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!…
A year ago, I wasn’t even sure what a blog was. Six months ago, I thought blogging was the exclusive domain of the cyber elitists and by default, nothing that I had any interest in. I’ve been a dentist for nearly 30 years and my profession has given…
This past Friday was in many ways “just a typical” day in the office and yet at the same time, it was quite extraordinary. My hygienist and I were both busy treating patients and there were two new patients in the reception area filling out necessary paperwork (don’t…
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…
