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In this issue: As I Age 2 It Takes a Village to Build a Bridge 2 Dr. Markus’ Editorial about Getting In To MD’s 4 Julia’s Corner 7 Vaccines & Autism 8 Peanut Allergies and ADHD 9 “Stay Well,” it’s the kindest parting words you can give to a friend. Now, more than ever, with the insurance companies dictating your medical treatment, everyone needs to take control of maintaining their own health, and becoming their own best advocates for getting your family the best medical care possible, and that means sometimes having to oversee every step of your health care. That means reading the product insert on every medication you are prescribed, because recent evidence shows that more mistakes are made with prescribing the wrong medications for patients. There are so many side effects, and drug interactions to know about, and since the MD’s, DO’s and pharmacists are all responding to the dictates of insurance companies, with little time for putting the Care in Health Care, you need to do it yourself, and that is the reason for this newsletter every 30- 60 days. If you are reading my newsletter for the first time, it is set up in a format that allows you to read what intrigues you, and skip past that which doesn’t. As always, there are hyperlinks inserted throughout, which allow you to read more in depth versions of what I am providing for you. As always, I write this disclaimer: This is not intended as medical advice – it is designed to give you food for thought, and to make your own educated decisions. My newsletters are rarely promoting our services, but rather, invite you to learn more about what I have read and learned since the last publication (which in this case was June 1, 2015). So, for the first hyperlink, for you to look back at some of the information you may have missed in past editions, you can click here to learn more. Finally, some shameless self-promotion, not for our practice, but for every dental practice in the country. A healthy body begins with a healthy set of teeth. Gum disease has been implicated in higher levels of blood sugar (Diabetes Mellitus), heart attack, stroke, miscarriage, and low birth weight newborns. We began preaching this to our patients over 20 years ago. There is an excellent section of our original website with the subject header, a little tongue-in-cheek, “Floss or Die.” That website also has a more extensive library of documents about mercury toxicity from silver amalgam dental fillings Please share this with your health-conscious friends and family. If you find anything you think would be interesting to our readers, please forward it on to me at [email protected] Stay Well The “Stay Well” Edition News you and your family can use, from The Centre for Dentistry at Haddon - September 2015 See Our Entire Library of Monthly Newsletters on Cent4Dent.com The “Centre Piece” LAURA, THE TOOTH FAIRY ANNOUNCES A DE- CREASE IN THE AMOUNT BEING LEFT UNDER THE PILLOW ONCE A BABY TOOTH HAS BEEN LOST! The average price has gone from $3.74 down to $3.19

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In this issue:

As I Age 2

It Takes a Village to Build

a Bridge

2

Dr. Markus’ Editorial

about Getting In To MD’s

4

Julia’s Corner

7

Vaccines & Autism 8

Peanut Allergies and

ADHD

9

“Stay Well,” it’s the kindest parting words you can give to a friend. Now, more than ever, with the

insurance companies dictating your medical treatment, everyone needs to take control of maintaining

their own health, and becoming their own best advocates for getting your family the best medical

care possible, and that means sometimes having to oversee every step of your health care. That

means reading the product insert on every medication you are prescribed, because recent evidence

shows that more mistakes are made with prescribing the wrong medications for patients. There are

so many side effects, and drug interactions to know about, and since the MD’s, DO’s and

pharmacists are all responding to the dictates of insurance companies, with little time for putting the

Care in Health Care, you need to do it yourself, and that is the reason for this newsletter every 30-

60 days. If you are reading my newsletter for the first time, it is set up in a format that allows you to

read what intrigues you, and skip past that which doesn’t. As always, there are hyperlinks inserted

throughout, which allow you to read more in depth versions of what I am providing for you.

As always, I write this disclaimer: This is not intended as medical advice – it is designed to give you

food for thought, and to make your own educated decisions. My newsletters are rarely promoting

our services, but rather, invite you to learn more about what I have read and learned since the last

publication (which in this case was June 1, 2015). So, for the first hyperlink, for you to look back at

some of the information you may have missed in past editions, you can click here to learn more.

