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!…
This is an article I was interviewed for on MSNBC.com. There has truly been an increase in my patients suffering with grinding since the beginning of the recession. Are you? Effects of Job Worries, Freaky Disasters seen in Dentist’s Chair The foreclosures, the financial meltdowns, the freaky environmental disasters…
A few days ago, during an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, singer Jessica Simpson confessed that she only brushes her teeth three times per week. That statement unleashed a hailstorm of really negative chatter on the web even including scathing remarks from her own dentist! Surprisingly, Jessica…
As I began my day this morning, my thoughts carried me out to Long Island where my dear, dear patients Jen and Neil were celebrating the bris of their 8-day-old son, Chase Logan. Since the bris was during office hours I wasn’t able to attend, but in my…
Every once in a while during the course of daily dental practice, I’ll encounter a situation which underscores the importance of thorough dental care and its potential impact on one’s general health and well-being. Last week, I examined the husband of one of my patients. Strangely, he had…
Shirley is one of my favorite patients, but she is never on time! The other day she had a 4:30 pm appointment scheduled. At 4:40 pm she called and asked if I was running on time (I was). But, she didn’t arrive until 5:00! “Shirley, is everything alright?”…
Personal expressions of appreciation and confidence can come in many different forms. They can be spoken, written or physically demonstrated. As a cosmetic and restorative dentist, a gesture of gratitude for a job well done is a “day-maker” (as in “it makes my day!”)When a patient refers a…
