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Larkin AEGD Residents Participate in Dentistry Update Course
Written on in Dental, Medical Education, Residency Programs.

From left to right PGY1 residents Drs. Paola Kesman, Claudia Arias, Dr. Gordon Christensen, Dr. Ricardo Verne and Dr. Tomas Baez

On February 13th, 2015 our PGY1 dental AEGD residents had the opportunity to attend Dr. Gordon Christensen’s course held in Coral Springs, Florida.

Gordon J. Christensen is Founder and Director of Practical ...

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Dr. Mitzi J. Palazzolo trains Larkin AEGD Residents in Oral Cancer Screening.
Written on in Cancer, Dental, Residency Programs.

Dr. Palazzolo demonstrates the proper rutinary steps in the screening process for Oral Cancer in a Dental Practice Setting.

Dr. Palazzolo demonstrates the proper rutinary steps in the screening process for Oral Cancer in a Dental Practice Setting.

On January 23rd 2015, the Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) residents had the opportunity to receive hands on training on Oral Cancer Screening and a special lecture on the association of HPV and Oral ...

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AEGD Dental Residents Participate in Exclusive CAD/CAM Technology Workshop
Written on in Dental, Medical Education, Residency Programs.

On January 17th, 2015 our PGY1 AEGD residents had the opportunity to participate in an exclusive hands-on workshop using the latest Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics (CEREC) sponsored by Patterson Dental. This innovative method of CAD/CAM dentistry was developed by W. Mörmann and M. Brandestini at the University of Zurich in 1980 for creating ...

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Su-Nui Escobar, dietista registrada, explica las tendencias dietéticas en el 2015
Written on in Nutrition and Wellness, Patient Education.

Dieta sin azúcares agregados En los titulares se lee "Azúcar: tan adictiva como la cocaína". Los más reconocidos médicos aconsejan a sus pacientes que eviten alimentos con azúcares agregados en su dieta. ¿Se debe seguir esta tendencia de la dieta? Primero, atengámonos estrictamente a los hechos.

¿Qué es?

Una dieta sin azúcares agregados significa evitar ...

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Su-Nui Escobar, Registered Dietitian, Explains Popular Diet Trends of 2015
Written on in Nutrition and Wellness, Patient Education.

No-added Sugar Diet Headlines read “Sugar: as addictive as cocaine” and well-known physicians are advising their patients to avoid added sugars in their diet. Should you follow this diet trend? Let’s get few facts straight first.

What is it?

A non-added sugar diet means avoiding refined sugars, sweetened beverages, processed foods containing sugar and foods ...

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Larkin Health Sciences Institute to Open First Pharmacy College in Miami-Dade County
Written on in Medical Education, News.

Larkin Community Hospital is moving ahead with its college of pharmacy, the first in Miami, and plans to open it in September 2016 with 100 students!

Popular Community Bank was the lender for this project. They are a subsidiary of Popular, Inc. (Nasdaq: BPOP), a 121 year old institution that offers the competitive terms and ...

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New Dermatology Center at Larkin Community Hospital
Written on in Dermatology, News.

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Larkin Community Hospital is proud to offer patients a new dermatology center!  The Florida Academic Dermatology Center at Larkin is one of the few inpatient dermatology units in the United States.  Led by Dr. Francisco Kerdel, this department provides specialized care for severe dermatological conditions including but not limited to immunobullous disorders, collagen vascular diseases ...

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AEGD Residents at Borinquen Medical Center to participate in International Multicenter Research Project
Written on in Dental, News.

Dr. Rensso Vertiz with 4 of our AEGD residents at Borinquen Medical Center.

During a recent visit to Larkin Community Hospital Dr. Rensso Vertiz associate clinical professor in Endodontics at Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas in Lima, Peru introduced the new research project to the AEGD residents at Borinquen Medical Center. The project will consist of ...

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