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How Textbook Beauty is changing how we see patients

By James Barnett, AADMD Student Chapter Leader, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

If you audited every photo used in medical school curricula around the United States, how often would you see patients with black bars over their eyes, emotionless, with an almost macabre presentation? I know that my medical school uses photos that fit this description…

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The right fit: Bringing science to pacifier sizing

By David Tesini DMD, MS FDS RCSED & Clive Friedman DDS Diplomate AAPD, FiADH , FSCD

Technological innovations developed for babies and toddlers often find their applications in the field of special patient care later down the line. The word just doesn’t filter out or the application is not immediately clear. There are two advancements that will help in the diagnosis and prevention of compounding problems of the cranio-facial-dental and respiratory complex…

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Combating Medical Ableism

By Giuseppe Floccari

Medical training needs to change and people with disabilities can help doctors fill the gaps. Take the standard doctor’s visit, for instance. It begins with the patient and the doctor meeting first. Names and pleasantries are exchanged, then the doctor begins an examination. However, this is not always so.

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Helen Welcomes You to Denver

By Rick Rader, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Helen Journal

While the AADMD Conference Committee had an abundance of reasons to select Denver as the choice for the 2023 Annual Conference I know one thing that would have sealed the deal for me. The cheeseburger was invented in Denver!

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