The Dental & The Incidental
My blogging journey began in 2009, when few dentists shared their thoughts online. What began as an occasional musing about dentistry has since become a passionate commitment. I’ve published at least one new blog post every month for over 15 years. That’s more than 200 posts and counting!…
Note from Dr. Sinkin: I’ve had a few patients ask if I’m retiring after reading this post – rest assured, I am NOT retiring! I wrote this simply to offer guidance for anyone who might be moving or helping a loved one find a new dentist. I’m still…
In honor of what would have been his 95th birthday and to commemorate the 25th anniversary of when I took over the practice, I’m re-posting this tribute to Sam Pekarne from 2013. Sam was one of the most wonderful people I’ve ever had the pleasure to know. I…
So…Governor Cuomo just ordered the closing of all non-essential businesses and New Yorkers must stay at home. (Thankfully, liquor stores are considered essential enterprises.) This all seems so surreal. Speaking for myself, it feels as if we have become players in some sort of alternate universe, participants in…
The future is now. For those of us who’ve entered our fifth or sixth decade, the Etch A Sketch we remember so fondly from our childhoods has been replaced by a tablet and smartphone. During our early formative years, we could only fantasize about the kind of advanced…
A broken, cracked, or chipped front tooth is commonly caused by an unanticipated encounter with something hard, such as a chicken bone. Or, being bumped while drinking from a bottle. Or, a bad fall on the street, etc. Dental mishaps of this nature can create a cosmetic crisis…
In the words of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, “The only thing to fear is fear itself.” But he was merely talking about the Japanese invasion of Pearl Harbor and not the crippling fear that many people experience when faced with the going to the dentist. Dental Phobia is…
