Drs. Jessica and Thomas Gibbs, Dentists in Glen Ellyn, IL, Offer Flexible Financing Options

When treatments such as orthodontic care or dental implant placement exceed a patient’s budget, third-party financing options can be the bridge between bad teeth and a healthy, attractive smile.

Glen Ellyn, IL (PRWEB)
October 22, 2019

Dentists in Glen Ellyn, IL, Drs. Thomas and Jessica Gibbs, offer affordable dental care, including orthodontics, cosmetic treatment, and dental implants with LendingClub flexible financing. LendingClub helps patients budget their care by distributing the cost of treatment into personalized low monthly payments.

A beautiful smile is made up of teeth that function properly and look attractive. Along with improving health, a beautiful smile improves the patient’s confidence in his or herself. When treatments such as orthodontic care or dental implant placement exceed a patient’s budget, third-party financing options can be the bridge between bad teeth and a healthy, attractive smile. Drs. Gibbs offer LendingClub flexible financing to ensure their patients are getting the dental care they need.

LendingClub is a third-party financing company that offers low monthly payment plans to help patients afford cosmetic, orthodontic, or restorative dental care. Patients can pre-qualify and discover their payment options without a credit check. Plus, they can personalize their monthly payments to fit their personal budgets. With low, fixed rates, LendingClub can help patients of Drs. Gibbs at Smile Glen Ellyn receive the services they need to achieve a healthy, functional, and beautiful smile.

Smile Glen Ellyn offers comprehensive dental services, including single and full arch dental implants, Invisalign® orthodontics, cosmetics, and preventive care. Drs. Gibbs have over 30 years of combined experience in dentistry and remain dedicated to improving the smiles and lives of their patients. They combine advanced technology, state-of-the-art treatment, and multiple sedation options to give patients a comfortable experience and effective, long-lasting results. Using LendingClub financing, they are pleased to be able to provide dental services to a greater number of patients in the Glen Ellyn, IL community.

Patients looking for a dentist in Glen Ellyn, IL offering third-party financing for dental implants and other treatments can schedule their appointment at Smile Glen Ellyn today. Drs. Gibbs can be contacted by calling 630-858-8800 or visiting http://www.smileglenellyn.com.

About the Practice

Smile Glen Ellyn has been offering the community of Glen Ellyn, IL, comprehensive dental care for over 30 years. Drs. Thomas and Jessica Gibbs provide leading-edge care in their family-friendly office, providing a range of services from general and preventative care, to restorative and cosmetic dentistry. The team specializes in gentle dentistry through sedation options, including offering advanced IV sedation for those with extreme dental anxiety. The practice is proud to improve the oral health and aesthetics of patients’ smiles in a comforting atmosphere. To learn more about Drs. Thomas and Jessica Gibbs, their team or the services they offer, visit http://www.smileglenellyn.com or call 630-858-8800 to schedule a one-on-one consultation.

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Wellness Resource Support helps patients and caregivers find the resources they need to manage their medical care.

“After meeting so many families in search of guidance and support for their loved ones, I came up with the idea of creating an online community with information and resources to help patients, their families, and caregivers get answers to their most challenging medical questions.”

NEWARK, N.J. (PRWEB)
October 22, 2019

Wellness Resource Support is a new member services website launching this month to help patients and caregivers find the resources they need to manage their medical care. As healthcare remains a popular topic for debate among today’s community and political leaders, we hear endless discussions about insurance and how to pay for care. Covering the expense of healthcare is important, but even greater issues exist relating to how care is managed. Wellness Resource Support’s membership community now offers guidance, resources, and tools to those facing challenging decisions about their health and medical care.

Too many patients and caregivers are confronted with medical terminology and scenarios that they don’t understand when they or a loved one falls ill. Things seem to move at warp speed and important decisions need to be made quickly. Wellness Resource Support’s founder and CEO, Robyn Maniscalco, had this very experience when her mother was hospitalized after having a severe stroke.

The type of stroke Maniscalco’s mother experienced was rare and led to a lot of uncertainty and unknowns. She soon learned that doctors and medical staff often may not have the time (or take the time) to fully explain conditions, options, and support resources to patients, their caregivers, and family.

“It took many hours of independent research, reading, and questioning to find useful information, tools, and resources that helped my family support my mother through this difficult time,” explains Maniscalco. “As I learned more, I helped others I met along the way in similar circumstances. After meeting so many families in search of guidance and support for their loved ones, I came up with the idea of creating an online community with information and resources to help patients, their families, and caregivers get answers to their most challenging medical questions.”

