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What Is Gap Insurance And Why Drivers Should Purchase It

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“When owning a new car, consider purchasing GAP insurance.”, said Russell Rabichev, Marketing Director of Internet Marketing Company.


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Carinsuranceplan.org has released a new blog post that provides more info about GAP auto insurance and when drivers should purchase it.

For more info and free car insurance quotes online, visit https://carinsuranceplan.org/what-is-gap-insurance-and-when-we-need-it/

Totaling a recently-purchased car is an extremely unpleasant situation. The insurance company will pay only the Actual Cash Value. Cars lose a significant portion of their value as soon as they leave the lot. The owner may be reimbursed with less than what he owns to the lienholder. This is when GAP coverage will be useful. Car owners should purchase GAP in the following scenarios:


  • When financing a car that depreciates quickly. Most cars depreciate fast, but some models lose value very rapidly. In some cases, certain models can lose as much 75% of their value, after their first three years on the road.

  • After taking a long-term car loan. On a short-term loan, the gap between what the driver owes for car and the actual cash value will begin to narrow and disappear faster than on a long-term loan.

  • After putting a down-payment lower than 20%. In this case, the buyer will owe to the lender, more than the car is worth. If the car gets totaled or stolen, gap insurance will help pay the difference.

  • When leasing a vehicle. The lender will probably insist to purchase GAP insurance, alongside collision and comprehensive coverage.

  • When driving a lot. Cars with high mileage depreciate really fast.

For more info, money-saving tips and free quotes, visit https://carinsuranceplan.org/

Carinsuranceplan.org is an online provider of life, home, health, and auto insurance quotes. This website is unique because it does not simply stick to one kind of insurance provider, but brings the clients the best deals from many different online insurance carriers. In this way, clients have access to offers from multiple carriers all in one place: this website. On this site, customers have access to quotes for insurance plans from various agencies, such as local or nationwide agencies, brand names insurance companies, etc.

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Mexico Pacific Limited appoints veteran ConocoPhillips executive Page Maxson as Chairman

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HOUSTON (PRWEB)

Mexico Pacific Limited (MPL), a Pacific Coast LNG project based in Mexico, today announced the appointment of Page Maxson as Chairman of the Board.

Mr. Maxson brings a wealth of experience to MPL including over 25 years with ConocoPhillips leading key oil and gas assets in the United States, the Middle East, Indonesia, and Australia. From 2010 to 2017, Page served as CEO of the $24.5 billion Australia Pacific LNG project (APLNG) where he was responsible for everything from initial concept through operations including permitting, engineering design, marketing, project financing, construction, commissioning and operations. APLNG was delivered on schedule and on budget at a time when other large capital projects in Australia struggled with costs and schedules.

“We are excited to welcome Page to MPL’s board,” said Josh Loftus, President of MPL. “The insights and experience gained from his experience in the energy industry, and in particular in the development, construction, commercialization and operation of LNG projects, will be invaluable as MPL moves to FID in the coming months.”

“MPL is truly differentiated as one of only two LNG projects on the west coast of North America that is fully permitted and ready to construct. I look forward to applying my experience and skills to help MPL capitalize on its competitive advantages in serving Asian markets as it moves into construction and operations,” said Mr. Maxson.

About Mexico Pacific Limited LLC

MPL is a North American Pacific Coast provider of LNG that has substantial cost and logistical advantages in connecting the prolific Permian and San Juan basins in the United States to Asian markets. MPL’s facilities will employ proven equipment supplied by Baker Hughes, a GE Company, and be built by a world-leader in the engineering and construction of LNG facilities. MPL will build its 12 MTPA facility on a 1,100-acre site it owns in Puerto Libertad in Sonora, Mexico, roughly 125 miles south of the Arizona border. MPL is backed by AVAIO Capital. More information can be found at https://www.mexicopacificlimited.com.

