dentistry

In this final visit with DRS. ELIZABETH ABE and PHILIP BATSON, DDS, Columbia Healthy Smiles, we talk about some of the most important technological advancements made in general dentistry in the past half-century, advancements like facial scans and digital x-rays! October 27, 2023

Columbia Healthy Smiles' DR. PHILIP BATSON, DDS, wants to make sure your kiddo(s), no matter the age, are going back to school with a mouth that's clean and healthy. For the younger group, that means making sure there's a balance in the kinds of snacks that they eat on a daily basis; for the older kids, that means maybe...braces? (GASP!) Wisdom teeth removal? (GASP!) August 30, 2023

Today's show borrows a headline - 8 Jaw-Dropping Dentistry Breakthroughs for Missing Teeth - and a topic from September's AARP Bulletin. Just how "jaw-dropping"? We ask our resident dental expert, DR. PHILIP BATSON, DDS, Columbia Healthy Smiles, for his take on some of the eight noted advancements in technology. October 19, 2022

Like many trades these days, technology in the field of dentistry has come a long way to the benefit of both patients and the professionals treating them. Columbia Healthy Smiles dentists PHILIP BATSON and ELIZABETH ABE are here to tell us about some of the more popular changes over the past 20 years! May 25, 2022

Going to the dentist can be an intimidating experience for young children (and some adults!). PHILIP BATSON, DDS, and ELIZABETH ABE, DDS, Columbia Healthy…

From the history of pain to the use of water picks, the dental-related talking points covered here are wide-ranging in this first studio interview with…

After 20 years of selling and using meth, 38-year-old Andy Moss turned his life around. He got off drugs and got a good job. Next step: he wanted to fix...

Many universities are divided into emphasis areas to allow students to focus on their specific studies, but A. T. Still University in Kirksville is not.…

A new Kirksville dental school is seeking to ease a shortage of dentists in Missouri.The Columbia Missourian reports that the Missouri School of Dentistry…