Just after her stroke, Maniscalco’s mother was in a coma followed by eight months of being in a vegetative state. The challenges of caring for an immobile person were draining physically, mentally, and emotionally. Based on the challenges faced in her caregiving journey, Maniscalco worked with her team to create a guide with resources for other caregivers. For more information and to get your FREE copy, please visit top10caregivertips.com.

About Robyn Maniscalco

After experiencing a lack of information, patience, and support from doctors and medical staff during her mother’s rare and critical illness, Robyn Maniscalco devoted herself to creating Wellness Resource Support, an online membership community helping patients, their families, and caregivers to manage medical care. With a background of years in corporate America, Robyn has put her business acumen to work alongside her passion for helping people who are facing life-changing diseases and illnesses. She also loves to travel the world in search of the perfect sunsets. Robyn resides in New Jersey with her dog, Cinnamon, and her cat, Minimoo.

About Wellness Resource Support

Wellness Resource Support is a membership community and website devoted to helping patients and caregivers find the resources they need to manage their medical care. Members gain access to an abundance of resources, tools, and articles as well as one-on-one consulting starting at only $49 per year. For more information or to become a member, please visit WellnessResourceSupport.com.

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Plymouth, MA Oral Surgeon, Dr. William Lane, Hosts Shamrock Study Club

The goal of the Shamrock Study Club is to provide a forum for collaboration and sharing with your colleagues, so you can focus your practice on what you do best…

PLYMOUTH, Mass. (PRWEB)
October 22, 2019

Esteemed oral surgeon, Dr. William Lane, recently hosted a Shamrock Study Club event in Plymouth, MA. The study club promotes the education and collaboration of local clinicians to improve their patients’ experiences and the quality of their services, specifically dental implants, bone grafting, and treatment planning for complex cases.

The Shamrock Study Club provides extraordinary educational experiences that foster collegiality and a cooperative spirit that benefits club members, their patients and the entire dental community. Since its founding in 2006, it has since expanded to welcome clinicians, hygienists, and dental assistants. Members gain access to Seattle Study Club resources and benefit from significantly lower CEU costs and an intimate, collaborative club atmosphere. The study club provides education on relevant topics of discussion, including business training for clinicians, office medical emergencies, treatment planning with modern technology and single and full arch dental implant cases.

“The goal of the Shamrock Study Club is to provide a forum for collaboration and sharing with your colleagues, so you can focus your practice on what you do best, most productively and most efficiently,” said Dr. Lane, Director of the Shamrock Study Club. “In doing that, you’ll benefit yourself, your patients, and the dental community at large.”

The most recent study club was the final event for the season bringing together clinicians from Plymouth, MA and the surrounding communities for a collaborative and educational event. Members discussed their clinical experiences and gained peer support from fellow clinicians and education from study club director, Dr. Lane. The event helped clinicians gain valuable training and resources they can implement to promote better patient care in their own practices.

Dr. Lane brings over 35 years of oral and maxillofacial surgery expertise to his position as Director of the Shamrock Study Club. His practice, Lane Oral Surgery, offers specialized surgical procedures at its two locations in Plymouth and Sandwich, MA, including facial trauma treatment, dental implants, and wisdom teeth removal.

Dental clinicians in the Plymouth, MA area who are interested in becoming members of the Shamrock Study Club can contact the organization directly or call 508-746-8700. To learn more, visit Lane Oral Surgery at http://www.laneoralsurgery.com or Shamrock Study Club at http://www.shamrockstudyclub.com.    

About the Practice

Lane Oral Surgery offers oral and maxillofacial surgical care at their offices in Plymouth, MA and Sandwich, MA. Renown oral surgeon, Dr. William Lane graduated from Harvard University, received his doctorate from Boston University, and completed his residency training in oral and maxillofacial surgery in a combined program at Boston University and Tufts University. Dr. Lane created the revolutionary SmileOn!™ same day full arch dental implant solution to help patients with missing teeth regain confidence and normal dental function. In addition to his SmileOn! solution, Dr. Lane offers bone grafting, wisdom teeth removal, jaw surgery and full mouth reconstruction. The entire team at Lane Oral Surgery is devoted to restoring and enhancing the natural beauty of smiles. To learn more about Dr. Lane, his practice, and the services offered at Lane Oral Surgery, visit http://www.laneoralsurgery.com or call 508-746-8700 to schedule a consultation.

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“We are excited to kick off our Health Equity Speaker Series with Dr. Church and Dr. Hayes, two renowned experts in the fields of health care,” said Center for Social Justice and Diversity Director, Daniel Rosen, PhD.

