May 14, 2012 | In: Stories
This was my patient. Female, age 35, never been to a dentist. She was telling me about several miscarriages she had. She has been trying to conceive for years but kept having miscarriages and premature babies that passed away being only a few days old. I...
My main job is taking care of the patient and choosing the right treatment on an individual basis based on that person's specific dental health needs. I refuse to treatment plan based on how much I can squeeze from this patient's pocket or trying to...
Have you heard? Alicia Silverstone, a vegan that is raising her baby vegan, is feeding her baby/now toddler like a mama bird. She chews up her food and spits it in his mouth or lets him eat it from her mouth! I was appalled and disgusted when I heard...
Some people swear that assisted hygiene is THE way. Ha! I laugh in your face. Why would I want to jump from chair to chair and see as many patients as possible? Yes, I get tired of setting up and tearing down my op, and exposing x-rays etc. But I am the...
I was disappointed in an article I read recently by a hygienist stating that x-rays were not that important at an independent hygiene practice and that it's something that should be saved for the dentists. I couldn't disagree more. Radiographs provide...
Once in a while, local news stations will report on something new in dentistry, mostly about pervert dentists, but I like when they have something new I may not know about it. I saw this recently on...
April 5, 2012 | In: Views
I've worked in many different dental offices all over this big city. In observation, I have noticed one thing in common is that dental assistants are all the same! By this I mean, their infection control is....pretty much non-existent. I beg you to...
March 22, 2012 | In: Stories
I had a 4 months pregnant patient today,she hasn't had a cleaning in a year (of course!). So she had 4-5mm pseudopockets in the posteriors with very red gingiva and heavy bleeding (of course!) and (of course) she hasn't been flossing, surprise,...
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March 8, 2012 | In: Free Samples/Coupons, Site
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March 2, 2012 | In: Free Samples/Coupons
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