tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71797359260757484522011-12-11T12:38:20.490-08:00The Pacific Training Institute for Facial Aesthetics, PTIFA, operated by aesthetic dentists, Janet Roberts and Warren Roberts, offers Botox programs specifically for dentistry. PTIFA is an ADA-CERP and AGD-PACE recognized continuing education provider. Our blog will be used to share news, updates, cases and related information. We welcome your input and feedback.www.PTIFA.comnoreply@blogger.comBlogger711100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7179735926075748452.post-44482956487770223502011-01-13T21:39:00.000-08:002011-09-01T12:26:27.109-07:00

Botulinum neurotoxin type A — or Botox — may reduce responses to an inflammation-related pain stimulus when injected into the spine, following a study that showed positive effects on mice, published in the Jan. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia. The researchers injected a chemical called formulin into the mouse's paw, causing a predictable two-phase inflammatory pain response. One spinal

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A recent article in the NY Times Can We Feel Good About Our Necks? speaks of a major concern to some women - they've smoothed out those signs of facial aging - but what about their neck? To quote from the article "These days, less-invasive options exist to improve the appearance of one’s neck, provided it isn’t a full-blown turkey wattle. Like a romance, a neck can go wrong in many ways. Weight

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Wishing everyone the very best for the holiday season! Back with more news in January.

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"Raynauds causes smaller arteries to narrow limiting blood circulation. And one unlikely treatment: Botox. The same medication used to smooth wrinkles can temporarily stop vessels from constricting. Connelly says her hands are pinker and warmers since getting the shots in October. Doctors are now trying it on her cold feet." "Botox can paralyze the blood vessels and allow them to dilate and

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The botox dialogue isn't going to go away - it's going to become much more common place as more and more jurisdictions come to the realization that it DOES benefit clients/patients, and is directly related dentistry/smiles, jaw muscles, lips and facial appearance. Have a look at this link from The student Doctor Network. Less agreeable to the practice of dentists administering botox are

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More than two million doses of Botox injectables were administered last year, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.  Due to the market growth, scammers are devising ways to produce fake Botox, which they sell to clinics and experts that are looking for cheaper prices. When the primary ingredient is diluted and injected, there is no way of measuring how much active

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WNYT.com - In depth: The fight over your face There's a turf war going on over your face. Some 30 states have expanded what's called "the scope of practice" for oral-maxillofacial surgeons, allowing them to do cosmetic procedures beyond the mouth area. That's got plastic surgeons up in arms. In depth: the arguments for and against this change and how it would affect your life. Dr. Lucie

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An angular jaw is something that had bothered cosmetic dentist Kimberley Taylor for years. She suffered with bruxism and would unconsciously grind and clench her teeth at night; the bruxism – or temporo-mandibular disorder (TMD) – made worse during stressful times at work. As a result, her jaw appeared quite square but thanks to a revolutionary new eponymous Botox ‘lift', created by aesthetic

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PORTLAND, Ore. – Patients can decrease the frequency of Botox© Cosmetic injections after approximately two years and still receive most of the same wrinkle-smoothing cosmetic benefits, according to new research at Oregon Health & Science University. "After two years of treatment at recommended intervals, patients can potentially cut the frequency, and thus the cost, of their Botox© treatments

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Maryland AGD (MD AGD) leaders have been involved with hearings by the state dental board on the use of Botox® by dentists. Both the MD AGD and the Maryland State Dental Association have similar resolutions that state they "support dentists receiving education on, and the performance of botulinum toxin and cosmetic derma filler procedures." In addition, MD AGD members are testifying at the

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We are pleased to announce that we are presenting a course this month on Oct 29th and 30th at Dr. John Barksdale's office in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. If you have a friend or team member who is interested in attending, or if you would like to attend as a refresher course, please contact us. As promised, whenever we return to a vicinity where we have held a course, we will offer a Botox Study Club

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Dentists have been warned not to mention Botox or other prescription medications in their dental marketing and advertising by the UK’s Dental Defence Union (DDU). Moreover, British dentists can’t so much as mention dental Botox treatment on the homepage of their dental websites. Dentists are permitted to mention Botox and other prescription treatments only on pages within their dental website

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Can you get a facelift without seeing a plastic surgeon? Definitely! When features are in ideal, or “golden" proportion they appearmore beautiful, youthful and attractive in the case of your face The distance between the tip of your nose and the tip of your chin influences appearance for example. When you grind your teeth, this distance shorten, making you look older than you are. The skin

