Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 15, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Inside Story Winnipeg free press january 1995 taming Mouths that Roar breath doctor helps the afflicted Deal with wicked wind White brushing your Teeth thoroughly and at feast twice a Day dont forget to Brush your Cheeks and the roof of your while you should Brush dont do anything that floss and try this Homespun test for bad breath smell the floss after using if it smells bad on the it will smell bad in your Ken Hamin always Brush dentures or other appliances worn in the dont Wear dentures see a dentist twice a year for cleanings and and have any other Mouth infections looked if you have a chronic dry Mouth because of a nose plugging cold or just naturally Chew sugarless gum or drink Lemon Flavoured water to stimulate saliva avoid mouthwashes that have alcohol in these often Only mask the the alcohol will dry your Mouth out and actually make your breath you can have an affection for a murderer or a but you cannot have an affection for a Man whose breath i the Road to Wigan pier by Linda Quattrin staff reporter some May think Ken Hamins Job a foul after As Winnipeg first bad breath doctor he does put his nose near some fairly Nasty Oral but the 31yearold dentist has come into the Field Only months ago his own breath want exactly thanks to an abscess that had developed on his i would get this horrific Hamin recalls of his summertime bout with the i never really noticed but my Fiancee sure that made Hamin prick up his ears when he got wind of a Louis dentist with a bad breath practice that was a dentist at the University of Manitoba headed South for a three Day training seminar in september and was so impressed with what he saw he invested in a that not considering a dental chair can Cost Joe Bryksa Winnipeg free press Hamin and his Hal meter have been a breath of fresh air for people who Haven been Able to get Relief anywhere sufferers can breathe easier As much As the Hal meter is a new diagnostic tool used to measure volatile Sulphur the smelly byproducts of the breakdown of bacteria and cells in the so far there Are about 20 Hal meters in use in North Hamin he takes four readings with a Straw like tube attached to an electronic gauge that registers parts per it sucks air from the front of the the Back of the the left and right unpleasant nasal smells can be the result of a sinus readings of 70 to 130 pub Are Between 130 and 170 pub indicates moderate and Over 200 is the causes of chronic bad breath can Range from poor Oral Hygiene to Mouth or sinus certain medications less diet or stomach Many sufferers have lived so Long with their problem there extremely self conscious about Hamin you ask them a question and they pretend there thinking so they can look cover their Mouth or talk away from when they come to the clinic some years of feeling socially overcome by sometimes they break Down in front of Hamin its Tough for them just to come in and say they have a one who was Hamins first patient at the has struggled with severe bad breath for about two the 35yearold had been to a number of general practitioners who had thrown up their hands or said there was no the last finally recommended i didst know where to says the University of Manitoba graduate sometimes youre very sensitive when other people cover their Mouths when you his initial Hal meter Reading of 230 pub came Down to 140 after he used a special Oral rinse and toothpaste for a Hamin the Man is also having some cavities filled and gum disease the rinse and toothpaste contain chlorine same ingredient used in civic water Breaks Down the smelly volatile Sulphur compounds in the but there is a catch diagnosis and treatment of like any other dental is not the initial which Hamin conducts for up to two hours per patient in the costs Between and it includes any pertinent a session with the Hal meter and a comprehensive Oral examination and medical a Good insurance plan should Coyer the rays and which can be 30 to 50 per cent of the Hamin the special toothpaste costs a in spite of the Hamin says Hes filling a void in the healthcare if the halitosis has a local it sure saves a lot of grief for patients going through other in even ducks get better Road Oak Hammock Highway plans Peeve northerners Highway construction expenditure to by Alice Krueger legislature reporter plans to pave the Road into Oak Hammock Marsh interpretive Centre and one in the Highway ministers Riding have northerners complaining that the Filmon government is ignoring even the ducks in the South Are going to have a better Oscar the nip la for the the Asphalt resurfacing of a four Kilometre stretch into the Marsh is part of the Highway s departments 1995 capital so is the paving of eight Kilometres of Highway 15 in highways minister Glen find lays Springfield the project includes repaving the Road As Well As the shoulders for a total Cost of the government has justified both projects by saying traffic volumes warrant the new democrats say Highway just outside was in better condition even before paving than 90 per cent of the roads in the Thompson nip la Steve Ashton noted the Road appeared on the highways departments 199091 Survey list and was