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: My marketing consultant told me that this blog is too long, but I ignored her. Hope you enjoy it! In the day-to-day course of any job or profession, repetitive tasks, while not exactly mundane, can and do become routine. There are of course subtle variations and nuances…
Summer days seem to just roll on by and as it happens, so do the years. As I was writing up the first patient chart of the morning, I noticed the date August 1, 2013, and just like that! I became aware of the passing of a personal…
A Dentist’s Second Opinion Saves Two Healthy Teeth So the other day I met a lovely new patient named “Mary.” She came to my office for a second opinion because her new dentist was planning to extract what she believed to be “up until a day or two…
Last Sunday, as Hurricane Sandy was steaming up the Northeast seaboard, setting its sights on the Tri-State shores with seismic-sized waves and anticipated storm surges, I went to a Jets game with Sam. Sam, aka Samuel Pekarne DDS, is a dear friend and former dental partner who in…
Recently, a patient visited my office that I hadn’t seen for a couple of years. The last time I treated her, I beautified her smile by placing porcelain veneers on her upper front teeth. I was really pleased with the end result, if I do say so myself.…
A recent investigation by ABCNews has culminated in an article and stories on “Nightline” and “World News with Diane Sawyer”. “Death, Greed at the Dentist: American Children At Risk” recounts how more than a dozen children have died after being sedated by dentists, some as young as 18…