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MUMBAI - the city is among the few centres in the world where the chemical, Botox, is used to help cancer patients find their voice. Both at Tata Memorial Hospital in Parel and Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Andheri, this delicate procedure is performed on the unfortunate few in whom the artificial voice box fails to work. "Among the unlucky few patients with an artifical voice box in

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Botox cosmetic injections reduce wrinkles even with less frequent doses after two years of starting treatment and also have a wrinkle preventing effect, research says. "After two years of treatment at recommended intervals, patients can potentially cut the frequency, and thus, the cost of their Botox treatments by half," said Roger A. Dailey, professor of oculofacial plastic surgery in the

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Click on the image to read the details and be sure to check back for future blog postings on the Soft Lift technique:

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'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' a glimpse of what you're missing (or not) Read the complete piece

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Accused of aggressively marketing Botox to medical professionals to encourage off-label use, pharmaceutical giant Allergan will pay $600 million to settle civil and criminal accusations that it illegally marketed Botox for uses for which the drug had not been approved, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia.   Read the complete article

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Interested in a last minute opening in this weekends program? Call now! 604-681-0066 Day 1: The Therapeutic Use of Botox in a Dental Office and the Cosmetic Side Effects - Lecture (Required prior to Botox Hands-on Session; Advanced Hands-on) Dates Friday, September 17, 2010 Friday, October 15, 2010 Friday, November 19, 2010 Registration Fees Dentists: $900.00 Team Members: $450.00

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Video: Botox use among tweens, teens on the rise In the same stream of things: "I read somewhere that 18 year old singer and actress Charice Pempengco was getting botox to appear "fresh" on camera for her appearance on Glee this fall. I can't say that I was shocked by this information, but I was saddened that she felt the need and pressure to do that to herself especially at such a young age.

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As dentists this is all too often the life we lead (though I would hope we are a bit more restrained LOL ) Enjoy: (note: some may find the language in this video clip a bit offensive. Listen to it using discretion, outside earshot of your patients/clients and young children please.)

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Micro (also known as meso or intradermal) Botox is a technique that was developed in recent years to treat fine lines, wrinkles, and in some cases even acne. In this procedure, Botox is highly diluted into a solution of skin-hydrating agents, and then injected in small doses into the dermis—the inner layer of your skin—in various places on the face and neck. How Micro Botox Works Micro Botox

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Allergan (NYSE: AGN) announced its second quarter earnings and a dividend of $.05 a share. The company can afford it. Allergan made $242 million in net income on $1.27 billion in sales. The specialty healthcare company reported $0.78 diluted earnings per share attributable to stockholders compared with $0.58 for the second quarter of 2009. Allergan describes itself as a company that uncovers the

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In the case of a Miami-area woman, beauty really does come at a price. Maria Elizabeth Chrysson has been dubbed the "Botox Bandit" after she failed to pay for more than $4,000 worth of cosmetic treatments. According to the Sun-Sentinel.com , the 29-year-old was having money problems but that didn't stop her from writing checks for services she couldn't afford – they later bounced back in

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Some have named this 'new generation' of non-surgical face and body treatments nicknamed 'nocedures' because they are fast, minimally invasive and, for anyone worried about elective surgery, scalpel-free. In this category falls the Botox brow lift and skin rejuvenation What is it? A series of carefully placed Botox injections in the forehead can give you a brow lift and, when injected into

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Depending upon whom you ask, the use of Botox® in the dental office is an ethical issue, an economic issue, or a turf war between dental professionals and physicians. To its advocates, Botox is merely a natural extension of the therapeutic and cosmetic treatments that dentists already provide every day. To its opponents, Botox is unsafe and an invitation to litigation. One thing is certain: A

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Your dentist or clinician should do a complete medical history and talk to you about your expectations of treatment. You will be asked to contract the facial muscles (frowning, squinting) that affect the area to be treated. This will help your dentist/clinician determine the best location for the injection. Often photos will be taken pretreatment so that at your follow-up you can see the

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How often do you come up with a great idea or invention but never do anything about it?  Such was the case, atleast from a structured business sense for one vancouver couple, and it has likely cost them billions. Jean and Alastair Carruthers: Botox Wth its reported 2.9 billion treatments last year alone, cosmetic Botox is arguably the biggest thing in anti-aging since cold cream, a contribution

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Irvine-based Allergan, the manufacturer of wrinkle-fighter Botox and Juvederm, breast implants, eyelash-enhancer Latisse and much more, is a profitable mid-sized company that’s often rumored to be a takeover target. The latest possible buyer is French pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis,, which Reuters said is looking to buy an American company — maybe Allergan, but perhaps Biogen, Genzyme,

