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Dental Fear – A Dentist’s Perspective

I recently experienced a personal epiphany of sorts regarding the angst, anxiety, if not outright fear of the anticipated pain associated with medical treatment (In my world, this phenomena is commonly known as Dental Fear). This “eureka!” moment of clarity was inspired by pain – my pain -…

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Dental Fear (from a Dentist’s Perspective)

I’ve been a New York City dentist for 30 years, and believe me, we have a lot of everything here, including a lot of people who are scared of going to the dentist! Recently I decided to do some Google searches for terms such as: gentle dentist, gentle…

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The First “Hello”

As I reflect on my more than 28 years of private practice, what enthralls me most about being  a dentist is that I’ve be  given the opportunity to improve the quality of someone’s life and the  gratification of the relationship that is born of  that experience. There is…

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