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Dr. Michael Sinkin talking with a patient at his Midtown Manhattan dental practice.

Can You Really Trust Your Dentist?

Short answer: Yes, you can trust your dentist, but trust in dentistry is earned. It is earned through clear communication, honesty, and genuine care over time.I’m Dr. Michael Sinkin, a general and implant dentist in Midtown Manhattan. After more than three decades in practice, I have seen how…

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7 Home Remedies for Toothache

7 Home Remedies for Toothache….A Dentist’s Opinion

As a dentist, I typically don’t go to Google to get information about dental problems, but I know that a lot of people do – particularly in the middle of the night or when their dentist’s office is closed. One day I decided to find out what w…

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CAROL

CAROL

It was in the nascence of my dental career, barely two years after graduating from dental school, when I met Carol. She had been a longtime patient of the dental practice, which I had just joined in Forest Hills, the place I was to call home for the…

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The Patient Who Flew 6,000 Miles to See Me

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…

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35,770 Days

So it was the first Monday of the New Year and one of my most beloved patients, having just learned that my office was closed for the holiday, called me on my cell phone to report a dental mishap. As odd as this may sound, I was thrilled…

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Thankful on the Upper West Side

So on this day before Thanksgiving, a windy, wet Wednesday (its not really that windy, I just like the alliteration), I am sitting at Lenny’s Bagels on the Upper West Side cogitating my feelings of thankfulness. I am grateful for so many things, not the least of which…

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