Finally, some shameless self-promotion, not for our practice, but for every dental practice in the

country. A healthy body begins with a healthy set of teeth. Gum disease has been implicated in

higher levels of blood sugar (Diabetes Mellitus), heart attack, stroke, miscarriage, and low birth

weight newborns. We began preaching this to our patients over 20 years ago. There is an excellent

section of our original website with the subject header, a little tongue-in-cheek, “Floss or Die.” That

website also has a more extensive library of documents about mercury toxicity from silver amalgam

dental fillings

Please share this with your health-conscious friends and family. If you find

anything you think would be interesting to our readers, please forward it on

to me at [email protected] Stay Well

The “Stay Wel l” Edit ion

News you and your family can use, from The Centre for Dentistry at Haddon -

September 2015 See Our Entire Library of Monthly Newsletters on Cent4Dent.com

The “Centre Piece”

LAURA, THE TOOTH FAIRY ANNOUNCES A DE-

CREASE IN THE AMOUNT BEING LEFT UNDER

THE PILLOW ONCE A BABY TOOTH HAS BEEN

LOST! The average price has gone from $3.74

down to $3.19

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Having attained the age of 65, proud recipient of a Medicare Card, and even prouder to have served you for almost 40

years (anniversary in February 2016), I always share with you, my patients and friends, new things I’ve learned and

found interesting since the last newsletter. Because I took the month of August off, this newsletter is a little over-

stuffed. As always, click on what’s interesting to you, skim through the rest.

I thought I’d kick this edition off with this appropriate commentary, sent to me by a patient:

AS I AGE, I REALIZE THAT:

Bridgework – It takes a Village

Watch this incredible feat of engineering as the entire population of this Incan district pulls together every year to take down the rope

bridge across a river, to build a new one. Just as in dentistry, strict engineering principles and strong materials are wedded together to

unite the two sides. It is an extremely time consuming process, and

cannot be rushed to save time or money. Watch the building of the

Bridge at Q’eswachaka View the YouTube video here.

1. I talk to myself, because sometimes I need expert advice.

2. Sometimes I roll my eyes out loud.

3. I don't need anger management. I need people to stop pissing me off.

4. My people skills are just fine. It's my tolerance of idiots that needs work.

5. The biggest lie I tell myself is "I don't need to write that down, I'll re-

member it."

6. When I was a child I thought nap time was punishment. Now it's like a

mini vacation.

7. The day the world runs out of wine is just too terrible to think about.

8. Even duct tape can't fix stupid, but it can muffle the sound!

9. Wouldn't it be great if we could put ourselves in the dryer for ten

minutes; come out wrinkle-free and three sizes smaller.

10. If God wanted me to touch my toes, he would've put them on my

knees.

11. When the kids text me "plz" which is shorter than please. I text back

"no" which is shorter than "yes".

12. At my age "Getting lucky" means walking into a room and remember-

ing what I came in there for.

I always have music playing in the background of my life. I even fall asleep with earbuds in every night listening to everything from the Pandora Spa Channel to Brazilian Bossa Nova. So when Apple announced they were launching Apple Music, I had to try it, and it’s pretty much like Spotify. They offer the first three months free. But, I wondered, what hap-pens when the three months are up, and they start billing my credit card? I found this question was one many people had, so I did the research for everyone, and here is how you can enjoy this App, and then YOU can decide whether it’s worth the $10 a month to stay with it. How to cancel - http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/30/8871935/how-to-cancel-apple-music

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Every month, I wait for the muse to strike me with an

idea for The Centre’s next Centrepiece. This month

the muse kept hitting me over the head until I realized

that this was the concept for the September Newslet-

ter: You have to be your own best advocate, or have

someone to speak up for you, if you are sick or while

you are in the hospital.

Becoming a dentist has allowed me the ability to use

my knowledge to help patients, Doctor, after all,

means teacher. After 40 years (as of Feb 2016) I feel I

still have at least 10 more good years left in me. Be-

coming a dentist rather than going to medical school

has enabled me to convert the thinking of thousands of

patients about what dentistry was about. It has also

allowed me to stay out of entanglements with insur-

ance companies, and I thank my dedicated patients,

many of whom started as young marrieds with me, and

I’m now grateful to be treating their children and

grandchildren.

The formula has always been the same, but the way we

do it is so different than it was when I opened in 1976.

