“A pacifier can keep children quiet and actually provide psychological comfort, and it also prevents them from waking up, making it easier for them to fall asleep.
This is not known to play a bad role in the formation of the dentition, but it is known that if this habit is continued for too long and extended past the age of four, it can adversely affect the formation of the maxilla and dentition.”
This article is about a rubber pacifier (bully pacifier) introduced by the Korean Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. It’s also called a “pacifier”. But sometimes it’s more shocking to see a picture or video of it than to read a “holy” dentist’s answer.
This is the case with a video posted in July 2021 by TikTokker Dr. Lolo. The video shows a child who sucked his hand until he was three years old, and then his teeth became damaged, making it difficult for him to chew with his front teeth.
Of course, the dentist introduces the video with the comment “It’s fixable”. The video was viewed by 379,000 people.
Dr. Rollo is actually a practicing dentist. After graduating from Florida International University with a degree in biology, he earned his Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree from the University of Florida College of Dentistry.
He then completed a two-year pediatric dentistry residency at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. He was diagnosed with Aggressive Periodontitis as a child, and was inspired by the dentist who treated him.
The United States is an influencer’s paradise. It’s one of the largest domestic markets in the world, so there’s a lot of money to be made by influencers.
Celebrity influencers like Kim Kardashian make astronomical amounts of money, and their products, such as cosmetics, instantly become market staples.
But when social media and influencers enter the realm of health, it’s a different story. The health and well-being of patients is at stake.
That’s why content from doctors as influencers is so popular because it’s based on their medical expertise.
U.S. insurance company Bugsy recently introduced a group of so-called “dentist influencers” who are both dentists and influencers. Bugsy is part of Berkshire Hathaway, the investment firm led by Warren Buffett.
Instead of just trying to get clicks on TikTok with funny videos, they’ve gone beyond that to create videos that are both entertaining and informative, based on their expertise as dentists. Dr. Khan now runs a dental practice in Hallandale Beach, Florida.
One of Bucksy’s leading dentist influencers is orthodontist Dr. Catherine Ding. She has over 850,000 followers. Dr. Ding is also known as the K-pop dance dentist.
On his official website, Dr. Ding describes himself as serving in California. One of Dr. Ding’s videos, which has over 10 million clicks, explains why you shouldn’t chew ice with your teeth, complete with K-pop dance moves.
At the time, Dr. Ding explained that chewing ice can chip the surface of the tooth or break a tooth, irritate the nerves in the tooth and cause it to become sore, and strain the jaw muscles, causing pain. He also suggests getting tested for anemia at your doctor’s office, citing studies that show some people have ice chewing behavior due to anemia.
But sometimes Dr. Ding posts pure K-pop dance videos that have nothing to do with dentistry. In May of last year, he showed off his moves to a song by Le Seraphim. He even wears a T-shirt that says “Seoul” in big letters.
Bugsy also introduced Ryan Savage, a dentist who practices in the Orange County and Los Angeles areas of California. Dr. Savage creates videos in his practice that feature different situations. His videos about healthy foods for teeth have been viewed by 2.3 million people.
In a slightly comedic twist, he also has a video about dentists giving free candy to patients after their appointment, only to have them come back later with cavities. He has 357,000 followers on TikTok and 257,000 followers on Instagram.
In a paper published last year, “The rise of medical influencers: The pros and the cons,” Isaac Ng and his team at the National University of Singapore School of Medicine analyzed the strengths and pitfalls of medical influencers.
In their paper, the researchers cited the benefits of “medical influencers” as including personal reputation, financial income, increased public health literacy, providing free medical advice to the public, breaking down barriers between healthcare providers and patients, and helping healthcare providers relieve stress.
However, he noted that the potential risks of medical influencers include the potential for them to interfere with clinical practice, conflicts of interest if their content is sponsored, higher public expectations of accountability for healthcare providers, and concerns about disparaging other healthcare providers.
Writer. Hyuntaek Lee
<A former newspaper journalist who worked for 18 years at JoongAng Ilbo>, <and Chosun Ilbo>. She is currently working as a freelance contributor and planning the second act of her life. In addition to journalism, she has worked in broadcast public relations and marketing at JTBC and Edelman Global Advisory in the United States. She is a recipient of the U.S. State Department Fulbright Humphrey Fellowship and Google Asia Pacific Newsroom Leadership Fellow.