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Check out the recent health news story by Dr. Rhonda Low on CTV news http://watch.ctv.ca/news/health/dr-rhonda-low/#clip315204 PTIFA provides botox training throughout North America

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World Cup widows have sent bookings for botox soaring as they snub tomorrow's match in favor of Wag-style beauty treatments. Demand for anti-ageing remedies is up 25% on normal Saturdays - with blokes having to foot the bill. Face peels and botox jabs are top picks with bookings expected to rise 48% if England make the knockout rounds. "Women know they won't be getting much attention from their

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■ In early studies, a California research team is finding that botulinum injections may be linked to reduced frequency of certain migraines. The effect was reported in patients who had imploding (crushing or ocular) migraines and not those with exploding (pressure-related) migraines. Researchers think botulinum may affect how pain travels through the nervous system, blocking pain receptors or

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Wealthy dentist frequently run pools to assess what readers think on ‘timely topics’. In this poll, we asked dentists if they think cosmetic dentists should be offering non-dental cosmetic procedures such as Botox injections. Of our dentist respondents, 57% felt dentists are licensed medical professionals, fully capable of safely offering such simple services. General dentists were

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Dr. Warren Roberts would like to extend an offer to be a guest speaker at your study club. (Assuming you are within a reasonable distance from Vancouver BC) Dr. Roberts, an international lecturer, delivers an engaging, informative dialogue on the therapeutic use of Botox in a dental practice and the cosmetic side effects. The presentation is one hour in length, and can be held at your study

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Botox Introductory Session (Day 1) Next program  here in Vancouver, BC - June 18 The presentation is a day for the entire dental team. Participants will be introduced to Facial Aesthetic Treatment, including Botox Cosmetic, dermal fillers and Laser skin care.The highly acclaimed Roberts Facial Rejuvenation Photography Series will be presented - enabling your patient to view themselves as others

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Health Canada is informing consumers and Canadian health-care professions that the labeling information of Botox and Botox Cosmetics will now include the risk of the toxin spreading to other distant parts of the body. Possible symptoms of 'distant toxin spread', which can be fatal, include muscle weakness, swallow difficulties, pneumonia, speach disorders and breathing problems. This update comes

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Dentists aren't just wielding needles filled with Novocain. Many are injecting their patients with Botox to improve appearances and alleviate pain. Dentists give more injections than any other healthcare professional. It's what they do all day in conjunction with almost everyother procedure. A knowledge of facial innervation is critical to our work as dentits. As Botox demand continues to surge,

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Dr. Jan and Warren Roberts were recently published in the February issue of Dentistry Today, a publicaiton for dentists and dental professionals. The feature and attached video clip focused on their teaching of facial aesthetics. It's written from a clinicians point of view, but you can atleast take comfort in knowing you're receiving treatment from the instructors - well educated, researched,

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When people start to age, the face begins to show all sorts of imperfections such as fine lines, wrinkles, creases and other signs of aging. The skin goes through a great deal of changes through aging and begins to degenerate during the process. This is where people begin to notice they are losing that smooth and young looking skin. There are many options to slow down the aging process, but Botox

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Overview Decades of squinting, scowling and other facial expressions can leave your face with permanent lines that make you appear sad or disgruntled. To minimize these lines, you may opt for in-office Botox injections, which are performed by a dermatologist physician  or dentistwho uses a botulinum toxin to temporarily paralyze the underlying muscles in your face. The result is smoother, less

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There's a new buzzword doing the rounds recently, and it's one that may raise a few eyebrows - ‘Boytox'. This adaptation of the word Botox is used to describe the rising number of men who are turning to the needle to keep the signs of ageing at bay. A new marketplace Once the preserve almost exclusively of women, the popularity of having an anti wrinkle treatment that is quick, effective and

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Over half of UK women want quick fix lunch hour Botox Research conducted by the UK’s only cosmetic treatment review website reveals that 52% of women would have Botox in their lunch hour, and 42% admitted that the decision would be impulsive. cited Apr 08, 2010 – The UK’s only cosmetic treatment review website, http://www.goodsurgeonguide.co.uk/ asked 1,432 women if they would consider

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(Springfield, MO) -- Some job seekers are trying to stand-out by looking good. But they're going further than a haircut or a new outfit. They're turning to plastic surgeons. One Springfield doctor says a small percentage of patients he sees are looking to change their looks because of possible job. Still, he says some people are using things like Botox before they ever sit down to an interview.

