It’s only a few days away, now. Mere days until my staff becomes overly giddy and obsessed with the sights, sounds and smells of Christmas. Mere days until the Jingle Bells, Silver Bells, and The Bells of St. Mary’s raise the alarm for everyone to start Home For Christmas—be it White or Blue—and start burning Yule logs and mulled cider.... read more »
Scares me too. Right when I picked up the dental handpiece, an eerie glow came up from below, and off in the distance, I heard the unmistakable laugh of Vincent Price. If only “Thriller” had started blasting through the speakers, the mood would have been complete…. Not too bad for an iPhone camera and an upturned dental lamp, huh? I think... read more »
Recently, in a smoky bar, where my band (shout out to The Vinyl Brothers!) was getting ready to play, the bar manager, who knew there were several doctors in the band, asked me what kind of doctor I was. When I replied that I was a dentist, he said, “So you work on people’s teeth?” Obviously, I said, “Yes.” But…I... read more »
The votes are in. The wait is over. And boy, are we excited! Each year, our local newsmagazine, Mountain Xpress, celebrates all things regional by asking the reading public to vote for their favorite local businesses, restaurants, bars, and of course, dentists! This year, we are honored to be chosen #1! Read more here: www.mountainx.com/bestof Thanks to all of you who... read more »
Dentists are gadget people. We just can’t help ourselves. If there’s a seminar on new techniques or technology, we flock to it; if it’s a seminar on practice management, you can almost hear the crickets chirping over the speaker’s voice, it will be so empty. My instructors always taught me never to be the first to adopt new technology, but... read more »
As everybody knows, sugar is the arch-nemesis of the dentist. Think Spiderman vs. Green Goblin, Batman vs. Joker, Mr. Krabs vs. Sheldon Plankton (for you SpongeBob fans!). Well, think again! There is a tooth-friendly sugar out there in the universe that actually helps decrease the incidence of dental cavities. That sugar is xylitol, a naturally-occurring sugar alcohol that can be... read more »
I was preparing two crowns on a friend of mine that Tuesday morning when an assistant told us that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. Dismissed right out of hand by us as an accident, I remember my friend’s face going pale—his mother lived close to the Twin Towers—when we found out there were two planes with... read more »
I have to admit it: I still become very kid-like whenever I fly. Whenever possible, I get the window seat so I can gaze out at the landscape as we take off, cruise, and land—there’s something about the change of perspective that I find very relaxing. And so it will be tomorrow morning when I take off for NYC--the Big... read more »
Maybe they just like the abuse. Or, since the dental profession tends to draw altruistic caregiver types, maybe they actually think there’s a chance they can change me for the better—smooth out my mischievous edges, calm my Type A tendencies, convince me not to add in a root canal at 4:30pm—for the benefit of society at large……no, they’re smarter than... read more »
Summer is usually the time for high school reunions, and so it was for mine this past weekend….30th to be exact. It was fun to see many of my high school classmates, some that I had gone to school with from K – 12, and some I hadn’t seen since graduation. I grew up in an interesting time and place: ... read more »