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The 1,433 study participants, aged 20-79, were asked to self-report how many dental xrays they thought they had. Cost and time constraints restricted the researchers from validating all of the responses. Of the ones they did, it was found that the respondents actually over-reported how many xrays they had. The respondents were not analyzed for genetic predisposition to meningiomas. Might that be a contributing... read more »
Disturbed. Agitated. Intrigued. These are the emotions I felt as I exited the theater a few days ago after watching one of our latest blockbusters, The Hunger Games. At Christmastime, I had politely accepted the book trilogy, then quietly put it away, as I professed to have no interest in reading about kids killing each other, reality TV-style, in a... read more »
The love you take, Is equal to the love you make… --“The End,” The Beatles, Abbey Road Over the last three weeks, we’ve lost three patients in our practice family due to illness. By any measure, that’s a lot, but what’s more interesting is the fact that none of these folks were anonymous-type people—each of these folks made an... read more »
When someone stays in a dental office for 20 years, they’re committed—or should be! Dentists are notoriously picky types, who can’t have anything done for them fast enough, and if something isn’t accomplished quickly—they change their minds. It’s kind of like working with an unstable radioactive isotope that either blows up or fizzles out…and you don’t know when either is... read more »
Admittedly, I interrupted the conversation after it had started, but when my assistant, a fellow Southerner, said the word, “Snutterfluffer,” I just had to question her. “Did you just say the word, ‘Snutterfluffer?’”, I asked, with a high degree of certainty that no other Southerner had ever uttered that word before. “Yes,” she said, “I did.” At which time my... read more »
“Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more,” he said as I went back in to retrieve the fractured root that necessitated the removal of his tooth and fabrication of a three-unit bridge. An unfortunate turn of events, but one taken in stride by my 88-year-old patient, a retired army colonel who served through several wars, beginning with WWII,... read more »
Tooth-colored fillings and implants in spaces, Sealed root canals and bright, shiny braces, Veneers on teeth and the smiles that they bring, These are a few of my favorite things…. Geez, apparently all of the holiday gifts and carbohydrate-rich food coming through our office has sugar plums dancing in my head. And, despite my best efforts, my heart seems determined... read more »
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 »