Shirley is one of my favorite patients, but she is never on time! The other day she had a 4:30 pm appointment scheduled. At 4:40 pm she called and asked if I was running on time (I was). But, she didn’t arrive until 5:00! “Shirley, is everything alright?” I asked as she was whisked into […]
The Truth About George Washington’s Wooden Teeth
Inspired by the arrival of President’s Day, I feel compelled to reveal the truth behind the myth that George Washington had wooden teeth. Though he was plagued by toothaches all of his adult life and was known to have been treated by some of the most prominent dentists in Colonial America, George Washington never had […]