Dr. Wesley Ichesco D.D.S., M.S.

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• New App is Helping Lupus Patients Fulfill Gaps in Treatment

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• When a Child with Autism Refuses Treatment

  You have a child you love very much. You want to help them so that they can develop into as healthy and happy a person as they can be. But they refuse to cooperate with their unique autism treatment. What can you do?Children with autism can refuse treatment for a variety of reasons. Some reasons...