European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A amps Sharon Kik Jaymour body needs extra help after dental work. So eat More by Diane Duston the associated press need an excuse to eat More schedule dental surgery. People Sho uld Start eating 25 percent More when they get a dental infection or a week before scheduled dental work. If they do they la heal faster says or. Winston Morris an orthodontist endodontist who lectures for the Academy of Genera dentistry. Vitamin a Calcium and fiber have a tremendous effect on infections and tissue wounds he said. Smokers should be even More conscious about eating More when they have dental work. A the nicotine depletes Vitamin a a deficiency that shows up first in the Gums Quot Morris said in a recent interview. Quot smokers Are now thought to need three times the intake of Vitamin  the nutrients can come from food or Vitamin. Supplements but Morris said results Are Best when nutrients Are taken As a group. That Means food like Orange juice and milk or multiple vitamins. One of the problems with dental work is that any pain in the Mouth tends to diminish the pleasures of eating thus people usually eat less instead of More when recovering from tooth and gum work. This is bad said Morris because the fever that sometimes accompanies a dental problem robs the body of nutrients. A we be found that flu every Ohe degree fahrenheit hat the body temperature rises there is a 12 percent increase in the total nutrient needs for the body Quot said Morris of Lakeland Fla. After dental work drink lots of water and skim milk eight 8-ounce glasses of water and five glasses of skim milk per Day said Morris. The Calcium in milk aids Bone Healing and is especially important after Root canal work and Wisdom tooth removal. Clinical tests have shown that an increase in Vitamin c after Wisdom tooth extraction diminished a common. Problem known As dry socket a when blood does t clot properly. I keep drinking extra glasses of milk and water for six weeks after a Root canal or tooth extraction and two weeks after soft tissue surgery Morris advised. He recommended eight glasses of water daily just to maintain Good dental health. That has to be straight water not Coffee or Tea which Are diuretics that actually a a Drain the body of fluid said Morris. Water flushes wastes through the body and when treated with fluoride strengthens tooth enamel and protects against cavities. Morris also recommends following a regular diet that is High in fiber fruits and vegetables and a guess what a Low in sweets. T dentists actually were the first health professionals to advise patients on nutrition he said. A in 1890, we understood the  diet and dental cavities Quot and that a when dentists started telling people to Cut Down on sugar Morris said. Despite that Long history modern dentists tend not to Tell their patients about the effects of food on certain kinds of dental problems he said. So he spends a lot of time educating other dentists about nutrition. Quot the diet recommended to prevent cavities is the same diet the american cancer society and american heart association Are speaking about Quot Morris said. Readers action Lin american express and late payments the mail is slow and american express does t extend credit trom one Billing month to the next. What Steps is american express taking in support of the people in . Armed forces overseas and their families whose monthly payments Are delayed through no fault of their own hopefully it la be a Long while before american express can prove its loyalty to us in War again so lets Hope it does it now. Maj. Harry we Longbottom Seckens i Germany a Galt Wasserman director Public affairs american express travel related services replies i would like to respond to your letter from a Quot concerned credit consumer Quot who inquired about american express assistance to soldiers who fought in the persian Gulf. While it is True that the american express card is a charge card not a credit card and requires payment in full each month we did take several Steps to help soldiers stationed in the Middle East. American express car members could have ensured that late payments to their account did not affect their credit history in several ways a soldiers could freeze an account by contacting american express. We waived All interest on outstanding balances. A we made arrangements so that soldiers stationed overseas would not receive any Bills or Dunning notices for non pay Meffe on their accounts. American express also forwarded Bills to another address at the soldiers request. A we made provisions to accept Powers of attorney so that spouses could charge on an account with the Soldier s approval. Soldiers who requested additional cards for family members received them free of charge from american express. A american express realized that incomes of some soldiers and sailors were lower than their civilian salaries and we worked out terms so that they could extend payment. A soldiers and sailors were also assured that questions regarding their accounts would be postponed and resolved when they returned from Active  of sick leave to care for another Civ recently my 2-year-old son had Scarlet fever. This is contagious and As such he could not be taken to Day care. As i am the sponsor my husband stayed Home with my son for two Days we Are both in civil service. The doctor who treated my son signed the Back of an of 71 application for leave form he verified in Block two the statement listed on the form a i was required to care for a member of my family with a contagious  he then put All the required information on the form and in addition he provided a note which stated my son was contagious and could Only return to Day care after three Days As then he would no longer be contagious. This should have  husband to take sick leave to care for him. Not so. When he turned the leave slip in to his supervisor he was told it would not be honoured As it was Only Good if the whole family had be quarantined. The Frankfurt co Mer was then contacted but they could not Tell him what referenced this i.e., a regulation publication. I have never heard of sick leave being denied when All proper procedures were followed and statements were provided by a doctor. What is the Correct policy for a Federal department of the army employee using sick leave to care for a child who has a contagious disease Suzanne j. Poorker Frankfurt Germany a Barbara s. Jackson personnel management specialist civilian personnel division he Usa eur replies the department of the army policy is to Grant sick leave whenever it is warranted. In your Case your husband requested sick leave for two Days to care for his child who had Scarlet fever. Information obtained from responsible Usa eur medical officials confirms that Scarlet fever also qualifies As a communicable disease. They also Point out that Scarlet fever no longer is considered to be infectious 24 to 48 hours after penicillin treatment has begun. When an employees absence is due to exposure to a contagious disease the medical certificate should include the Date of exposure and the period of time that the employee s exposure would present a Hazard to the health of others. Based upon the statements in your leter it appears that these requirements have been met. The misunderstanding Between the Frankfurt co your husband s supervisor and you is indeed unfortunate. If you Contact the Frankfurt civilian personnel office ets 320-7624/5948, it will be Able to clarify the issues and inform you of the possibility for conversion of the annual leave charges to sick leave. To write us readers action line is the readers Quot court of last resort Quot striving to answer some of the quest bus about life overseas in a military environment or questions about policies and guidelines when other avenues for answers Are not readily available. If you have a question and Don t know where to turn for the answer write to readers action line co the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211. All letters must be signed and preference will be Given to those seeking information of general interest to our readers. Page 16 the stars and stripes tuesday july 16, 1991