The Dental & The Incidental
Short answer: Yes, you can trust your dentist, but trust in dentistry is earned. It is earned through clear communication, honesty, and genuine care over time.I’m Dr. Michael Sinkin, a general and implant dentist in Midtown Manhattan. After more than three decades in practice, I have seen how…
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those of us who’ve entered our fifth or sixth decade, the Etch A Sketch we remember so fondly from our childhoods has been replaced by a tablet and smartphone.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…
