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!…
As a dentist, I typically don’t go to Google to get information about dental problems, but I know that a lot of people do – particularly in the middle of the night or when their dentist’s office is closed. One day I decided to find out what w…
There’s nothing more painful than a toothache (except maybe childbirth!). It can come on without warning and knock you right off your feet. If you’ve ever had one, you know what I mean. While the best thing to do is get to a dentist immediately, I understand that’s…
I can’t believe it’s been three years since we lost Willy. In honor of a great companion, I thought I’d post it again: May 28th, 2012: Last week, my golden retriever Willy turned 15½. Yeah I know, who counts half years? But when you’re an old dog…
So at the time of this writing, it’s been just over a month since we celebrated the Vernal Equinox and the official arrival of Spring. At least that’s what the calendar tells us. But Mother Nature, in her infinite wisdom or her fiendishly odd sense of humor, has decided…
So many of us lead such busy lives that in reality, it is our busy lives that are leading us. So much so that we are often so preoccupied with our day to day activities and responsibilities that we fail to take care of some of the seemingly…
I recently experienced a personal epiphany of sorts regarding the angst, anxiety, if not outright fear of the anticipated pain associated with medical treatment (In my world, this phenomena is commonly known as Dental Fear). This “eureka!” moment of clarity was inspired by pain – my pain -…
