BY H. BARRY WALDMAN DDS, MPH, PHD; DOLORES CANNELLA PHD; AND STEVEN P. PERLMAN DDS, MSCD, DHL (HON)
(American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry Review and Reports)
“The only disability in the sight of God is sin. Any other disability is irrelevant.” 1
The Seventh Day Adventist Church is a denomination that grew out of the prophetic Millerite movement in the United States during the middle years of the nineteenth century. It considers itself a branch of Protestant Christianity, though differences in doctrine and practice have led some mainstream Christians to dispute that designation. The name of the church indicates its two main distinctive characteristics: Sabbath observation on the seventh day (i.e. Saturday) and an expectation that the end of the world is drawing near.
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF and Dentistry Reviews & Reports
BY H. BARRY WALDMAN, DDS, MPH, PHD; DOLORES CANNELLA, PHD; AND STEVEN P. PERLMAN, DDS, MSCD, DHL (HON)
DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY
“…Quaker testimony to equality is inclusion of equal rights for the disabled…”1
WHO ARE THE QUAKERS?
The Religious Society of Friends is a name used by a range of independent religious organizations which all trace their origins to a Christian movement in mid 17th century England and Wales. “A central belief was that ordinary people could have a direct experience of the eternal Christ.”2 Today, the theological beliefs among the different organizations vary, but include broadly evangelical Christians, liberal Protestant, Christian universalist and non-Christian universalist beliefs. Some of these organizations also use the name Quaker or Friends Church.
Academic and Community Medicine join to battle the fastest growing cancer in America, which frequently presents with chronic cough
The Mount Sinai Medical Center and ENT and Allergy Associates® (ENTA) recently announced that they are expanding their first-of-its-kind clinical affiliation to screen and treat patients for esophageal cancer.The type of esophageal cancer that is related to acid reflux disease and adenocarcinoma of the esophagus, has seen a 500 percent increase in incidence in men and a 300 percent increase in incidence in women since 1975, according to the National Cancer Institute.
American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry Developmental Medicine and Dentistry Reviews & Reports
BY H. BARRY WALDMAN, DDS, MPH, PHD; STEVEN P. PERLMAN, DDS, MSCD; AND DEBRA A. CINOTTI, DDS
Adverse childhood experiences are major risk factors for the leading causes of illness and death as well as poor quality of life in the United States. That is the finding from The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, one of the largest investigations ever conducted on the links between childhood maltreatment and later-life health and well-being. The ACE study is a collaborative effort between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Kaiser Permanente’s Health Appraisal Clinic in San Diego, Health Maintenance Organization (HMO). HMO members undergoing a comprehensive physical examination provided detailed information about their childhood experience of abuse, neglect, and family dysfunction. Over 17,000 members chose to participate.1
BY H. BARRY WALDMAN, DDS, MPH, PHD; DOLORES CANNELLA, PHD; AND STEVEN P. PERLMAN, DDS, MSCD, DHL (HON)
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY
“We are a single flock under the care of a single shepherd. There is no separate Church for persons with disabilities. Each person is created in God’s image, yet there are variations \in individual abilities.”1
