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!…
For many people the notion of a house call by a doctor is of an era gone by. Yet, last Sunday, I made such a visit to one of my long-time patients named Karl. Karl and Nelly, his wife of nearly sixty years, live in the Bronx and…
The evening before Christmas Eve, I was taking care of one of my many favorite dental patients (let’s call her “Sara”). While we were exchanging holiday wishes, she remarked about what a wonderful year this had been and how much she was looking forward to the new year.…
As patients are seated, an often-asked question is, “What are you going to do to me today?” My response is always the same and always sincere…”I’m not going to do anything TO you, but, this is what I’m going to do FOR you.” Semantics? Word play? I think…
Today I treated one of my dental patients, a ninety-plus year old man. While we were visiting, he reflected on how just about all of his friends from the “old neighborhood” had passed. He gazed up to the ceiling and said wistfully, “Oh to be eighty again.” Wow!
