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                    [ArticleID] => 1494294
                    [Title] => Oral care: Way beyond the sweet smile
                    [Summary] => 

The common notion of good oral health is simply having sparkling white teeth. Aesthetic value has seemed to replace the importance of thorough health. But often the beauty of the teeth easily cracks once the person opens his or her mouth.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-30 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1536621 [AuthorName] => Nathan Cabello [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1340516 [Title] => Phl joins global dental alliance [Summary] =>

The Philippine Dental Association and allied leaders in dentistry, alongside the Department of Health, the University of the Philippines and the private sector has signed a commitment to stop tooth decay with the launch of the Philippine chapter of the Alliance for a Cavity Free Future (ACFF).

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => The Good News [SectionUrl] => the-good-news [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1293979 [Title] => Dental Care for Preschoolers [Summary] =>

This month we are celebrating the 10th National Dental Health Month.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1226768 [AuthorName] => Chrisley Ann Hinayas [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1035801 [Title] => Lotte Xylitol aims for zero cavities [Summary] =>

Current statistics show that nine out of every 10 Filipino children have cavities and suffer from tooth decay, and that 92.4 percent of all Filipinos have dental caries.

[DatePublished] => 2013-08-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 878149 [Title] => Erap vows to ‘save’ Manila [Summary] =>

Former President Joseph Estrada, who is running for Manila mayor in the 2013 mid-term elections, said yesterday that he will work double time to save the city from further decay once he takes over the Manila City Hall from incumbent Mayor Alfredo Lim.

[DatePublished] => 2012-12-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097133 [AuthorName] => Jose Rodel Clapano [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 799631 [Title] => And now, a word about tooth decay [Summary] =>

If you have ever had the misfortune of suffering from tooth decay, you understand exactly how excruciating the pain is.

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 761882 [Title] => Holiday treats for merry teeth [Summary] =>

When the holidays come, can food binging be far behind? And when bits of holiday food get stuck between your teeth, bacteria proliferate, causing sugars to be converted into acid that tarnishes the tooth enamel, leading to tooth decay.

[DatePublished] => 2011-12-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 584105 [Title] => Tree surgeons needed [Summary] =>

Wanted: Tree surgeons to treat millions of trees nationwide that were “wounded” during the campaign for the May 10 elections when posters were nailed or stapled to them.

[DatePublished] => 2010-06-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1723283 [AuthorName] => Rudy A. Fernandez [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 355454 [Title] => Let's TalkTeeth (Part 1) [Summary] => It has been said and rightfully so, that beauty and glamour apply to whatever excites the keenest of pleasures and stirs euphoric emotion through the senses. Physical attractiveness suggests aesthetic pleasure due to proportion or symmetry, or elegance. The face, which is the most conspicuous part of the human anatomy is man's most individual characteristic. Thus, a person is best remembered through his face either as pleasant- looking or less desirable. Incidentally, the lower half of the face which comprises the upper and lower jaw is the territory of the dentist. [DatePublished] => 2006-08-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1743001 [AuthorName] => Sergio P. Damo, DMD [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 332353 [Title] => Even physics loves a makeover [Summary] => " I… see… dead… particles." If you think "spooky stuff" happened only in so-called paranormal events, trying to understand the new findings last month in a recent physics experiment may just be able to steer your sense of wonder less toward entertaining the attack of restive zombies and more toward what 32 institutions in six countries found worthy of expensive and intelligent collaboration to understand some of the most basic building blocks of matter.
[DatePublished] => 2006-04-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133961 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1249519 [AuthorName] => DE RERUM NATURA By Maria Isabel Garcia [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) ) )
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