What is unchanged is my empathy for what it is like to

be in my chair, and my understanding that the doctor/

patient relationship is about the relationship, not the

doctor. We run on-time, all the time, and understand

that your time is as valuable as ours. There is an inter-

esting sidebar to this article on page x about waiting

times in MD’s offices. It’s all our faults, we let them get

away with it, and so it was exciting for me to drive past

another “doc in the box” on Cross Keys Road the

other day, where the sign out front read: Doctors

Available now, no waiting!. Maybe someone is finally

getting it? Or maybe they still schedule 3 patients

every 20 minutes. Learn more http://

www.medscape.com/viewarticle/718884

One of the other things that separates our specific

office from others is that we schedule most visits for at

least ¾ hour, so you can understand why it’s so im-

portant for us to confirm your appointments, and send

reminders. What separates us from medical offices is

the fact that we do not prescribe medication to elimi-

nate a condition, we eliminate the causes of the condi-

tion, and then perform what has been termed biomi-

metic dentistry. That means, we make everything look

and function like new, as much as possible, and stand

behind what we do.

A few weeks ago, a patient with a significant handicap

from an injury years ago, needed her handicap placard

for her car renewed, which required her MD to sign a

certain form from the state for her. She completed the

form, and sent it to her MD’s office, with an accompa-

nying letter to mail it back to her so she could go to

the DMV before their renewal cut-off date. A week

later she called to find out where her form was in the

process. She spoke to the woman who had handled

the simple task of getting the doctor’s signature on the

form.

The woman told her that the form was waiting for her

at the front desk. She said, “Great, my husband will be

picking it up this afternoon.” When the husband

showed up, of course they looked high and low at the

desk and couldn’t find it. He told the receptionist that

he was holding her personally responsible for calling

him when she found it, and gave her his cell phone

number. He was headed out of town on business the

following day and needed to pick up the form that day.

When he got home he checked the mail, and, miracu-

lously the form was in the mailbox. I know, the Postal

Service is amazing! It was able to deliver a piece that

was at the doctor’s front desk that morning, to a house

10 miles away, with same day service. (LOL!)

Another patient who had a 3 day hospital stay just a

few months back, for treatment for diverticulitis was

told by another GI doctor that the CT scan she had 2

months before obviously showed diverticulitis from the

time of her prior hospitalization. Trouble was, the

report from the previous doctor mentioned nothing

about diverticulitis. She switched doctors, not an easy

feat. The problem came back. Her body filled with

edema, and probably gas from the infectivity. Her gut

was so distended, she couldn’t eat. She needed a new

CT scan. But her insurance would only pay for another

one STAT if she was admitted through an emergency

room, and her new MD cautioned her against doing

that because they would admit her, do the surgery

while she was sceptic, and she’d end up with a colosto-

my. So, she had to wait the 3 days required by her

insurance for the CT scan, while becoming more scep-

tic.

Another patient told of having a prolonged hoarseness,

and wanted to be seen by her family doctor. She was a

breast cancer survivor, whose father had throat cancer

when he was 50, and she was really phobic about hav-

ing throat cancer. The MD was contacted personally

and she was told to call the office on the following

Tuesday when he had hours. Obediently she did so,

and was told by the receptionist she would need to get

special permission from the doctor to add her to the

schedule. No return call was forthcoming, and so she

called again the following morning, and was told she

would be worked in for Wednesday. By 10 o’clock

that evening she shut her cell phone off, realizing that

nobody cared about her. She too will be looking for

another MD.

A close friend since second grade, retired and living in

Florida had taken a fall, and had some broken ankles in

his ankle. The ankle was set, and two years later

couldn’t put enough pressure on the foot to be able to

play golf, the reason he had moved to Florida. He

went to The Hospital for Joint Diseases, rated as top 5

in the US by U.S. News and World Reports, in NYC

and saw an ankle specialist. He found out the ankle had

never been set right, and there were such tremendous

spaces between the bones, it could never heal. The

solution: re-break the ankle and put the bones in close

enough proximity so that they could heal. Because he

was also awaiting cardiac surgery, for a different repair,

it was decided that the procedure would not be done

under general, but under local anesthesia. He was

instructed to discontinue certain drugs that would

speed his clotting time 3 days before surgery, which he

obediently did.

His surgery was scheduled for first thing on a Monday

morning. The surgeon was ready, when the anesthesi-

ologist refused to do the surgery until the next day,

because he was concerned about excessive bleeding.

My friend cogently argued that they could do a PT and

PTT test right then and there to determine his clotting

time, but the anesthesiologist wouldn’t hear of it. The

surgery was rescheduled for 7PM the following night,

after the surgeon had started his day at 6AM. Just what

I would want if I was having surgery, how about you?

