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Dr. Erin Waid Warns: Most Dental Emergencies Start with Warning Signs People Ignore

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  • Dr. Erin Waid, an endodontist practicing in Salem and Portland, Oregon, is urging patients to recognize early symptoms of dental problems before they escalate into painful emergencies.

The Hidden Cost of Waiting

Oregon, USA, Jun 16, 2026, ZEX PR WIRE — Many people put off dental care until the pain becomes unbearable. By that point, what could have been a simple fix often requires complex treatment. Dr. Erin Waid sees this pattern daily in her endodontic practice, where she treats tooth pain, infections, and diseases affecting the inner dental pulp and roots.

“A lot of patients come in when the pain is already severe. By that point, the problem has often progressed. Early care can change that outcome,” Waid explains.

Most dental emergencies do not appear suddenly. They develop slowly over weeks or months, sending subtle signals that people dismiss or misinterpret. A brief twinge when drinking cold water. Tenderness when chewing on one side. A dull ache that comes and goes. These symptoms often get brushed aside until the infection spreads or the nerve becomes inflamed beyond repair.

“My job is often to treat infections and save teeth. But many of these cases could have been less complex if addressed earlier,” Waid says.

What People Miss

The problem is not just delay. It is a lack of awareness about what qualifies as a warning sign. Most patients do not realize that even minor discomfort can signal a deeper issue.

“People don’t always know what early warning signs look like. Even mild sensitivity can be a signal,” Waid notes.

She points to common mistakes: assuming sensitivity will go away on its own, thinking over-the-counter pain relievers fix the underlying problem, or believing that if the pain stops, the issue has resolved. In reality, when tooth pain suddenly disappears without treatment, it often means the nerve has died. The infection remains and continues to spread silently.

Waid brings a unique perspective to patient care. Before specializing in endodontics, she worked as a Family Nurse Practitioner and later as a general dentist and assistant professor at Oregon Health & Science University. That broad experience shaped her approach.

“I look at the full picture. Oral health is connected to overall health. It’s not separate,” she says.

Untreated dental infections can affect more than just the mouth. Research links chronic oral infections to systemic conditions including heart disease, diabetes complications, and immune system stress. Catching problems early protects both oral and overall health.

The Communication Gap

Part of the issue is how information gets shared, or does not get shared, between dentists and patients. Many people feel overwhelmed by clinical language or unsure what questions to ask. They leave appointments without fully understanding their diagnosis or why a recommended treatment matters.

“When you explain what’s happening and why it matters, patients feel more in control,” Waid says.

She emphasizes that patient education is not just good practice. It is essential for prevention. When people understand the connection between a small cavity and a potential root canal months later, they are more likely to act early. When they know that gum swelling or prolonged sensitivity indicates infection, they seek care before the tooth is lost.

Self-Check Quiz: Are You Ignoring Dental Warning Signs?

Take this quiz to assess your dental health awareness and habits. Answer yes or no to each question.

  1. Have you experienced tooth sensitivity to hot or cold that lasts more than a few seconds?

  2. Do you have pain when biting down or chewing on a specific tooth?

  3. Have you noticed swelling or tenderness in your gums?

  4. Do you wake up with jaw pain or headaches?

  5. Has a tooth changed color, becoming darker or grayish?

  6. Do you have a persistent bad taste in your mouth or bad breath that does not go away?

  7. Have you avoided chewing on one side of your mouth because of discomfort?

  8. Do you have a pimple-like bump on your gums that comes and goes?

  9. Has it been more than six months since your last dental checkup?

  10. Have you delayed dental care because you thought the problem would resolve on its own?

Scoring: If you answered yes to one or two questions, schedule a dental checkup soon. If you answered yes to three or more questions, contact a dentist right away. These symptoms often indicate issues that require professional evaluation.

What To Do Next: A Decision Tree

Follow these simple steps based on your current situation.

Step 1: Are you experiencing tooth pain, sensitivity, or swelling right now?

  • Yes: Call your dentist today for an appointment. If pain is severe or you have facial swelling or fever, seek care immediately.

  • No: Continue to Step 2.

Step 2: When was your last dental checkup?

  • More than six months ago: Schedule a routine exam and cleaning within the next two weeks.

  • Within the past six months: Continue to Step 3.

Step 3: Have you noticed any changes in your teeth or gums, even minor ones?

  • Yes: Document what you notice (which tooth, what triggers discomfort, how long symptoms last) and share this with your dentist at your next visit. If symptoms persist or worsen, call for an earlier appointment.

  • No: Continue regular dental checkups every six months and monitor for any new symptoms.

Step 4: Do you practice daily oral hygiene (brushing twice a day and flossing)?