About AVAIO Capital

AVAIO Capital is a build-to-core infrastructure investment firm led by professionals from investment, development, engineering, construction, and operating backgrounds. In aggregate, the team has completed more than $4 billion of equity transactions and over $50 billion of infrastructure development and construction projects across the water, transportation, digital and energy sectors. AVAIO’s makes equity investments in the creation and redevelopment of infrastructure assets throughout North America and Europe. More information can be found at https://www.avaiocapital.com.

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A leading dermatology company partners with Vanguard Software to better serve the healthcare community

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RALEIGH, N.C. (PRWEB)

For over 38 years, this pharmaceutical skincare company has partnered with health and research professionals to meet the skincare needs of people across the world.

With strong commitments to the healthcare community, the company has increased its global reach to more than 100 countries and expanded its product portfolio to treat a range of dermatological conditions.

Vanguard Software plans to improve the predictability and accuracy of the company’s gross sales forecasting model with our IBP platform, Vanguard Predictive Planning.  With our demand planning solution, our client will be able to more accurately predict global consumption of their products, and make better-informed decisions in their supply chain.

With the project in full swing, we look forward to improving the supply chain management operations for our newest pharmaceutical client.  If your company is interested in improving sales forecasting or demand planning accuracy, request a demo today.

About Vanguard Software

Vanguard Software introduced its first product for decision support analysis in 1995. Today, companies across every major industry and more than 60 countries rely on the Vanguard Predictive Planning platform. Vanguard Software is based in Cary, North Carolina.

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Shaw Recognizes 10 Organizations Focused On The Wellbeing of People and the Planet

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Shaw debuts sustain[HUMAN]ability recognition program – celebrating organizations that put people at the heart of their sustainability efforts.

At Shaw, we put people at the center of sustainability — what we call sustain[HUMAN]abilityTM. That’s why we’re focused on the ingredients that go into products and the impacts of sound, moisture and other design elements.


DALTON, Ga. (PRWEB)

Shaw Industries Group Inc. (Shaw) has debuted a program to recognize diverse organizations intently focused on products and initiatives that support the wellbeing of people and the planet. The company’s sustain[HUMAN]abilityTM recognition program, which kicked off with a webinar in conjunction with Sustainable Brands on Oct. 17, will explore what is driving these organization’s varied efforts, the challenges they’ve faced, keys to success and what’s on the horizon.

“At Shaw, we put people at the center of sustainability — what we call sustain[HUMAN]abilityTM. That’s why we’re focused on the ingredients that go into products and the impacts of sound, moisture and other design elements,” stated Susan Farris, vice president of sustainability and corporate communications. “There are so many great people and organizations striving to make a positive impact on people and the planet. By showcasing a range of organizations that share our focus on putting people at the heart of their sustainability efforts, we hope others will be inspired to drive change and learn from these organizations’ successes, innovations and challenges.”

The 10 organizations Shaw is recognizing as part of this effort over the coming year are (in alphabetical order):

  • American Family Insurance, headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, is one of the nation’s largest property/casualty insurance groups. With a company mission to inspire, protect and restore dreams, American Family created DreamBank in 2012, an empowering public space where community members can gather to find inspiration and resources for discovering and pursuing their own dreams. DreamBank is located in downtown Madison at American Family’s Spark building, which was constructed with a commitment to energy-saving building techniques and healthy spaces, designed to enhance well-being and reflect the company’s sustainability values.

  • Eastman is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. In early 2019, the company announced two recycling innovations to tackle the global problem of waste plastic by recycling plastics that cannot be processed by mechanical recycling, and thus end up in our landfills and waterways. Carbon renewal technology was first announced in April and has already begun commercial operation. The other – advanced circular recycling – will process polyester waste, while carbon renewal technology is a game-changer for recycling because it provides an end-of-life solution for almost any kind of plastic.