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The Botox party has moved from the "Real Housewives of New Jersey" to Food Network, and you're invited. In the cable channel's first-ever docu-soap, "Private Chefs of Beverly Hills," six chefs from the Big City Chefs agency will have their culinary adventures in Hollywood exposed, beginning Friday, April 9th at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Not only is their clientele wealthy, they're eccentric. In the

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It may well be time for Saskatchewan dentists to speak up about their qualifications and expertise in the area of facial aesthetics and facial injections - don't be legislated out of performing this important procedure for your clients. ----- More Saskatchewan physicians are performing these kind services to earn extra money than ever before and regulators plan to put the situation under the

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Bless those tireless researchers! Juvederm has expanded it's line of hyaluronic fillers. Voluma is said to be a longer-lasting, lighter and more viscous product. "As we age, we suffer from the three Ds: deflation, deterioration and descent" says cosmetic surgeon Dr. A Swift. "This changes our facial shape from triangular (a wide mid-face) to rectangular (a wide lower face)." Cheeks, chin,

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According to a report by Click on Detroit "B" may be the new teenage drug! While most teenagers try to look older than they actually are, Local 4 Dr. Frank McGeorge reported some teens are experimenting with an anti-aging procedure designed for much older men and women. Experts said teenagers call it "B," short for Botox. According to the American Society For Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, in

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By: Janet Roberts, BSc, DMD, Appearing in the current issue of Oral Health March 2010 What are we thinking? Botox in dentistry-are you serious? Has the profession gone mad? What has happened to our traditional approach- don't we fix teeth and gums? Has our professionalism been cast aside in the search for money-making techniques that do little to serve our patients' health and well-being and

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The Oravital™ system is evidence-based. Our philosophy is directed by research and science. The basis of the scientific precepts of Oravital™ evolved from the 15 years of research and successful clinical evidence in the Fresh Breath Clinic operated by Anne Bosy and Dr. Julian Geller, DDS, as well as the extensive research of Dr. Walter Loesche. We identify the underlying causes of the problem

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Meet colleague Anne Bosy RDH M Ed at the Rocky Mountain Rhapsody 2010, in Banff Alberta (11:00 am to 1:00 pm). Anne, founder of Canada's first Fresh Breath Clinic  will be speaking on  Oral Infections and the System Risk - Should we be Concerned? This presentation will discuss the treatment paradigms, oral biofilms development, enzymes (bacterial and immune response) and metabolic by product

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Register for Day 1 & 2 (intro and hands-on) programs during the Pacific Dental Conference (April14-17) and bring a team member for FREE (that's a $500 value). Offer ends:APRIL 9, 2010. Location:  451 Bute Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 4P9 Phone: 604-688-4422 or visit http://www.ptifa.com/ for more information

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Some cosmetic surgeons believe chewing gum gives us wrinkles. This is a topic that comes up regularly in beauty blogs. Experts attribute the gum-wrinkle connection to two things. First, there’s the repetitive motion of chewing, which causes lines and folds around the mouth due to muscle overuse. This potentially breaks down support tissue within the skin, contributing to volume loss and perhaps

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Why are dentists a good clinician choice when it comes to administering botox and fillers? Dentists are: head and neck experts understand the importance of a complete exam and medical history do facial injections all day long work in an appropriate clinical setting understand the importance of asepsis and always use sterile instruments or 'once only' disposables have appropriate liability

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Injections of wrinkle-fighting filler could be less painful if Allergan succeeds in it's latest markeitng efforts.  A recent report in the Orange County Register reports Juvederm XC could be the next wonder cosmetic. Doctors aren't quite as sure. Food and Drug Administration in the US approved a new formulation of Juvederm filler and pain killer last month. This week the Irvine-based company

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Study: Mouth not central to facial attractiveness A study that aimed to measure the importance of the mouth and teeth to facial attractiveness has found that the mouth attracts only a small part of visual attention (Journal of the American Dental Association, January 2010, Vol. 141:1, pp. 40-46). "There is disagreement in the literature about the relative importance of the mouth and the teeth

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PTIFA Botox program support products coming soon. Stay tuned...we have a number of books, CD's and other Botox-related products in the works. These will help with integrating the use of Botox into your practice, educate new staff and provide answers to any questions you may have (but you can still give us a call and bring your cases and questions to study club).  For more information, visit our

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Amanda Moran hair stylist and make-up artist blogged about her recent clients problem - bangs or botox? "Then you think, 'I need a new look', 'Where did that wrinkle come from on my forehead?', 'Why do I always look mad!' So you jump on the computer and do more research and realize you are ready to take the plunge and get some Botox. Why not? Botox paralyzes the muscle and takes about a week to

