The Dental & The Incidental
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…
Greetings and Salutations!Wow, February is upon us, yet I feel as if the year’s just begun.Perhaps it’s because I spent the first ten days of 2024 wholly entranced by the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains and distracted by the thrill of my return to SKI COUNTRY!That’s right. After…
Did you know that sugar-free products can cause tooth decay? It may seem counter-intuitive, but it’s true. Ever since the invention of photography in the late 1800s, the US has become an ever more image-driven culture. Today, mobile devices enable us to snap an image and share it…
Many people (including yours truly) who are at least old enough to have college-age children are walking around with “medals of valor” in their mouths, reflective of a dental age gone by. These “medals” or actually “metals” that I playfully refer to are of course silver-mercury amalgam fillings.…
“Brain Freeze” is the intense headache people often get when they eat ice cream, popsicles, milkshakes, frozen drinks and other really cold foods. It is a very sharp, stabbing pain in the forehead and most of us have experienced it at one time or another. Brain Freeze (sometimes…
Note: My marketing consultant told me that this blog is too long, but I ignored her. Hope you enjoy it! In the day-to-day course of any job or profession, repetitive tasks, while not exactly mundane, can and do become routine. There are of course subtle variations and nuances…
