The Dental & The Incidental
A funny thing happened to me on the way to my daughter’s wedding…I needed to go to the dentist. It’s a twist of irony that I should find myself in such an unexpected situation on the morning of Ashley’s nuptials, but there I was in a colleague’s office…
After a busy week in the office, I was enjoying my morning coffee on Fire Island when I received an “emergency” phone call from my patient, Tina. Tina had been the recipient of extensive restorative dentistry (crowns and permanent bridgework) over the course of her adult life. She is…
A WOW moment is an experience that infuses you with a feeling of exuberant exultation. Be it a first-hand accomplishment (passing the Bar, making a game-winning half-court shot, becoming a parent) or witnessing a truly remarkable achievement (Neil Armstrong’s first step on the moon, Martin Luther King’s “I…
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…
