Let me begin by saying I am not an infectious disease specialist. I am particularly motivated by my job as a dentist to be properly informed about this particular disease. I also realize that hype sells and we are in a world where boring doesn't make money. That being said, no infectious disease is to be laughed at. After all, ...
Fear at the dental office is a learned behavior. We encourage parents coming to their re-care (cleaning, checkup) appointments to bring in their little one as early as possible. This usually means, the child sits in their chair in the corner or on the parents lap and observes. ...
We often get the question from patients: "Why am I getting cavities now?" This usually comes from patients who have not had cavities in the past or for a while and brushes and flosses teeth daily. The assumption across our patient population seems to be that this is an "either, or" situation. Unfortunately it is not that simple.
Studies have demonstrated ...
There has been a lot in the news lately about the need to floss, or not. For those of you who like to know "the bottom line", we recommend you floss. If you are not flossing, start. If you are, continue. If you are not flossing because you choose not to, well, we're still living in America, the land of ...
Nobody likes to get dental x-rays. But the cost of not having them outweighs the risk or root canals or losing the tooth. To show up on a dental x-ray, your tooth needs to lose 30% of it's structure. That's already a medium to large cavity which is ...
This piece was picked up by the Middletown Press. The unedited content is below.
The Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare) has done well to be inclusive of non-insured citizens as it transforms the healthcare landscape. There is a lot of good that has happened. ...
"Service with a smile", "Smile ... say cheese" - you've heard these sayings many times but where do they come from? Why are they so ingrained in our culture that we consider them normal communication but rarely think about what they actually mean.
If you want to understand the importance of your smile, try communicating ...
Risk assessments in dentistry? What's that all about? Great question!
You know that feeling you get when you walk into a place of business and go through the routine? It could be any business really but the feeling is unmistakable: "I'm going through the system." Well, the way healthcare is going these days, that is likely to become more common. For ...