  • Harvard University is the oldest institution of higher education in the U.S. Harvard’s Healthier Building Materials Academy (HBMA) is a partnership between the Harvard Office for Sustainability and public health, medical and engineering faculty. HBMA’s goal is to implement a standardized holistic approach to optimize for human health in the built environment and throughout supply chains. Harvard works with businesses, manufacturers and non-profit organizations to collaboratively transform the marketplace for health.

  • Health Care Without Harm is a nonprofit organization that works to transform health care worldwide to reduce its environmental footprint, become a community anchor for sustainability and a leader in the global movement for environmental health and justice. Among its efforts, the organization has created environmental criteria, guidance and goals to help healthcare facilities and others make purchasing decisions that support people and the planet.

  • Healthy Building Network (HBN) is a nonprofit that has helped define the leading edge of healthy building practices. For nearly two decades they’ve worked to increase transparency in the building products industry, reduce human exposures to hazardous chemicals and create market incentives for healthier innovations in manufacturing. HBN’s HomeFree is a national initiative helping leaders in affordable housing “do better” through scientific guidance and educational resources, including their collaboration with the Housing Partnership Networking (HPN) and HPN Select EcoGuide.

  • HeiQ is a leader in textile innovation that helps textile brands and manufacturers quickly identify, target and manufacture novel technologies. The company’s 80 employees on four continents work closely with a network of more than 40 PhDs to leverage academic research and internal development specialists to create disruptive textile technologies and the marketing narratives to communicate the added value to the consumers. Recently, HeiQ collaborated with IKEA to create GUNRID, a groundbreaking air purifying curtain concept.

  • Perkins and Will is a global architecture and design firm that ignited an industry movement toward healthy building materials in 2008. The firm’s Material Performance Lab—one of seven research labs—continues to investigate product ingredients and their impact on human health, and to and educate design professionals on how to choose healthier, more sustainable products for the built environment.

  • Purpose Built Communities is working to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty with a focus on creating healthy, thriving neighborhoods. The nonprofit organization helps local leaders revitalize struggling neighborhoods, and brings together the vital components necessary for holistic community revitalization: high quality mixed-income housing, an effective cradle-to-college education pipeline and comprehensive community wellness resources, organized and driven by a single purpose non-profit entity that is part of the Purpose Built Communities network.

  • Schott Design is an Indianapolis, Ind.-based architecture and design firm committed to providing safe, sustainable and healthy workplace solutions. With a commitment to advancing a circular economy, the firm has launched a product exchange program, SchottXchange, going beyond its already expansive carpet reclamation and recycling efforts on all of its projects. SchottXChange facilitates the reuse of items within or between buildings diverting materials from the landfill.

  • The University of Georgia New Materials Institute partners with industry and businesses to design materials that create less waste and are safe for people, animals and Earth. It also works with governments and organizations to redesign systems to generate less waste and promote circularity in materials management. The Institute trains the next generation of scientists and engineers in the Principles of Green Engineering.

As part of this recognition program, Shaw will profile these organizations in a blog series on SustainableBrands.com beginning in November 2019.

About Shaw Industries

Shaw Industries Group, Inc. is more than a flooring company – we are 22,000 people united in our vision of creating a better future for our customers, for our people, for our community and for our company. We provide carpet, resilient, hardwood, tile & stone, laminate, synthetic turf and other specialty items for residential and commercial markets worldwide. We meet diverse customer needs through an expansive portfolio of brands, including: Anderson Tuftex, COREtec, Patcraft, Philadelphia Commercial, Shaw Contract, Shaw Floors, Shaw Hospitality, Shaw Sports Turf, Southwest Greens, USFloors and more.

Headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, Shaw is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway with nearly $6 billion in annual revenue and representation throughout the U.S., as well as in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, France, India, Mexico, Singapore, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. For more information about our company brands, operations and community involvement, or to join our industry-leading team, visit http://www.shawinc.com.