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Botox—it has become a household word. But what is it? Many misconceptions exist. In fact, it is a natural protein derived from a diluted and purified bacteria that relaxes muscles and causes a relaxed, softened and natural appearance. Over the years, unwanted facial lines and wrinkles often develop as a result of repetitive movements of underlying facial muscles. Habitual expressions such as

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Lip augmentation was designed originally for one purpose - to make dramatic facial improvements. Everybody agrees that full, sensuous lips are something we all want to have. But some of us are born thin-lipped, and we have to live our lives envying others. Augmentation can help get you the appearance of your dreams. There is plastic surgery designed to enhance your looks, but injectables offer

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Sometimes is seems there is no limit to the new uses doctors will find for Botox. Trained dentists can minimize an overly "gummy" smile by injecting Botox into the muscle responsible for lifting the lip into a smile. The nerve impulses that tell the lip to lift are weakened, and voila--less gum showing! The side-by-side before and after photos showed noticable results. The patient very happy

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PTIFA's 5 firsts: 1. Dentists training dentists and the dental team 2. Two day extensive training with complete team integration! 3. Botox study club in the world! 4. Team hands on Botox training 5. Kick start training program Our organization is ADA-CERP and ADG-PACE recognized. Want to find out more? Visit our web site at http://www.ptifa.com/

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Written by PRWeb press release Despite being widely publicized, it is a little known fact that Botox injections  happen to be the most common cosmetic procedure performed by aesthetic medical professionals in the United States. Receiving its first FDA approval in 1989, the procedure has since risen in popularity over the decades and in 2008 has topped the list of most commonly performed

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Research in the UK reveals that there has been an 82% increase in men going under the knife for cosmetic surgery since the start of 2009. TV’s straight talking Chef, Gordon Ramsey has recently spoken publically about his surgery, 64% of the 3,015 asked agreed that they could potentially follow the lead set by the likes of Ramsey and go ahead with cosmetic surgery. The results show that the

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PTIFA is confident that you will find our exclusive training program to have a dramatic impact on your dental career. As a graduate from our program, you will be among the first dentists in Canada to include the use of Botox Cosmetic for cosmetic use within your practice. Our Botox Cosmetic training program is broken into two session dates, Day 1 and Day 2. On Day 1, you and your team members

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The concept that there is a connection between oral infections and systemic (body) health is not new. As early as 1891, Dr. Willoughby Miller recognized and outlined the concept in a book called "The Dental Cosmos". Miller described the mouth as a "focus of infection where microorganisms or their waste products obtain entrance to parts of the body adjacent to or remote from the mouth". The need

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Zokol Advanced Dentistry Study Club is hosting Dr. Warren Roberts as a special guest on January 27th - TOMORROW - for a special presentation on "Integration of Botox Cosmetics into the general and aesthetic Dental Practice". for more information Contact Kim: 604-322-3250 Topics: understanding the basic science of Botox The history of Botox in aesthetic medicine facial anatomy review use of

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Do something relaxing and mindless this weekend - after all, reducing stress is good for the body and soul, including the teeth and jaw. Perhaps take in The Tooth Fairy. Derek Thompson is 'The Tooth Fairy', a hard-charging minor league hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit of separating opposing players from their bicuspids. When Derek discourages a youngster's hopes, he's sentenced

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Virginia Madsen is one Hollywood star who’s open about her Botox treatments. Rather than hide them, Madsen isn’t ashamed to admit that she uses the procedure conservatively not for her fans or a guy but to feel great about herself. Desperate Housewives’ star Teri Hatcher can’t seem to make up her mind whether or not she loves Botox. Last year, she admitted being a Botox fan in the past but

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The ‘Boy-toxers’ -  one in five botox patients now a man Almost one in five cosmetic surgery patients are now men with City bankers spending their bonuses on ‘Boytox’ treatments to get rid of their wrinkles, a new report showed yesterday.  Britain’s males are recognising the increasingly tough jobs market means personal appearance is more important than ever and are prepared to emulate women by

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Botox is fast becoming ingrained amongst North America's fashionable set in fact it is becoming a grooming essential for those in the city.  Nevertheless I am frequently surprised by the rumours about this procedure. Listed are some of the more myths often heard and cited in a recent Star review: Myth# 1:  I will not be able to use my facial muscles normally! The human face has 60 or so

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LONDON, (UPI) -- Former U.S. model Cindy Crawford said she previously received Botox injections in London to help limit the wrinkles that came with her advancing age. Speaking with The Mail on Sunday, Nov 29th, the 43-year-old former magazine cover girl said she last received the wrinkle-reducing injections a decade ago, but had underwent the cosmetic procedure for several years prior. Read

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