He was told that the surgery was more complicated

than expected, and what was supposed to take 2 hours

took 3. By 3 the following afternoon, they were ready

to release him, however he was still in pain (severe),

and needed to talk to the social workers to describe

how difficult it would be for him to negotiate his 900

square foot apartment on crutches. He had been told

his next stop from the hospital would be rehab, taking

a lot of pressure off his wife. The insurance company

refused rehab. He was able to talk the hospital into

keeping him another day, while he and his wife had to

work the insurance company over, until finally they

were granted some time, albeit short, in rehab.

Fortunately, I chose a career in dentistry rather than

medicine, and because of the better fee schedules in

dentistry, we are able to hire more highly trained assis-

tants and patient care coordinators, and try to work

with dental specialists who are able to care for our

patients in a more Markus Well-being style, but we get

complaints about some of the offices we refer to. So

the answer for everyone, is: IF YOU FEEL YOU ARE

NOT BEING TREATED THE WAY YOU EXPECT,

CALL TIME OUT, ASK TO SPEAK TO A DOCTOR,

OR A MANAGER, AND VOICE YOUR GRIEVANCE.

THE SQUEAKY WHEEL GETS THE GREASE, AND IF

YOU ARE NOT SATISFIED, GO OVER THEIR

HEADS.

Tell us about your great experiences with MD’s

and your less than perfect ones as well.

LET’S START A “STEVE’S LIST” OF MEDI-

CAL PRACTICES WHERE THEY WORK

ON GREAT EXPERIENCES RATHER

THAN THE TRADITION OF THNKING

THAT TERRORIZING THE PATIENT IS

THE WAY THE SYSTEM HAS TO WORK

My votes for ideal care: are: Dr. Melanie Angelo, Emergency

Room MD at Cherry Hill Hospital. Yes, they have turned their

act around there, and handle things way better than at Virtua,

where they keep you waiting forever. Dr. Justin Green, of

Heymann, Manders and Green, Dermatology in Marlton. A very

popular and busy office where they respect patient time and

have an efficiently run front desk, so you’re in and out in an

appropriate amount of time,

Tell us yours: email [email protected]

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Medical office: Good Morning Doctor’s office how

may I help you?

Patient: Hello my name is John Smith and I was just

there and the doctor gave me a prescription for my

new heart medicine and my pharmacy is telling me

that I need to contact the doctor because my insur-

ance will not pay for it. They told me I need some-

thing called a pre-authorization.

Medical office: Okay sir you will need to tell the

pharmacy to fax over the denial to us and I will begin

the process. This could take up to 72 hours to have it

approved or more depending.

Patient: I can’t wait that long I have a heart condition

and the doctor wants me to start this medication

immediately.

Medical office: I realize that sir, but your insurance

company will not cover it without the medical criteria

required to approve it. You can call your insurance

company and ask them what medicine they will cover

if that helps.

Patient: How does my insurance company know

what medicine I should be taking? That is what I came

to you for.

Medical office: I know sir, but the insurance compa-

ny will need certain criteria for the doctor and they

will also want to know what other medications you

have had in the past that are comparable to the one

prescribed and cost effectiveness. Once I receive all of

the paperwork I will present it to the doctor and have

this done as quickly as possible for you. If the insur-

ance company denies your medication it will then have

to go to a peer review where our doctor has to speak

to the doctor from the insurance company and then it

could be approved. This could take up to a week and

our doctor who ordered the medication is only here

on Wednesdays.

Patient: Are you serious? What if something happens

to me by then? Maybe I should just skip the doctor

and go right to the insurance company for my medical

needs. This is ridiculous!

Medical office: I am so sorry sir but unless you are

willing to pay out of pocket for your medicine the is

what the insurance company mandates. I wish I could

help you.

Patient: The medicine is $600.00 without my insur-

ance I cannot afford that every month I am on Social

Security.

Medical office: I know sir but, unfortunately this is

what your insurance company wants. You will have to

call them and discuss the issue with them. I will call

you as soon as it is approved or denied.

Patient: Thank you, I hope I don’t die in the mean-

time.

Unfortunately, this pre-

authorization went to peer

review in which time it took

8 days to complete. Mr.

Smith suffered a massive

heart attack and passed

away before his medication

was approved.

