The Dental & The Incidental
Today, I rushed out of my office to pick up a gift for my wife Ann’s birthday tomorrow. Ann is 53 years old, looks fantastic, and has seemingly boundless energy. She works full-time in her private Hand Therapy practice and exercises 5-6 days a week. She is vibrant…
Personal expressions of appreciation and confidence can come in many different forms. They can be spoken, written or physically demonstrated. As a cosmetic and restorative dentist, a gesture of gratitude for a job well done is a “day-maker” (as in “it makes my day!”)When a patient refers a…
Over the past several weeks, I have met three new patients who share a remarkably similar profile. All in their early twenties with beautiful smiles, straight teeth (thanks to adolescent orthodontics) and not a filling or cavity in sight…that is until I looked at their x-rays! Surprisingly, all…
One day, I was treating one of my 90-something-year old patients who was having a problem with some failing bridgework (that was built on implants). I told Mr. S. that I could “patch him up” knowing that the problem would recur in other areas or he could have…
Did you ever notice that many women apply lipstick without looking in the mirror? Not too long ago, I had just completed treatment for one of my female patients. As she was getting ready to leave the office, she reached into her purse, pulled out her lipstick and…
As I was treating one of my patients the other day with a crown preparation, I reflected upon just how much I was enjoying this act of micro-sculpting. It reminded me of a passage from a book that I’m currently reading: Second Innocence-Rediscovering Joy and Wonder by John…
