The Dental & The Incidental
Last week, June 10th, marked the 35th anniversary of my graduation from dental school. 35 years ago, 271 of my fellow classmates and I received our dental degree, D.D.S., from N.Y.U College of Dentistry in a ceremony held at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center. I had the…
Perhaps the emergency phone call I received last Saturday from a patient with a cracked tooth was a portent of the week to come… My long-time patient Alan was driving along in his car last Saturday, happily munching from a freshly opened bag of tortilla chips. Suddenly he…
Not so long ago I welcomed a new patient named Willie to my practice. He is a really sweet and affable fellow who exudes the kind of warmth and easy-going manner that makes him a popular “guest” in our office. Willie has an engaging personality with a smile…
So you are missing a tooth, several teeth, or perhaps even all your teeth. And you are looking into having dental implants as part of your permanent tooth replacement solution. From times that go back millennia (no exaggeration) the practice of dentistry has addressed the problem of missing teeth. The…
Much like a beautiful sunset proclaims the fading moments of the day just gone by, so the pending arrival and celebration of New Year’s Eve marks the completion of the current calendar and heralds the arrival of a new year. One chapter closes, and with the turn of…
….and in the blink of an eye, or so it seems, my baby girl has grown up. Three weeks ago my daughter Ashley became engaged to her wonderful boyfriend Steven. Of course, this engagement came as no surprise to anyone. They share a certain chemistry that has been…