This is one of thousands of scenarios that take place

every day in medical practices throughout the coun-

try. A pre-authorization required by most insurance

companies in order for a patient to obtain coverage

for their medications and certain prescribed test-

ing. So an additional step that has been implemented

into the process of filling a prescription or making an

appointment for testing. Sadly, it has affected the med-

ical practice in many ways and the patients as well.

After the initial phone call to the medical office the

person preparing the paperwork, which can consist of

several pages, must present this to an already very

busy physician so he can fill out all of the medical

information that is requested by the insurance compa-

ny. Besides being burdened with the requirements

now mandated by the government to implement elec-

tronic medical records and electronic prescriptions

that Medicare and Medicaid reimburses the physicians

thousands of dollars calling it meaningful use, yet the

requirements are at the expense of the patient’s vital

information being used by the government. For

what? It is forcing physicians to work many additional

hours beyond their normal work day. In addition

there is an abundance of daily fax requests from many

facilities, hospitals, and pharmacies for medication

refills that require a pre-authorization and then the

amount of patients that need personal forms filled out

by the doctor. There are also many physicians that

are rounding at the hospital and then racing to their

office to see patients.

The physician’s decision, knowledge, and integrity is

now being challenged by a nurse sitting behind a desk

at an insurance company for a pre-authorization. How

much worse can it get? It has come to where you as

the patient and the insured are letting your insurance

company govern what medications and testing proce-

dures you can receive regardless of what the doctor

has ordered, because it is the doctor that has exam-

ined you, and the doctor who has your history, but

the insurance company ultimately decides if you have

them according to their criteria. Time is critical, if a

pre-authorization goes as far as a peer review this

could take up to a week so now with all that wasted

time you as the patient are in jeopardy of dying or

becoming more ill. Come on America, WAKE

UP! This is totally unacceptable. There are physicians

all over the country that are as frustrated with this

just as much as the patients are and it is creating a

hostile relationship between doctors and pa-

tients. We have no control over this and if we do not

take ownership of our own overall health and stop

letting the insurance company govern your health

needs, you will never receive quality care.

It’s getting worse, now that Obama care has been

implemented into the system, requiring everyone to

have healthcare or pay a fine. Really? Since January of

2015 the amount of pre-authorizations have quadru-

pled, not only for brand name drugs but generic ones

as well, another ploy to make you pay out of pocket.

The burden of all the additional paperwork is such an

expense and very time consuming to everyone. The

medical office has to hire a person to do these exclu-

sively. The insurance company has to hire additional

personnel for this process and we wonder why the

insurance deductibles and copays are out of sight.

Why not let the insurance companies examine and

treat the patients, skip the doctor because that is what

basically is occurring now. Patient deductibles are as

high as $6600.00 along with a $50.00 copay , the nor-

mal healthy patient will never reach this. Go ahead

apply for Obama care, the fact that your premium is

rated according to your age and income it is their way

of getting around the pre-existing condition laws and

paying for the ones that are unemployed or low in-

come status. Using a person’s age to determine your

premium in my opinion is against your civil rights and

should be illegal. You are paying a premium and get-

ting nothing unless you are seriously ill and then there

are still exorbitant amounts billed to the patient after-

ward. Fellow Americans, if you don’t fight this, your

healthcare will deteriorate. Many are encouraged to

not work and basically live at poverty level just to get

healthcare at an affordable rate. Why is this country

sitting back and letting this happen? America is dying at

the hands of the insurance companies and only us as a

country can stop this. Continued on Page 6

Those of you who have been in recently,

have met our new business assistant Gina

Kershner. Gina comes to us with a

wealth of experience in both dental and

medical settings. When she learned about this

upcoming Newsletter, she asked if she could

write an article for it, and since I am always

looking for more information for our patients to

learn how to make better decisions in health

care, I granted her that honor. MY PERSPECTIVE

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UNEMPLOYMENT COSTELLO: BUT THEY ARE OUT OF WORK!!!

ABBOTT: No, you miss his point.

COSTELLO: What point?

ABBOTT: Someone who doesn't look for work can't be counted

with those who look for work. It wouldn't be fair.

COSTELLO: To whom?

ABBOTT: The unemployed.

COSTELLO: But ALL of them are out of work.

ABBOTT: No, the unemployed are actively looking for work.

Those who are out of work gave up looking and if you give up,

you are no longer in the ranks of the unemployed.

