pH is the measure of the hydrogen ion concentration of a solution. This concentration is measured on a scale from 1-14 and helps us understand if something is acidic or basic. Why is this important? Because acid in our mouth can contribute to the ever...
This is a banner week for dentists. We have been able to talk about flossing more this week than in any time in our lives. Flossing is the hot dental topic of the week. It started with the great investigative journalism by the Associated Press....
While tromping through my teenage years, I watched my peers obsess about their weight; I watched them weigh themselves daily and shriek if they gained a pound. I read articles about the realities of eating disorders and wondered if my friends had eating disorders. I worried...
Do You Use the Force? Let me start with a bit of catch up for those non-Star Wars watchers: Wiki told me the force is “a binding, metaphysical, and ubiquitous power in the fictional universe of the Star Wars.” Jedi knights, in the movie, use the light side of...
There must be early and continual applied physical training. For Jedis, this first takes place in the Jedi Temple. For dentists, this first takes place in dental schools. Jedis learn to become very proficient with their light sabers: Dentists learn to become very proficient with...
Be willing to unlearn what you have learned. My yoga instructors encourage this leadership behavior: “Accept things as they are,” they often say–especially when someone is pushing his or her body too hard. It is a common theme for competitive types. Competition pushes us to be more...
Do You Use the Force? Let me start with a bit of catch up for those non-Star Wars watchers: Wiki told me the force is “a binding, metaphysical, and ubiquitous power in the fictional universe of the Star Wars.” Jedi knights, in the movie, use the light side of...
“If you wanted to work with your hands, you should have become a brick layer and saved yourself thousands of dollars and four years of dental school,” said Howard Farran–noted speaker, media maverick, and recent author of the book, Uncomplicate Business. I could not help...
Your front office team member answers the phone and hears this question: “Hi, I am Mrs. Jones. At what age do you recommend we bring our son in for his first dental check-up?” What is your answer? If it’s anything except, “By age one, Mrs. Jones,” you...
February is Children's Dental Health month. In honor of children, I want to share some parenting insight and tricks to keep our kids healthy. I see lots of kids as a dentist, and I have two of my own. As parents, I know we tend...