  • No: Start today. Set reminders if needed. Good home care prevents many problems.

  • Yes: Keep it up and stay alert to any changes in your oral health.

Why This Matters Now

Prevention saves more than discomfort. It saves teeth, time, and money. Root canal treatment, while effective, is more complex and costly than treating a cavity early. Tooth extraction and replacement options are even more involved. Yet many of these outcomes are avoidable.

“I wanted to understand the whole patient, not just one system,” Waid says, reflecting on her career path. That perspective drives her focus on education and early intervention.

Her background includes research on pediatric dental care and oral biology. She received the Award in Oral Biology from OHSU’s Integrative Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences Department, recognizing her aptitude and future promise in education and research. She also earned the Dean’s Research Scholarship at OHSU for her work on preventive therapies in children with severe early childhood caries.

Waid serves as a member of the American Association of Endodontics and the Marshall Baumgartner Endodontic Study Group. She previously served on the Multnomah County Ryan White Planning Council from 2018 to 2021, helping allocate funds for HIV/AIDS programs.

Her commitment to community and education extends beyond the clinical setting. She volunteered as an evaluator and mentor for the Seafair Scholarship Program for Women from 2012 to 2018 and served as Miss Seafair from 2006 to 2007, a role focused on community service and fostering confidence in young women.

Take Action Today

Do not wait until pain forces you into an emergency appointment. Run through the self-check quiz today. Share it with friends and family members who may be putting off dental care. Early awareness and action can prevent serious problems and protect long-term oral health.

If you answered yes to any quiz question or if you are overdue for a checkup, reach out to your dentist this week. Your teeth will thank you.

 

About Dr. Erin Waid

Dr. Erin Waid is an endodontist specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of tooth pain, infections, and diseases affecting the inner dental pulp, nerves, and roots. She practices at Salem Endodontic Associates in Salem, Oregon and Multnomah Endodontics and Microsurgery in Portland, Oregon. Her career includes experience as a Family Nurse Practitioner, clinical researcher, general dentist, and assistant professor at Oregon Health & Science University. She holds a Doctor of Dental Medicine and Certificate in Endodontics from OHSU, a Master of Science in Nursing from Seattle University, and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Portland.

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Blockchain Infrastructure Firm tZERO Integrates with Sui for Institutional-Grade Digital Asset Securities

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The integration will bring established, regulated market infrastructure to Sui that unlocks support for institutions and issuers, while also opening access for tZERO to the chain’s deep pool of builders and developers

tZERO Group, Inc., a leader in blockchain-based financial infrastructure, today announced a strategic partnership to integrate directly with the Sui blockchain, unlocking support for issuance, transfer agency, custody, trading, compliance and settlement for regulated digital assets security trading. The integration will expand Sui’s access to institutionally compliant U.S. market infrastructure aimed at building for tokenized markets, and will bring Sui’s deep pool of builders and developers into the tZERO ecosystem.

The announcement brings full integration into tZERO’s U.S.-regulated trading, custody, and issuance framework for the Sui blockchain, providing direct support for institutional-grade tokenization projects and initiatives for projects currently building on the network.

Mustafa Al Niama, Head of Capital Markets at Mysten Labs and former Americas Head of Digital Assets at Goldman Sachs, commented: “Institutional adoption of tokenized assets depends on infrastructure that bridges blockchain innovation with regulatory frameworks. tZERO’s expansion to Sui gives issuers and developers access to regulated issuance, custody, and trading capabilities designed to support that transition, while also taking advantage of Sui’s unique architecture that is built to support institutional workflows.”

Through the integration, tZERO will gain access to a vast pool of developers, builders, and DeFi projects currently being built on Sui, leveraging the extensive knowledge these teams have in building for the network’s unique object-focused architecture. These builders have years of experience creating projects that take advantage of Sui’s highly performant network with near-instant finality, positioning them well to build on infrastructure designed to service institutional needs.

“Sui’s object-centric architecture offers a unique approach to regulated digital assets by making assets and their permissions programmable,” said Alan Konevsky, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of tZERO. “Combined with Sui’s performance, that design creates a strong foundation for the development of next generation regulated financial applications onchain.“

tZERO brings more than 12 years of operational experience in U.S. market compliance and infrastructure development, and is recognized by the SEC with multiple registrations. tZERO is also an active member of FINRA, and has years of experience bridging crypto-native projects into regulated U.S. market applications.

The partnership signals strong continued momentum towards the development of shared blockchain based infrastructure, goals shared by both tZERO and Sui, and directly expands access to support for digital asset securities issued onchain.

For more information about Sui, please visit: https://www.sui.io/. 