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Sphere Announces New Partnership with Revenue Management Solutions (RMS)

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RMS has a long established track record in solving the complex challenges of healthcare remittance processing,” said Steve Rizzuto, Chief Executive Officer of Sphere. “With relationships with top financial institutions and other large health systems, we are pleased to partner with RMS.


NASHVILLE, Tenn. (PRWEB)

Sphere, the leading provider of end-to-end integrated payments and security software, has partnered with Revenue Management Solutions (RMS), the leading technology-based healthcare remittance automation platform, allowing RMS to provide a comprehensive payment platform spanning across payer and patient payments.

RMS simplifies the complete revenue cycle by automating remittance management and eliminating manual processes. This solution scales to fit the unique needs of any healthcare provider from a single-doctor practice to a multi-facility hospital system. Trusted by more than 40 commercial banking partners and 1,000 providers, RMS solutions save time, reduce costs and improve efficiency.

The combination of the Sphere payment platform and RMS will greatly enhance remittance processing by allowing for a more complete view of patient revenue that includes both health plan and patient-level transaction data. Through dashboard and reporting tools, users will benefit from a clearer picture of health plan, patient payments, the payments breakdown, and other valuable insights.

With deep integrations into popular Electronic Health Record (EHR) software, the Sphere payment platform delivers broad payment acceptance functionality that is highly secure, compliant, and scalable.

“RMS has a long established track record in solving the complex challenges of healthcare remittance processing,” said Steve Rizzuto, Chief Executive Officer of Sphere. “With relationships with top financial institutions and other large health systems, we are pleased to partner with RMS.”

“At high velocity, Sphere is expanding our strategic partnerships to include more of the healthcare revenue cycle,” said Andrew Rueff, Executive Chairman of Sphere. “As patient out of pocket expenses increase and become a greater part of healthcare providers’ revenue, solutions that provide consolidated financial information are critical. Our combined solution with RMS achieves this goal and much more.”

“Sphere’s commitment to providing secure, integrated payment processes allows us to expand our offerings to our healthcare and financial customers alike while maintaining the sacred trust we have earned,” said Scott Thomas, Chief Executive Officer of RMS. “We are very excited to partner with Sphere to help shape the new payment experience from that of a patient to a customer in the healthcare market.”

For more information on Sphere, please visit http://www.spherecommerce.com.

About Sphere

Sphere, powered by TrustCommerce, is a software and financial technology company providing integrated solutions that reduce friction and facilitate better and more secure commercial interactions with customers in specialized verticals markets, primarily healthcare, non-profit, transportation and education. Sphere’s integrated payments technology and security software enable its clients to process payments in a way that is: highly secure and compliant, integrated with their core business software, omnichannel, and processor-neutral. Sphere’s partner-centric focused payments solutions serve small, midsize and enterprise level businesses and software companies in the U.S., Canada, and Australia.

About RMS

Founded in 2006, and based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, RMS is the leading technology-based healthcare remittance automation platform tool available in the market. Currently used by more than 1,000 acute care, revenue cycle management, dental and pharmacy clients, RMS allows healthcare providers, outsourcers and facilities to optimize the remittance matching, reconciliation, and management processes. The Company, which processes nearly 14 million transactions each month, offers its technology-driven solutions both directly to customers and through established channel relationships with leading financial institutions throughout the United States.

For more information, please visit https://www.rmsweb.com/.

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National Group Calls for End to Cruel and Ineffective Animal Experiments of ‘Chronic Wasting Disease,’ Urges Shift to Modern, Superior Methods

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TWIN CITIES, Minn. (PRWEB)

In response to the growing threat of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), and a report this year that outlined steps to address this potential health crisis, an organization promoting non-animal research has sent a detailed letter to stakeholders calling for an end to the funding and perpetuation of animal research to study the illness.

Citizens for Alternatives to Animal Research & Experimentation (CAARE) sent the letter (see here: https://tinyurl.com/yy2hvwt5 ) to a team of experts investigating CWD, including the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota Department of Health and to several divisions of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which largely funds the research.

