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!…
Well the holidays have come and gone and here we are in a new year with aspirations for health, happiness and prosperity (a return to normalcy doesn’t sound that bad either). As I was preparing for my first workday of 2010, I couldn’t help but notice the tightness…
The evening before Christmas Eve, I was taking care of one of my many favorite dental patients (let’s call her “Sara”). While we were exchanging holiday wishes, she remarked about what a wonderful year this had been and how much she was looking forward to the new year.…
As patients are seated, an often-asked question is, “What are you going to do to me today?” My response is always the same and always sincere…”I’m not going to do anything TO you, but, this is what I’m going to do FOR you.” Semantics? Word play? I think…
There are some people who just have the knack to drop all pretence and engage you in the kind of light-hearted banter that evokes sincerity, laughter and the warm feelings of human contact that are free and gleeful.I saw two such individuals in my dental office this week. Each…
