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Death by Pedicure:
the dirty secrets of nail salons
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Author |
Dr. Robert Spalding |
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ISBN |
978-0-9711068-2-6; 0-9711068-2-7 |
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Publisher |
Chattanooga Fu Fu Factory |
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Description |
304 pages; 5.25" x 8.25"
perfect bound; alk. paper; $19.95 |
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Availability |
September 2006 |
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Order from |
Dr. Robert Spalding
Area Podiatry Center
1225 Taft Hwy
Signal Mt, TN 37377
www.justfortoenails.com
rts9999999@aol.com |
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A podiatrist provides information on how
to keep feet and nails healthy, details infections possible in
nail salons, and examines the nail salon industry. The book contains
comments from foot doctors, health care professionals, and nail
technicians. Index for reporting health violations; index ranking
state disinfection safety protocols; 42 color photographs. |
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Spalding, Robert, 1956-
Death by pedicure:the dirty secrets of nail salons / Robert Spalding,
Jr. -- 1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-9711068-1-9 (alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-9711068-1-9 (alk. paper)
1. Foot--Care and hygiene. 2. Nails (Anatomy)--Care and hygiene.
3. Foot --Infections. 4. Beauty shops. I. Title.
RD563.S63 2006
617.5’85--dc22
2006027850 |
- Death by Pedicure
provides helpful hints on how to keep your feet and nails healthy
and covers the full range of infections in
the nail salon industry. It provides answers to questions like:
- What is the most dangerous instrument in a nail salon?
- What are the primary bacterial organisms responsible for
infections?
- How many infections are estimated to occur yearly with
manicures and pedicures in the United States?
- How can I protect myself from unsanitary nail salons or nail
technicians?
- What are some foot and nail care products to avoid?
- Who controls the nail salon industry?
- How can nail technicians detect and refer foot problems
before they become serious?
Many states have a Failing Grade in disinfection safety protocols.
See what YOUR STATE’S GRADE is.
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About the Author
Dr. Bob Spalding is a
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine with a degree from The New York
College of Podiatric Medicine. Dr. Spalding has spent 8 years
lecturingon the problems in the nail salon industry.He founded
the Area Podiatry Centers in Tennessee in 1998 and provides a
website for reporting on salon violations atwww.nailsaloninfectionsurvey.com |
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