The five-page letter discusses how lengthy, expensive taxpayer funded animal experiments investigating this deadly chronic wasting disease have yielded nothing but unproductive results that put human lives at risk, while subjecting animals to prolonged and unjustifiable suffering.

CWD is a prion-related, global epidemic affecting wild deer, elk, and other cervids. It is related to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE, or “mad cow disease”) and detected in 26 US states, three Canadian provinces, Norway, Finland, Sweden and South Korea.

CAARE’s letter is a strong appeal for an end to animal experiments of CWD and to instead focus future resources toward research methods that show genuine promise in generating human-relevant data.

Such experiments are already being carried out. Earlier this year, NIH developed cerebral organoids engineered from human skin cells as a promising method to study prion disease, while in 2017 research at the University of Edinburgh successfully generated human stem cell-derived astrocytes capable of replicating human prions.

CWD experiments entail significant suffering for animals, detailed in CAARE’s letter. Various publications have described in detail how monkeys have had holes drilled in their skulls and infected tissue injected directly into their brains.

Other monkeys had infected steel wires implanted in their brains for years, other were exposed via blood transfusion and still others were inflicted with cuts to the skins that were wrapped in infected deer brains. Not one of these studies yielded conclusive information on the threat of transmission of CWD.

CAARE’s letter emphasizes that NIH’s own systematic review “could only report a ‘high level of uncertainty’ regarding possible transmission of CWD to humans, and urges that “all scientists and public health experts effectively address the threat of CWD and its unknown transmissibility to humans by ending inconclusive animal studies and replacing them with human-centered methodologies.”

“All animal experiments currently conducted at the Rocky Mountain Laboratories, the Alberta Institute for Prion Research, the University of Calgary and elsewhere should be immediately terminated. In the interest of mercy and in recognition for their sacrifice to humans, we believe that all current animal survivors of CWD experiments should be sent to sanctuaries,” said CAARE.

Citizens for Alternatives to Animal Research & Experimentation is a national 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, established to highlight and promote research without animals. CAARE’s mission is to reduce animal suffering by disseminating information about the power and progress of research without animals.

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Ketamine Holds Promise in Derailing Veteran Suicide

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SAN ANTONIO (PRWEB)

A new study published in the November issue of the Annals of Clinical Psychiatry provides dramatic evidence that ketamine can be an effective treatment for combat related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans. Ketamine is a time-tested medication that is receiving a significant amount of positive attention recently. It is proving itself to play a valuable role in the treatment of mental health conditions such as depression and PTSD. The study looked at 30 veterans who had debilitating PTSD due to combat experience. Psychological testing was done before and after a series of ketamine infusions that were delivered at escalating doses. The study was performed at Klarisana, which operates ketamine infusion centers in Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico. Tyler Schmidt, a nurse practitioner Klarisana and former Special Forces medic, summarizes the findings by saying, “we saw a 44% decrease in the average score on the PCL-5 which is psychological testing tool that shows the severity of PTSD symptoms in patients.The score decreased in 28 out of 30 veterans which has huge implications for preventing veteran suicide.”

Froy Cervantes, who is the Supervising Medic for Klarisana and a Marine Corps Veteran, served as the liaison for the veterans in the study. Cervantes said, “as an Afghanistan veteran, this study really affected me on a personal level. The VA reported in 2016 that the national veteran suicide rate was 30.1 per 100,000 veterans whereas the suicide rate in the general population was 17.5 per 100,000 people. It was great to be a part of something that might actually do something tangible to decrease the veteran suicide rate.”

Gerson Barahona, the Director of Operations for Klarisana adds, “one of the first studies showing that ketamine could be an effective treatment for PTSD was published by the US Army Institute of Surgical Research in 2008. Unfortunately, ketamine didn’t receive the research dollars or attention one might have expected, given the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The veteran suicide rate is the whole reason that Klarisana opened its first center in San Antonio, Texas. Our goal is not just to provide clinical treatment but to also advance medical knowledge regarding how ketamine can treat PTSD.”