ambulances need a1 dropped in now its suddenly a he Deputy highways minister Andy Horosko said growing traffic on Highway 15 Between Dugald and plus two serious accidents last Lent urgency to the Highway 15 is one of our busiest two Lane roads coming in and out of vehicles a Horosko under Normal circumstance we should not Only be looking at upgrading but we should be looking he said the department uses a set of criteria to determine which roads will get attention or be and Highway construction programs Are developed on a two year for the most recent one for 199394 lists More than million Worth of Highway projects that Are considered among the factors taken into account Are the purpose of the traffic Accident any changes in and maintenance Horosko noted that it would Cost More than million to carry out year Northern Manitoba expend provincial total source department of highways All of the necessary upgrading on provincial Road which runs from Thompson to Lynn he said that cant be justified As a onetime expenditure because traffic counts in the area Are relatively Low and it would leave almost nothing for the rest of the he said the plan is to do it bit by and Northern residents will be consulted on what upgrades they consider Lathlin said All northerners Are asking for is whats he said t the North has seen its share of Highway spending drop to less than five per cent this from 15 to 20 per cent under the previous nip but Horosko said its a question of theres no kind of magic figure that somebody says this year were Only going to give the North five per cent or this year its going to get 20 per he its based on project needs and most of the major Highway spending in the North took place Between 1960 and paralleling Hydro and mining developments in the Horosko noted there were Matching Federal dollars available but not Lathlin said the hazards of provincial Road 391 would never be tolerated by people from Southern people complain about Little potholes in but they put up with that stretch of Road from Thompson to Leaf Marsh Road paving project panned Bykin Guttormson free correspondent environmentalists Are calling for the provincial government to ditch plans to pave a Road in the Oak Hammock saying it will destroy important wildlife its being paved for office work said Prasad Gondar of the friends of Oak Hammock for eight months of the year its Only used by office Gondar said paving the two kilo habitat will be environmentalists say metre stretch into the ducks unlimited office Complex will destroy tall grass most endangered ecosystem in North America five hectares of critical nest ing area for More than 250 species of Gondar believes ducks unlimited wants the Road payed now be cause its holding an International do convention at its offices this he said letters of concern have been written to environment min ister Glen and he Hopes its enough to Force a Public hear ing on the Cummings earlier said Environ mentalists wanted the Road paved to Cut Down on dust is not As much a problem to wildlife As these cars going Down the Gondar adding paving that stretch of provincial Road 220 will Only allow cars to Gondar fears More and faster traffic will harm the Frog and snowy owl he blamed a declining Frog population on the and said the leading cause of death for snowy owls which Are released from the Marsh is being hit by Terry a biologist with ducks said the paving is necessary for safety because of in creased he said no tall grass Prairie will be the Overall effect wont be very he nip environment critic Gord Mackintosh also wants the project saying it will Cost taxpayers million and will harm the Bird Oak Hammock Marsh is a Mani Toba heritage Marsh and has been designated a wetland of International importance by the United Findla Yset to play Road Warrior by Bob Lowery free press correspondent Thompson highways minister Glen Findlay will drive provincial Road 391 from Here to Leaf rapids next thursday at the request of Premier the hurriedly arranged trip Over the controversial and often danger Ous Road is in response to renewed attacks on the condition of the Road raised at the Northern economic development which concluded Here last the Nelson House first nation held a today information picket on the Highway about 20 Kilometres North of the delegates were equally an Gry with the condition of provincial Road which links Norway House with Cross they called for Bridges to be built across two sections of the Nel son River which would give year round service to the com during the heavy commercial and private traffic Cross Over on two ice during a workshop led by nor Man executive director of Manitoba chamber of the provincial highways depart ment listed 10 engineering Priori which included provincial roads 391 and Leach said it would Cost Mil lion to bring All Northern roads and highways up to its not something that can be done in a Short space of Leach it can Only happen step by Northern affairs minister Dar Ren Praznik asked northerners to set priorities As to which portions of the highways should be upgrade Leach noted that Northern roads take a much heavier beating from the weather than those in the As they have to stand up to the pounding from heavy Semi trailer loads of logs and Mineral ;