COSTELLO: So if you're off the unemployment rolls that would

count as less unemployment?

ABBOTT: Unemployment would go down. Absolutely!

COSTELLO: The unemployment just goes down because you

don't look for work?

ABBOTT: Absolutely it goes down. That's how they get it to 5%.

Otherwise it would be 14.7%. Our govt. doesn't want you to read

about 14.7% unemployment.

COSTELLO: That would be tough on those running for reelection.

ABBOTT: Absolutely!

COSTELLO: Wait, I got a question for you. That means there are

two ways to bring down the unemployment num-

ber?

ABBOTT: Two ways is correct.

COSTELLO: Unemployment can go down if someone gets a job?

ABBOTT: Correct.

COSTELLO: And unemployment can also go down if you stop

looking for a job?

ABBOTT: Bingo.

COSTELLO: So there are two ways to bring unemployment down,

and the easier of the two is to have people stop looking for work.

ABBOTT: Now you're thinking like an Economist.

COSTELLO: I don't even know what the heck I just said!

Abbot and Costello are envisioned explaining one of the

many problems facing today’s world:

COSTELLO: I want to talk about the unemployment rate in America.

ABBOTT: Good Subject. Terrible Times. It's 5%.

COSTELLO: That many people are out of work?

ABBOTT: No, that's 14.7%.

COSTELLO: You just said 5 percent

ABBOTT: 5% Unemployed.

COSTELLO: Right 5% out of work.

ABBOTT: No, that's 14.7%.

COSTELLO: Okay, so it's 14.7% unemployed.

ABBOTT: No, that's 5%.

COSTELLO: WAIT A MINUTE. Is it 5% or 14.7%?

ABBOTT: 5% are unemployed. 14.7% are out of work.

COSTELLO: If you are out of work you are unemployed.

ABBOTT: No, Congress said you can't count the "Out of Work" as the unem-

ployed. You have to look for work to be unemployed.

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Gina was very happy to get out of medicine, and back into dentistry, but might be a

good resource for our patients to get advice about how to deal with problems they

are facing with their insurance carriers. Feel free to email her your questions at

[email protected]

I have pointed out that 20 years ago I was warning MD’s and patients to steer clear of

entanglements with medical and dental insurance companies:

One of our patients is the director of one of those large dental

insurance company-run dental factories. She refuses to be treated

there, and besides, they never have time for her to have treatment.

She also recognizes there’s a difference in the way care is deliv-

ered. At her last visit she confided in me that there is a dentist

who works for them who, in the last 2 years has probably done

less than 2o fillings.

On further investigation, what I determined from her was that eve-

ry tooth she touches requires a root canal and crown. This isn’t

because she is so untrained that she exposes the nerves of teeth

accidentally. It’s because she recognizes that the only way to make

money, under her employment plan, is to perform big-ticket items

like root canals and crowns. I told her she should really register a

complaint with the State Board of Dentistry, but she doesn’t want

to lose her job. So instead, she continues to watch as patients who

don’t have the finances to afford the type of care we render, end

up paying $2000 out of pocket for something that would have only

cost $2-300 for a filling in our office.

BEWARE OF DISCOUNTS in fact, when I first started in 1976 I

had a plaque in the waiting room which read: Never Shop for Dis-

counts in Parachutes, Brain Surgery, and Dental Care. Consumer

beware.

An interesting article on this is available by clicking here.

MD’s using Wave Scheduling

In our practice, we can’t treat people the way we want to be treat-

ed, if we give three patients the same appointment time. Dentistry

cannot be performed on roller skates. With every tooth I restore

to like-new condition, my goal is to have another dentist look at it,

and not realize the tooth has been treated. This takes considerable

time. I could not possibly render this sort of treatment if we simp-

ly said, “Come in next Tuesday.” My day is organized, and I ex-

pend so much effort maintaining my schedule that I’m sure nobody

would be surprised to know that the first thing I do when my week

is over, is put my watch in a drawer, and don’t put one on again

until Monday morning. Read - The Doctor Will See you Eventually

Most of the Health Issues Facing Americans….

Are the result of our lifestyles. Changing lifestyles, rather than

working around them with medication is the answer. There is a

great video about this here:

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WEDDING DAY SMILES AREN’T JUST FOR THE

BRIDE – doesn’t proud Papa Mike, look great?

