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!…
A recent article in The Daily Kos entitled “The Great American Toothache” suggests that the solution to the shortage of dentists in some areas of the United States is to enable dental technicians to perform fillings and dental extractions. While this solution sounds logical on the surface, I…
So it’s 7:45 Saturday morning and I’m awakened from a deep sleep by the sound of my cell phone ringing. “ Expletive!” I forgot to turn off my alarm clock feature, or so I thought. Stumbling out of bed, I reached for the dreaded dream destroying droid only…
Though I’m not usually one to be at a loss for words, I often experience a uniquely gratifying feeling that I find difficult to describe while interacting with many of my patients. There is a special bond, born of familiarity, comfort and ease that transcends the typical doctor/patient…
As our recent dental appointment was coming to an end, Dr. Roger’s asked me for a moment of my time as he had something on his mind to discuss.Hmmm. I have to admit that his request gave me some pause… for concern.I did a quick mental review of…
“Radiation Worries Rise with 3-D Dental Imaging” was an article that appeared this past Tuesday, November 23, on the front page of the New York Times. The article continued for two more pages describing what could be a serious problem in the practice of clinical dentistry. The article…
The other day I was asked to explain why I chose to become a dentist, and if it has been a rewarding career. This was for a newspaper article that hasn’t yet been published, but I thought I would share it anyway. It was fun to put into…
