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!…
Over the past several weeks, I have met three new patients who share a remarkably similar profile. All in their early twenties with beautiful smiles, straight teeth (thanks to adolescent orthodontics) and not a filling or cavity in sight…that is until I looked at their x-rays! Surprisingly, all…
One day, I was treating one of my 90-something-year old patients who was having a problem with some failing bridgework (that was built on implants). I told Mr. S. that I could “patch him up” knowing that the problem would recur in other areas or he could have…
Did you ever notice that many women apply lipstick without looking in the mirror? Not too long ago, I had just completed treatment for one of my female patients. As she was getting ready to leave the office, she reached into her purse, pulled out her lipstick and…
As I was treating one of my patients the other day with a crown preparation, I reflected upon just how much I was enjoying this act of micro-sculpting. It reminded me of a passage from a book that I’m currently reading: Second Innocence-Rediscovering Joy and Wonder by John…
Just this morning, while treating a patient who has been coming to me for the last 12 or so years (I mention this because over this span of time, we have come to know each other quite well), she brought me up to date with her life and…
So, I was looking through an old photo album when I came across some pictures of my 92-year-old grandmother. Twenty years ago, she traveled up from Florida alone to spend Passover with us. She was quite a feisty woman who spoke her mind in a form of Yinglish…
