Dr. Sinkin’s Blog

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Category: Tales from the Dentist’s Chair

From Dr. Sinkin

From Dr. Sinkin

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!…

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Don’t Flush Your Dentures Down The Toilet

Don’t Flush Your Dentures Down The Toilet

Especially Before A Holiday! Dental emergencies are as varied as the people who have the misfortune to experience them. From the sudden toothache to the lost crown, from the acute abscess to the broken tooth, dental “urgencies” come in a variety of manifestations and when they do present…

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How Blogging Transformed Me Into A TV Star in the UK

How Blogging Transformed Me Into A TV Star in the UK

It’s difficult to remember a time when the internet wasn’t part of the everyday fabric of our collective lives. The Yellow Pages, let alone the regular white pages phone directory and countless other hard copy publications are a thing of the past. Social media, Twitter, Facebook, Yelp, and…

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It was twenty years ago today

“It was twenty years ago today….

…. Sgt. Pepper taught his band to play.” And since that story has already been told (far more than twenty years ago and told so much more brilliantly than I could ever) I have another tale to tell. It was August 1, 1995, exactly two decades ago to…

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Why You Don’t Have A Valentine

This week the calendar will roll around to February 14th –  Valentine’s Day. If you have a significant other or sweetheart, let this be a reminder that you have until Saturday to think of some romantic or playful expression of affection. Perhaps you are without a certain someone with whom to…

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Giving Is The Great Healer

Being a weekend warrior of sorts has left me with my share of battle wounds, both literally and figuratively. Last winter’s escapades on the slopes left me with a torn medial collateral ligament of my right knee that necessitated nearly four months of physical therapy. Oh, those early…

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A Job Well Done

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “A reward of a thing well done is having done it.” And while I can’t disagree with this pronouncement (who am I to question the esteemed Mr. Emerson), I do find it incomplete. I am not gourmet chef, and yet I know that I…

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