Whatever the occasion, put your smile in the hands

of someone with the credentials to get it wedding-

day-perfect!

JULIA’S CORNER As a healthcare consumer and wellness practitioner, an ideal

healthcare paradigm, FOR ME, would be a system based on mutual

responsibility, mutual education, and mutual respect.

Responsibility- Instead of blaming the healthcare system for

keeping the cycle of sickness proliferating, I as a healthcare

consumer take responsibility for my health. I make choic-

es to maintain my highest level of wellbeing on an ongoing

basis. As a wellness practitioner, I take responsibility to

work with my clients to determine underlying causes of

illness and help them to eliminate any imbalances (excess

or deficiency) where and when possible.

Education: As a healthcare consumer, I avail myself of infor-

mation that can assist me in maintaining my health. As a

wellness practitioner, I also avail myself of qualified infor-

mation, from trustworthy sources, to assist my clients in

their goals for health and wellbeing. And I do so from the

perspective of the Hippocratic Oath- First, do no harm.

So, before I choose a discipline, product, supplement, or

any other decisions that affect the physiology or non-

physical state of health, for myself or my clients, I do the

research necessary to avoid any potential harm for myself

or any individual.

Respect- I work in partnership with my clients. I respect their

time, their knowledge of their issues, what they wish to accom-

plish, and offer suggestions that I believe would be beneficial

based on their lifestyle, preferences, and ability to do what must

be done. As a healthcare consumer, I respect the input of my

healthcare team always, even if I may disagree and choose to

pursue a different approach.

Over the last several decades, as consumers we have demanded

“quick fixes” for health complaints utilizing medications, treatments,

and advanced technology, while ignoring advice on how to help our-

selves become and stay healthier. As practitioners, education and

guidelines for standard and acceptable treatment according to the

AMA has gravitated towards symptom suppression and “putting

band aids on bleeding arteries”. Both sides of the current

healthcare paradigm are at fault, and it will take both sides to make

the changes needed to fix it.

Wishing you health and living your best life.

Julia Scalise, DN, PhD

Doctor of Naturology, Holistic Health Consultant &

Author of the #1 Bestseller “Do One Thing Feel Better/ Live

Better”

www.JuliaScalise.com

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On July 29, 2015, Rep. Bill Posey brought to the floor of the House of Representatives former CDC researcher and now Whistleblower,

Dr. Bill Thompson's letter regarding significant files they omitted and destroyed to avoid reporting any significant race effects in their

study. Posey reports Thompson's statement that his research team held a meeting where they put a garbage can in the center of the room

and threw away data that demonstrated links between the MMR and autism. Thompson was the author, in 2004, of the CDC study which

concluded there were no links between vaccination and autism. Watch The Video here:

MMR VACCINE – Measles, Mumps, and Motions, the perspective from someone in the legal profession: click here

CDC REFUSES TO TURN OVER DOCUMENTATION ABOUT COVER-UP click here+

CONGRESSMAN BILL POSEY – JULY 29, 2015 again asks for the CDC-destroyed documents click here

NEWS ABOUT THE INCREASED INCIDENCE OF MISCARRIAGE AFTER VACCINATION AND NEWS ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS

OF THE SHINGLES VACCINE click here

Andrew Wakefield is arguably the most polarizing figure in the great vaccine debate. His story is astounding when you hear it in detail.

His continued efforts to be a voice for the broken people damaged by vaccines is endearing. New, from movie producer Jeff Hays is this

piece Click here

Also, from Jeff Hays, my favorite muckraker is this story, from California:

In light of this weeks events with the California vaccine bill SB 277 being signed into law by Gov. Brown, we thought we'd share a short

bonus from our filming for Bought that we did not include in the film. HPV vaccines for infants? Hep

B vaccines for infants? The flu vaccine? Is that all really necessary? Click here

Sadly, in the case of Californians it's the law of the land now

if you want to send your kids to public school. That is a lot of

momentum for other states to follow along after them...

FIVE CHILDREN GIVEN THE WRONG VACCINA-

TION DOSES AT SALEM COUNTY CLINIC –

this is serious, yet the press is loathe due to many pressures brought on them by government, and

advertisers, to share this story. Channel 6 WPVI – kudos to you! Click here

Recent Information about Vaccines

As you know, I don’t offer advice, just information. In the past I have reported to you about this issue, and issues surrounding mercury

fillings, and GMO’s. Feel free to look at back issues if you want to get caught up on the information by clicking here.

