Additionally, parental influence also shapes ones psychosocial perception" (De Sousa, 2009). These research findings thus imply that children with cleft palate are viewed as less attractive, less bright, and engaging in less positive social behavior Continue Reading...
Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales is a collection of case studies compiled by Oliver Sacks, a physician and professor of neurology who often writes about the interesting cases he comes across in his profession. This volume Continue Reading...
Clef Palates and Feeding Nipples
Cleft palate is a congenital deformity that causes numerous problems that represents special challenges to the medical community because special care is needed for patients with cleft palate (Biavati pp). Some of the Continue Reading...
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Special Education
About the Child
Pietro is a 7-year-old boy. His biological parents are Argentine and Colombian. He was born approximately six weeks prematurely because of his mother's consumption of alcohol throughout the Continue Reading...
Plastic Surgery
The term 'plastic' is derived from the Greek syllable 'plastikos' meaning 'mold' or 'give shape to'. Plastic surgery is a special branch of medicine that deals with curing or rectifying facial disfigurement, scarring or other anomali Continue Reading...
" Suzi Tortora, Ed.D.,a certified movement analyst and dance therapist contends that when a parent or caregiver understands his/her child's nonverbal expressions, he can more effectively help them improve their socialization, as well as manage their Continue Reading...
Teratology
Define the term Teratology
Teratology refers to the study of abnormal fetal growth. Teratogenic prenatal exposures arise from: infectious agents, chemical and drug agents, metabolic or maternal causes (such as phenylketonuria and diabete Continue Reading...
Given that archetypes appear consistent across dreamers, the impact that culture has on the meaning of archetypes and dreams, and the fact that mourners consistently have the four types of grief dreams, it seems logical that culture would impact th Continue Reading...
Cross-Sectional Study: To Assess the Prevalence of Dental Diseases and Treatment Needs of Pediatric Patients Attending Dental Clinics at Ajman University
The WHO Global Oral Health Program emphasizes that although countries have made substantial pro Continue Reading...
Nevertheless, an individual may prefer to have this type of calculus removed for other reasons or otherwise as part of a long-term treatment regimen. For example, Bennett and Mccrochan note that, "When the American Dental Association later approved Continue Reading...