KENMORE, Wash. (PRWEB)
October 22, 2019

The Center for Social Justice and Diversity (CSJD) at Bastyr University celebrates its fifth year this Fall Quarter! The Center, together with the Bastyr’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, is beginning a Health Equity Speaker Series that will include presenters from varying disciplines. The event will commence on October 23rd in a conversation centered around, “What is Health? The Need for Health Equity.” The inaugural guest speakers include Daniel K. Church, PhD, Bastyr University President Emeritus, and Maxine Hayes, MD, MPH, FAAP, former Washington State Health Officer. The event is free and open to the public.

Health Equity is the concept that everyone deserves and should have a fair opportunity to attain their full health potential. Equal access to health care remains a key barrier to providing quality care to all patients. Bastyr’s speaker series will highlight the differences in access to preventative and curative health care for diverse populations and will focus on solutions that create opportunities for health equity in the U.S. as well as globally.

“We are excited to kick off our Health Equity Speaker Series with Dr. Church and Dr. Hayes, two renowned experts in the fields of health care,” said Center for Social Justice and Diversity Director, Daniel Rosen, PhD. “Equal access to quality care is one of the most critical issues facing the health care community.”

The speaker series is part of the CSJD Student Leadership Certificate Program, thus is spearheaded by a two-person student team. Naturopathic medical resident Dr. Gena Poling (MPH ’18, ND ’19), and naturopathic medical student Paula Mitchell have co-led this project from the moment of inception. “We are excited to be making this happen and we hope to have as many people in attendance as possible,” says Mitchell. “Our hope is that through this series, more people will better understand and think more critically about this issue.”

Bastyr’s Center for Social Justice and Diversity was established in 2014 and was named after President Emeritus Dr. Daniel K. Church upon his retirement from the University in June of 2015. Among numerous programs, the Center offers training in restorative practices, a Student Leadership Certificate Program, the CSJD Research Lab, and the Michelle Eustache Human Library Project. The Center also hosts weekly Real Talk Community Circles around pertinent social justice concepts and monthly dialogue groups for students of color, students who identify as LGBTQIA, and those interested in challenging white privilege. Additional events, such as visits from student groups, guest speakers and celebrations are scheduled throughout the year.

CEUs for the Health Equity Speaker Series will be available for NDs, MDs and LMHCs licensed in Washington State for a processing fee of $20. Registration for CEUs will be available onsite.

About Dr. Daniel K. Church

Daniel K. Church, PhD, President Emeritus of Bastyr University, served as University President from 2005 to 2015. He has been a longstanding and committed advocate of Bastyr’s vision to transform the health of the human community. During his tenure as president, Bastyr experienced significant growth as a university, including increased student enrollment, increased revenues and cash reserves, the creation of a new campus in San Diego, expansion and relocation of the Bastyr Center for Natural Health, construction of the LEED platinum-certified student housing buildings, and the addition of eight new academic degree programs. Dr. Church considered it a priority for all Bastyr graduates to be culturally responsible practitioners and professionals, and thus created the Center for Social Justice and Diversity (CSJD) in 2014. The University named the Center in his honor in 2015. The Center celebrates five years of service this year.

About Dr. Maxine Hayes

Maxine Hayes, MD, MPH, FAAP, is a lifelong advocate of population health and disease prevention. She served the Washington State Department of Health for 25 years, holding the governor-appointed post of State Health Officer from 2000 until her retirement in 2014. In this role as the State’s “top doctor,” she was the senior adviser and chief spokesperson on medical and public health issues for Washington State, advancing health equity throughout the State. She came to the Northwest in 1985 as the medical director of Seattle Children’s Hospital’s Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic in the Central District of Seattle. She has received many awards and honors for her work in maternal and child health and continues her role as Clinical Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington with faculty appointments in the School of Medicine and the School of Public Health. Dr. Hayes is the 2010 recipient of the Bastyr University Mission Award and formerly served on the Bastyr University Board of Trustees.

About Bastyr

Bastyr University is a nonprofit, private university offering graduate and undergraduate degrees, with a multidisciplinary curriculum in science-based natural medicine. Recognized globally for its rigorous curriculum and strong research, the University has a primary campus in Kenmore, Washington, and a second campus in San Diego, California. Bastyr’s international faculty teaches the natural health sciences with an emphasis on integrating mind, body, spirit and nature. A pioneer in natural medicine since its inception 40 years ago, Bastyr continues to be at the forefront in developing the model for 21st-century medicine

For more information please visit: http://www.bastyr.edu/

EDITOR’S NOTE: For more information about Bastyr and to arrange to speak with a university spokesperson, please contact Nancy Trent or Pamela Wadler at 212-966-0024 or pam@trentandcompany.com.