For more information about tZERO, please visit: https://www.tzero.com/.

About Sui

Sui, where money moves as freely as messages, is a next-generation Layer 1 blockchain built for scalable finance and global payments. Founded by the core team behind Meta’s stablecoin initiative and powered by an object-centric model, Sui makes assets, permissions, and user data programmable and ownable. Sui’s primitives offer builders everything they need to create high-performance payments and financial applications, including instant agentic payments. Learn more at sui.io. 

About tZERO Group, Inc.

tZERO Group, Inc. (tZERO) and its broker-dealer subsidiaries provide an innovative liquidity platform for private companies and assets. We offer institutional-grade solutions for issuers looking to digitize their capital table through blockchain technology, and make such equity available for trading on an alternative trading system. tZERO, through its broker-dealer subsidiaries, democratizes access to private assets by providing a simple, automated, and efficient trading venue to broker-dealers, institutions, and investors. All technology services are offered through tZERO Technologies, LLC. For more information, please visit our website.

About tZERO Digital Asset Securities, LLC

tZERO Digital Asset Securities, LLC is a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and a member of FINRA and SIPC. It is the broker-dealer custodian of all digital asset securities offered on tZERO’s online brokerage platform. Digital asset securities may not be “securities” as defined under the Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA)-and in particular, digital asset securities that are “investment contracts” under the Howey test but are not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission are excluded from SIPA’s definition of “securities”-and thus the protections afforded to securities customers under SIPA may not apply. More information about tZERO Digital Asset Securities may be found on FINRA’s BrokerCheck.

About tZERO Securities, LLC

tZERO Securities, LLC is a broker-dealer registered with the SEC and a member of FINRA and SIPC. It is the operator of the tZERO Securities ATS. More information about tZERO Securities may be found on FINRA’s BrokerCheck.

About tZERO Transfer Services, LLC

tZERO Transfer Services, LLC is a transfer agent registered with the SEC. More information about tZERO Transfer Services may be found on the SEC’s Edgar: https://www.sec.gov/search-filings.

Forward-Looking Statements by tZERO

This release contains forward-looking statements. In addition, from time to time, tZERO, its subsidiaries, or its representatives may make forward-looking statements orally or in writing. These forward-looking statements are based on expectations and projections about future events, which is derived from currently available information. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, including financial performance and projections; growth in revenue and earnings; and business prospects and opportunities. You can identify forward-looking statements by those that are not historical in nature, particularly those that use terminology such as “may,” “should,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “contemplates,” “estimates,” “believes,” “plans,” “projected,” “predicts,” “potential,” or “hopes” or the negative of these or similar terms. In evaluating these forward-looking statements, you should consider various factors, including, without limitation: the ability of tZERO and its subsidiaries to change the direction; tZERO’s ability to keep pace with new technology and changing market needs; performance of individual transactions; regulatory developments and matters; and competition. These and other factors may cause actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement. Forward-looking statements are only predictions. The forward-looking events discussed in this release and other statements made from time to time by tZERO, its subsidiaries or their respective representatives, may not occur, and actual events and results may differ materially and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. tZERO, its subsidiaries, and its representatives are not obligated to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this release and other statements made from time to time by tZERO, its subsidiaries or its representatives might not occur. This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation to purchase any security.

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Lejan Brings Barefoot Footwear to Back-to-School Season with Its Children’s School Shoes

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The brand focuses on flexible, zero-drop school shoes with plenty of toe room, designed to withstand the daily pace of young children.

Madrid, Spain, 25th Aug 2026 – Back-to-school season means new routines, new schedules, and many hours spent wearing shoes. That is why Lejan is once again putting children’s feet at the center of its approach with its barefoot school shoes, designed to bring the principles of foot-friendly footwear to one of the pairs children wear most throughout the school year.

Unlike conventional school shoes, Lejan’s barefoot school shoes aim to minimize interference between the shoe and the natural movement of the foot. They feature an anatomical toe box that gives the toes room to move, a flexible sole, and zero drop, meaning there is no height difference between the heel and the forefoot.

But for shoes designed for school, there is another particularly important factor: durability for everyday wear. Break times, running, playing, commuting, and long school days mean children’s footwear is subjected to especially intensive use. For this reason, Lejan’s school shoes are designed to combine the key characteristics of barefoot footwear with a construction made to keep up with children throughout their daily school routine.

A Shoe Designed to Grow, Play, and Last

During childhood, feet are constantly developing. Choosing the correct size and ensuring there is enough room inside the shoe is particularly important to prevent the toes from being compressed.

Lejan’s school shoes feature a forefoot shape designed around the natural anatomy of the foot, giving the toes more room than traditional narrow-toe school shoes.

