713-791-9444 I hope this blog finds you healthy.  This pandemic is changing the way I practice  and the way we access all health care.  Dental care is No exception.  As you may know, Dentists are no longer allowed to provide regular dental care.  To some degree it changes from State to State, but many dentists are prevented from doing anything but emergency care and in some cases only life threatening procedures can be treated.  …

BLOG # 13 CORONAVIRUS UPDATE Dr. Spiker Davis D.D.S.  713-781-2800   W/ Dr. John Seger M.D. Cardiologist 713-791-9444 The current projections for expansion of the Coronavirus in the United States are only probable due to continued insufficient worldwide data.  It is most likely to be widespread in the US by mid to late March or into April.  Based on recommendations from physician patients, friends and medical/dental societies here is what they all recommend.  These are the same precautions currently in use during our flu seasons.   1) NO HANDSHAKING! Use a fist bump, slight bow, elbow bump, etc.   2) Use …

Most people have heard of the Coronavirus over the last 2-3 weeks.  It comes out of China and is spreading rapidly around the world.  Last I heard, there were over 17,000 cases with close to the 400 deaths.   This virus is similar to SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome which is also a Coronavirus) from back in 2003.  This is interesting because so far this year in the United States the flu has infected 15 million people with 8,200 deaths.  Right now, every country is being very cautious because we are still learning about this virus and a vaccine is probably …

Guess what?  It is 2020 and I can’t believe it.  This year I have been very late in sitting down to write my goals for the year.  I do have OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE LIST DISEASE and I usually have it done before the end of the year.  My excuse was too many grand kids but how can I complain about that.  So today, I finished my list and it made me think of all of you.  I hope you have written down your goals or at least New Year’s resolutions.  So while I was thinking of that, I tried to figure …