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Dr. Constance Chen

Liposuction is designed for removal of excess fat deposits and is most successfully performed on young fit patients with good skin elasticity.

NEW YORK (PRWEB)
October 22, 2019

In an era of “selfies” and social media postings, many people are self-conscious about appearance – a major reason why body-contouring procedures are becoming more popular. “The best way to improve abdominal shape is via diet, exercise, and a healthy lifestyle,” says Dr. Constance M Chen. “Patients who are still unhappy with the shape of their abdomen despite already being at or near their ideal body weight, however, can consult with an experienced, board-certified plastic surgeon,” says Dr. Chen. A plastic surgeon can help patients determine whether procedures such as a tummy tuck, liposuction or a combination may be able to help enhance their appearance.

“Liposuction is designed for removal of excess fat deposits and is most successfully performed on young fit patients with good skin elasticity,” explains Dr. Chen. “It can also be a useful adjunct to help finesse results of other body contouring procedures by smoothing out and sculpting targeted areas to look more naturally proportionate.”

For patients with excess skin or stretch marks, however, a more extensive surgical procedure, such as an abdominoplasty, also known as a tummy tuck, will most likely be needed, says Dr. Chen. Stretch marks are a sign that the dermis has been damaged, and the skin has lost its elasticity in that area. Exercise cannot force the skin to revert to its original shape.

“Many people increase in abdominal girth as they age. In particular, the abdomen of a pregnant woman stretches enormously to accommodate a growing new life. If the skin is over-stretched, it cannot snap back to its original form,” she notes.

Since liposuction does not involve removing skin, a patient who has saggy skin and undergoes abdominal liposuction will not achieve an optimal cosmetic result. In fact, the procedure may only make the area look worse,” Dr. Chen says.

An abdominoplasty not only removes unneeded skin, it can smooth the tummy “bulge” that develops in some patients, primarily women, by correcting and tightening abdominal muscles that have thinned, separated and weakened – a condition called rectus diastasis.

“Rectus diastasis makes it difficult for a patient to lift objects and may cause lower back pain, weakened pelvic alignment and altered posture,” Dr. Chen says. Her comments are supported by a study published in a 2018 issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, in which authors indicate that abdominoplasty is not simply cosmetic. According to the authors, tummy-tuck surgery with abdominal-muscle repair can reduce back pain and urinary incontinence in women after their child-bearing years.

Meanwhile, earlier studies tout the benefits of lipoabdominoplasty – a combination of tummy tuck and liposuction – to enhance cosmetic results and minimize surgical trauma to tissues. With lipoabdominoplasty, surgeons perform both abdominoplasty and liposuction to eliminate loose skin and excess fat deposits.

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons reports tummy tucks are among the top five cosmetic surgical procedures in the United States, with more than 130,000 of them performed in 2018. Liposuction procedures exceed 250,500, but this total includes removal of fat from areas of the body other than just abdomen, such as hips, thighs, buttocks and neck.

But, back to “selfies.”

Not only does the right surgical approach improve personal appearance and correct physical problems, for some people it can also offer psychological benefits, including enhanced self-image, self-esteem and perceived quality of life. In the August 2019 issue of the Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, a study of 38 patients who had undergone aesthetic liposuction found improved emotional stability, reduced anxiety and higher satisfaction with their life and general state of health when compared to their preoperative state.

Sometimes, patients practice healthier lifestyles following a tummy tuck or a liposuction because they want to maintain their new “look” by avoiding future weight gain.

To those who are potential candidates for cosmetic surgery, Dr. Chen offers these tips:

• Don’t consider cosmetic surgery as an alternative to exercise and healthy eating for weight reduction.
• Understand the risks, including infection and permanent scarring, associated with any surgical procedure.
• Know that cosmetic surgery like liposuction can permanently eliminate fat deposits from targeted areas but not stop one’s ability overall to gain weight.
• Delay a tummy tuck if another pregnancy is possible in your future.

Whether liposuction, tummy tuck, or both, the end goal is to feel good about what you see when looking in a mirror. Ultimately, however, surgery is limited in what it can accomplish,” says Dr. Chen. “Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is the key to both inner and outer beauty.”

Constance M. Chen, MD, is a New York City-based, board-certified plastic surgeon with special expertise in the use of innovative natural techniques to optimize medical and cosmetic outcomes for women undergoing breast reconstruction. She operates out of Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan’s Upper East Side, and is Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic Surgery) at Weill Cornell Medical College and Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery (Plastic Surgery) at Tulane University School of Medicine. http://www.constancechenmd.com

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