The flexibility of the sole also allows the shoe to move more naturally with children as they walk, run, or play during break time. These features are combined with materials and a construction designed to withstand the frequent use associated with the school environment, where footwear needs to perform for many hours and across a wide variety of situations.

The result is a school shoe designed to balance freedom of movement, comfort, durability, and a simple aesthetic that is easy to pair with school uniforms and everyday school outfits.

Back to School Starts with the Feet Too

With its children’s school shoes, Lejan brings its philosophy of giving feet greater space and freedom of movement into the school environment, without overlooking one of the main requirements of children’s footwear: the ability to keep up with the children wearing it.

It is a back-to-school option designed not only around how the foot moves, but also around everything that happens around it throughout a typical school day.

Lejan’s children’s school shoes are available at lejanbrand.com.

About Lejan

Lejan is a barefoot footwear brand founded in 2024 with the aim of combining the principles of foot-friendly footwear with designs created for everyday life. Its models feature flexible soles, zero drop, and anatomical toe boxes, with options for both adults and children that combine functionality, design, and durability for everyday wear.

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Thomas Berkley Advances CSM Collective’s Vision for Sustainable Business Growth

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United States, 25th Aug 2026 — Thomas Berkley, Founder of CSM Collective, continues to build on his entrepreneurial experience by helping businesses and professionals approach growth with a stronger focus on client success, retention, and sustainable business systems.

As the digital business environment becomes increasingly competitive, entrepreneurs are looking beyond customer acquisition to understand what happens after a sale. Berkley’s work centers on this often-overlooked stage of the customer journey, helping organizations create structured processes that support clients, improve experiences, and establish stronger foundations for long-term growth.

Through CSM Collective, Berkley has developed an approach centered on Client Success Managers (CSMs) and the systems that support effective client relationships. His experience building multiple six- and seven-figure businesses has shaped his perspective that sustainable growth is not simply about attracting more customers, but also about delivering an experience that encourages clients to remain engaged and achieve meaningful outcomes.

“Growth becomes more sustainable when businesses pay attention to the entire client journey,” said Thomas Berkley, Founder of CSM Collective. “The relationship does not end when a customer makes a purchase. Strong onboarding, communication, fulfillment, and ongoing support can create the foundation for long-term trust and business development.”

CSM Collective focuses on helping businesses implement practical client success systems. These may include structured onboarding, regular client communication, feedback processes, fulfillment support, renewal strategies, and opportunities to improve the overall customer experience. The objective is to create systems that allow business owners to serve clients more consistently while building operational capacity for future expansion.

Berkley has also emphasized the importance of Client Success Managers as a strategic role within growing companies. Rather than treating client support as an afterthought, his approach positions client success as an integral part of the business model. A well-designed CSM system can help businesses identify client needs, address concerns proactively, and create more organized relationships between customers and service providers.

His entrepreneurial work also extends to helping individuals understand opportunities within the growing client success field. CSM Collective provides training and placement support for aspiring Client Success Managers, giving participants an opportunity to develop skills relevant to online businesses, coaching companies, consulting firms, and service-based organizations.

As part of his broader digital presence, Berkley continues sharing insights about client retention, business operations, and sustainable scaling. His educational content addresses the challenges founders encounter after reaching initial growth milestones and highlights the importance of creating systems that can operate effectively without requiring entrepreneurs to personally manage every stage of the customer experience.

A strong professional digital presence has also become an important part of modern entrepreneurship. For business leaders, clear communication and consistent publication of relevant, authoritative content can help audiences better understand their expertise, achievements, and business philosophy. Strategic media distribution provides another avenue for entrepreneurs to communicate developments and perspectives to broader audiences.

Looking ahead, Thomas Berkley and CSM Collective remain focused on expanding practical resources for entrepreneurs, business owners, and professionals seeking sustainable growth. By combining client success principles with structured systems and entrepreneurial education, Berkley aims to help businesses move beyond short-term growth strategies and develop stronger long-term operations.

The continued evolution of CSM Collective reflects Berkley’s broader belief that successful businesses are built through systems, relationships, and consistent execution. As companies adapt to changing customer expectations, the ability to deliver meaningful experiences after the sale is likely to remain an important factor in building lasting business value.

For more information, visit ThomasBerkley.com. 

About CSM Collective

CSM Collective is an entrepreneurial education and business solutions brand founded by Thomas Berkley. The organization focuses on client success, business systems, professional development, and strategies designed to help online businesses strengthen client relationships and build sustainable growth. Through training, resources, and practical guidance, CSM Collective supports entrepreneurs and professionals navigating the evolving digital business landscape.

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