Mrs. Colleen R. Tafel OTR, CHT
Occupational Therapist | Hand
2452 E HUDSON AVE ROYAL OAK MI, 48067About
Dr. Colleen Tafel practices Occupational Medicine in ROYAL OAK, MI. Dr. Tafel evaluates the interaction between work and health. Occupational medicine physicians have general knowledge of worksite operations and are familiar with the toxic properties of materials used by employees and the potential hazards and stressors of work processes; in addition to being qualified to determine an employees physical and emotional fitness for work; diagnosing and treating occupational diseases; handling work related injuries; and having an understanding of rehabilitation methods, health education techniques, sanitation, and workers compensation laws.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A modified Boley gauge for accurate measurement during maxillary osteotomies.
- A comparison of four particulate bone derivatives.
- Effect of mechanical loading on electrical conductivity in porcine TMJ discs.
- Calvarial bone regeneration using osteogenin.
- Hydroxyapatite mandibular augmentation techniques: a review and splint modification.
- A simplified technique for percutaneous rigid fixation of sagittal ramus osteotomies.
- Treatment of a patient susceptible to malignant hyperthermia.
- Submandibular sialolithiasis.
- Surgical excision of an ameloblastic odontoma in a cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis).
- Noma. Report of two cases.
- Buccal fat pad herniation in an infant.
- The reinforced laryngeal mask airway (LMA) as an alternative airway device to manage the difficult airway.
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