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!…
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?”…
Today, I rushed out of my office to pick up a gift for my wife Ann’s birthday tomorrow. Ann is 53 years old, looks fantastic, and has seemingly boundless energy. She works full-time in her private Hand Therapy practice and exercises 5-6 days a week. She is vibrant…
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…
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…