Dr. John Huber PsyD, a forensic psychologist and member of the Klarisana Medical Advisory Board, further describes the implications of this study. He said, “one of the most significant aspects of this study is that we used much higher doses of ketamine than have been used previously in other studies. One of our hypotheses is that the ‘experiential’ effects of ketamine are not a side effect but rather an essential part of the treatment effect. While many studies use an arbitrary, and rather low, dose of 0.5 milligrams (mg) per kilogram (kg) of body weight, our average dose on the sixth infusion was 1.94 mg/kg.”

Zackery A. Tedder, Licensed Psychological Associate and Klarisana advisor builds on this by saying, “this is really exciting because, the finding that we could safely produce such a robust treatment response at dramatically higher doses really challenges the old paradigm that the effect of ketamine is purely biochemical and otherwise unrelated to the non-ordinary state of consciousness and ego disruption that ketamine causes.” Tedder adds, “in our follow up study, we are repeating this protocol in paramedics who have developed PTSD from their careers in prehospital care. This time we are adding specific survey instruments that assess the role that the experiential or “psychedelic” aspect of ketamine produces. This is not surprising as it is the same effect that has received a lot of attention in the popular press such as with Michael Pollan’s book on the science of psychedelics. Our paramedic study will shed some interesting light on the role of the experiential aspect of ketamine.”

Carl J. Bonnett, MD, is the Medical Director for Klarisana and one of the study’s authors. Bonnett said, “ketamine has the potential to be an incredibly disruptive technology for the treatment of PTSD. It is exciting to be a part of something that could potentially have a positive effect on the suicide rate in this country. That being said, it is important to look at this in an evidence-based fashion. There are a number of clinicians who are flocking to the field of ketamine infusion therapy for the wrong reasons. We have clinicians in our own backyard in San Antonio who are making wild and completely unsubstantiated claims about ketamine. Some of these individuals are trying to pass off ‘proprietary blends’ of ketamine and other ingredients that have not been subject to scientific inquiry. Our goal at Klarisana has always been to practice evidence-based medicine and contribute to the field of ketamine therapy in a positive and constructive fashion.

Klarisana is based in San Antonio, Texas and operates clinics in Austin, Texas, Denver, Colorado, and Carlsbad, New Mexico. For questions about this study or for questions about the ongoing follow up study looking at the use of ketamine for PTSD in paramedics please contact Klarisana at http://www.klarisana.com or email info@klarisana.com.

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CEREC Technology Equips Dentist Dr. Nickelice Brand with Easy, Accurate Impressions and Dental Crowns in Ocala, FL

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Dentist Dr. Nickelice Brand Improves Dental Crown Milling in Ocala, FL

One of the things we are most proud of in our office is the ability to bring the latest in technology to our patients. CEREC makes me better, it makes our patients happier, and it’s a wonderful technology.


OCALA, Fla. (PRWEB)

Ocala, FL dentist, Dr. Nickelice Brand, improves dental crown milling and the dental impression process with state-of-the-art CEREC technology. Utilizing cutting-edge digital scanning, digital impressions offered by CEREC improve the accuracy, comfort and speed of treatment over traditional “goopy” impression material. This technology also offers an in-house milling machine, allowing Dr. Brand to provide same-day dental crowns, bridges, and dental implants customized for each patient.

Traditionally, dental impressions are taken using a goopy material that often makes patients gag, tastes bad, and can be uncomfortable to sit through. CEREC technology removes these drawbacks by using a handheld wand that captures digital images of the teeth and the bite. This results in a quicker and more comfortable treatment when capturing impressions for dental crowns or bridges.