I have been reading, with considerable interest, the testimony of the Whistleblowers against Merke. There is evidence that Merke collud-

ed with the CDC to falsify data, and cover-up the increased rates of autism with the MMR vaccine. Personally, having testified against the

use of mercury in the mouth, on three occasions, before the FDA, I can tell you firsthand about corruption in government. You might

want to look at some of that evidence, on my blog, here. Dr. Wakefield was first discredited

for his stand, in England, against vaccines, and there is conflicting evidence that he was more

than right. Here is some of the recent information I have read about Wakefield, and the truth

about vaccines, which we may never know who to believe.

Below are some links you might want to follow for further information about what I’ve been

following in the past weeks.

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WHEN I WAS A KID, THERE WERE NEVER

CHILDREN WHO HAD PEANUT ALLERGIES,

AND THERE WAS NEVER A LINE AT THE

NURSE’S OFFICE FOR ADHD MEDICATIONS

I READ AN INTERESTING ARTICLE THIS MORNING ON Med-

scape. In part one, which is linked-to HERE, they deal with the age

and amount of peanuts, the child is exposed to, in what was pur-

ported to be a scientific article. Unfortunately, as is typical with the

information the AMA dilutes before it gives it out

to the medical profession, there was no reference

to vaccination protocols.

You see, almost 20 years ago, I had gone to hear

Dr. Sherry TenPenny speak on this topic, and

she specifically mentioned that all the children with

peanut allergies, and all the children lining up at the

school nurses’ offices for their anti-depressants

and ADHD meds never existed in the 1950’s, when the vaccination

schedule was much simpler.

So I Googled “peanut allergy & vaccines” and found that the infor-

mation she presented then,

is still current. If you are

curious to learn more, click

here and you will have your

choice of articles to read.

It’s just a shame that infor-

mation like this isn’t being

made public knowledge.

Why is there such a shroud over what is dispensed in the news to

the citizens of this country? I am not a conspiracy theorist, but I

know people who are. As I pointed out in a newsletter a few

months back, when evidence

was presented that the MMR

vaccine produced a 56x greater

risk of autism in black boys,

where was Al Sharpton? You

would have thought that this

would have been part of his

political agenda. There is evi-

dence that he is a government

agent, and does what he is told to do. There are lots of stories,

like this one, on the internet: CLICK HERE

And so, with a story as large as the Whistleblower at the CDC,

which should be making headlines, the news buries the stories, and

the news media, which is funded by pharmaceutical commercials

that have 15 seconds of information about new drugs, and 45 sec-

onds of product warnings, doesn’t carry them. Personally, when

there is a topic like this one, I use Google Alerts to send me any

news stories that come out on that topic, by email. Here’s how to

get alerts about stories that interest you, through Google, as the

stories become revealed as time goes by. Click Here

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E-mail your questions and comments to Dr. Markus by clicking

here: [email protected]

Dear Dr. Markus – could you please explain how I can get

coverage for the TMJ issue I am facing. My dental insurance

doesn’t cover it, and my medical insurer seems to laugh at

me every time I try to get coverage. – Melody N.

Dear Melody, the TMJ (temporomandibular joint) is the

most complicated joint in the body. See the video by click-

ing on the middle image on the right. It is the only joint that

disarticulates, to open wider. It is the only joint that is bilat-

eral – you can’t open one side without the other. It is the

only joint that has a neuromuscular end point (the teeth)

that can interfere with proper function.

Treatment can be complex, often involving highly specialized

PT called Rocabado Therapy, and spinal alignment issues.

Surgery is to be avoided at all costs, although treating it ar-

throscopically can sometimes be beneficial. It should be

covered under medical, but medical insurers don’t reim-

burse to dentists, and that is the major problem.

Simply requesting an MRI or CT involves me having to ex-

plain the TMJ to your MD, and to get your MD to order the

studies, using my instructions, and having the studies read by

a radiologist who does this all the time isn’t easy either. It

has, unfortunately, become a quality of life issue. Those who

can afford to pay out of pocket can get treatment, those

who can’t aren’t in a great situation.

The CentrePiece is brought

to you proudly by Dr. Steve

Markus

The Centre for Dentistry

at Haddon

209 White Horse Pike

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