Brushing once a day is not good enough!

Today, I had to keep telling my patients that brushing once a day is not good enough.  Please, people brush your teeth at least twice a day and spend at least 2 minutes per brushing.  Even after using an electric toothbrush, the most expensive kind, and flossing,  I still find plaque on my teeth.  That means that it is very very hard to get rid of plaque, communities of lots, lots of bacteria.  It is more than the number of all human kind on the earth!  It is not possible to get rid of all bacteria in our mouth, but please do put some control mechanism to get rid of some, especially if you wish to continue to enjoy food.

Autism Special Talents and Rehabilitation

Since my head is a bit clearer today than last two weeks, I would like to talk about a new company which I have encountered in Korea.  I traveled back to my country and came back in one week.  Change in sleep pattern and a head cold, had made me more tired than before I left New York.

The company name is Autistar.  It is a shortened name for "autism special talents and rehabilitation".  This company tries to discover and cultivate artistic talents of autistic children.  The creations of these new designers become everyday products and gets introduced to public for sale. 

America has been talking about autism spectrum for a while but I wonder how many companies tried to use their talents with purpose.  These high functioning children might be a source of a life changing discovery for all man kind.  We should value and help their special talents to shine just like what the company, Autistar, is doing.  www.autistar.co.kr