In addition to making impressions easier to capture, CEREC also speeds up the treatment timeframe when it comes to the creation of dental crowns or bridges. CEREC has its own in-house milling machine, which can fabricate a lifelike and durable dental crown or bridge during the same appointment the impression is taken. This is beneficial to patients because they no longer have to wear temporary crowns or wait weeks for their finalized tooth.

“One of the things we are most proud of in our office is the ability to bring the latest in technology to our patients,” says dentist Dr. Brand. “CEREC makes me better, it makes our patients happier, and it’s a wonderful technology.”

CEREC technology is a versatile tool that can be used for multiple dental procedures. Commonly, dental crowns are created to restore damaged teeth, but they can also be used to cap a dental implant. CEREC also allows dentists to create dental bridges, a collection of crowns attached together to span the gap of a missing tooth. Plus, it provides the data needed to create full mouth dental implant arches for procedures such as All-on-4®. Dr. Brand offers All-on-4 dental implants to patients with several damaged or missing teeth as a permanent full mouth tooth replacement option.

Those interested in learning more about CEREC, dental crowns, or the other services offered at Dental Implants of Ocala can connect with Dr. Brand for a consultation. To schedule an appointment, call the practice at 352-653-2500 or visit the website, http://www.dentalimplantsofocala.com.

About the Dentist

Dental Implants of Ocala offers specialized and all-inclusive dental implant treatment to patients of Marion County, including Ocala, FL and beyond. Dr. Nickelice Brand, the practice’s leading implant dentist, has over 25 years of experience and focuses solely on providing innovative implant solutions for his patients. Placing over 500 implants a year, Dr. Brand has retained a 98 percent implant success rate and an even higher level of patient satisfaction. The team at Dental Implants of Ocala remains up to date on implant dentistry’s most innovative and unique technologies, including bone morphogenetic protein, Digital Smile Design, and CeraRoot ceramic dental implants, to ensure the highest standard of care and most predictable treatment outcomes. To learn more about Dental Implants of Ocala and their innovative implant care, visit http://www.dentalimplantsofocala.com or call 352-653-2500.

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Canal Calem Periodontics Relieves Dental Anxiety in Cherry Hill, NJ with Safe Sedation Dentistry

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The Periodontists and Staff of Canal Calem Periodontics, Serving Cherry Hill, NJ

Canal Calem Periodontics Provides Soothing Sedation Dentistry to Cherry Hill, NJ

I have so much trust in Dr. Canal that whatever he does is fine with me. I know that I’m not going to be taken advantage of and that the work is going to be done properly.


CHERRY HILL, N.J. (PRWEB)

Esteemed periodontists, Drs. Mario J. Canal and Ben Calem provide sedation dentistry to Cherry Hill, NJ patients that suffer from dental anxiety. Dental anxiety, or fear of receiving dental care, can lead to long-term health problems for patients due to a lack of proper oral health care. The sedation dentistry offered at Canal Calem Periodontics enables patients to visit a periodontist in a relaxing environment and experience virtually no pain.

Research suggests that millions of Americans suffer from dental anxiety. Dental anxiety can stem from previous traumatic dental experiences, heightened sensitivity, embarrassment of the condition of the mouth or strong gag reflexes. Regardless of why they fear the dentist, patients of Canal Calem Periodontics can anticipate a relaxing environment and a stress-free treatment process through the power of sedation dentistry. These highly trained periodontists have both the expertise and credentials to administer a variety of sedation dentistry solutions.

Canal Calem Periodontics offers oral sedation and nitrous oxide sedation. Oral sedation allows the patient to take medication prior to arrival. The sedative takes effect in about 30 minutes, helping patients to reach a euphoric state of mind before they undergo a procedure. Nitrous oxide, inhaled as a gas, provides relief by inhibiting pain signals almost instantaneously.

Patients of Canal Calem Periodontics who previously suffered from dental anxiety have been able to transform the state of their oral health with these compassionate periodontists. “I have so much trust in Dr. Canal that whatever he does is fine with me,” says Lydia, a Canal Calem Periodontics patient who has undergone sedation dentistry on multiple occasions. “I know that I’m not going to be taken advantage of and that the work is going to be done properly.”

Individuals suffering from dental anxiety in Cherry Hill, NJ who want to protect the integrity of their smiles through expert periodontal care can connect with Drs. Canal and Calem for safe, effective sedation dentistry. Canal Calem Periodontics has two locations, one in Moorestown, NJ and the other in Medford, NJ. To schedule an appointment, visit http://www.canalcalemperio.com or call 609-953-3700 for the Medford, NJ office or 856-439-1200 for the Moorestown, NJ location.

About the Periodontists

Canal Calem Periodontics offers modern periodontal treatments for patients in Moorestown and Medford, NJ. Since 1993, Canal Calem Periodontics has been a resource in South Jersey for providing comprehensive periodontal and implant therapy. Working closely with the general dentist, Drs. Mario J. Canal and Ben Calem strive to improve their patients’ oral health and re-develop their dentition, where necessary. Both Drs. Canal and Calem are active in the community through their involvement with Donated Dental Services and The Holocaust Survivor’s Program. In addition, their strong belief in organized dentistry has led them both to serve as President of the Southern Dental Society. To learn more about the services they offer or to schedule a consultation at Canal Calem Periodontics visit http://www.canalcalemperio.com or call 609-534-5541 for the Medford, NJ office or 856-203-6588 for the Moorestown, NJ location.

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Curogram Closes $1.8M Series Seed Round To Lead Evolution of Two Way Messaging For The Healthcare Industry

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LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)

Recently praised by Google Health and Samsung Health for modernizing healthcare communications, Curogram, the leading patient-centric universal healthcare messaging platform, announced it has closed an over-subscribed $1.8M series seed round. Investors include tech entrepreneur Tien Tzuo and more than 80 medical professionals, including physicians and healthcare executives. The invested capital will enable Curogram to increase sales and marketing resources.

“Our company’s brisk growth over the past 18 months signals a significant market demand for healthcare communication technology that solves the existing outdated offerings,” said Shayan Nafisi, Co-Founder of Curogram. “We are extremely excited to have attracted such a large group of strategic investors who deal with healthcare communication challenges daily and truly understand the value Curogram provides. Their support will be instrumental in fulfilling our vision of creating the best healthcare messaging platform on the market.”

Curogram provides the following patient engagement solutions with a patient-centric communication model:


  • 2-Way Texting – Offering an intuitive interface, providers and patients can easily communicate through simple back and forth HIPAA-compliant texting, reducing provider phone call volumes by as much as 50%.

  • Appointment Reminders – With the ability to fully customize and personalize messages in up to 10 languages, and average patient response rates of 70-80 percent, providers can use Curogram’s advanced reminders to reduce no-show rates by as much as 75%.

  • Surveys and Ratings – Simple text surveys allow providers to collect real-time feedback, improve their online reputation with regular 5-Star reviews from their happiest patients, and prevent those impossible to remove 1-Star complaints.

  • Multiple Interfaces – Curogram offers an ecosystem of simple user interfaces for offices (desktop HIPPA-compliant web app), providers (mobile app) and patients (simple SMS & mobile app) on one platform.

“In my experience, the most successful startups combine industry expertise with a vision that dares to think outside-the-box,” said Tien Tzuo, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Zuora, Inc. “I’m excited to see what successes are in store for them in 2020.”

To learn more about Curogram visit https://curogram.com/.

About Curogram

Curogram is a leading provider of HIPAA compliant texting that helps optimize the front desk of medical offices with smart reminders, 2-way texting, and reputation management. Curogram also features a unique patient-centric mobile patient app and an “all-in-one” universal messaging platform for medical offices that syncs with any EMR in less than 30 min.

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