Oops!…She Did It Again! Colene in Dental Economics

Colene House, a Registered Dental Hygienist for 40 years, has worked in our office for over 20 of them!  With a natural gift for writing, she has been published in several nationally-prominent dental magazines on topics ranging from communication to hand-health ergonomics.  Most recently, she appeared in the March 2011 issue of Dental Economics magazine for her article on communication,... read more »

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Dental X-rays in the Land of Oz

In September of last year, an episode on Dr. Oz mentioned a purported connection between dental x-rays and the incidence of thyroid cancer.  It apparently received some high ratings since it aired again in December.  Over the weekend, my wife received an email from a friend warning all of her buddies of the supposed connection, so the episode is making... read more »

Chasing Spiders….On Broadway

Our Office Coordinator, Michelle Baber's, nephew, Chase Brock, breaks into the big time on Broadway! Chase has built an impressive body of work in the NY theatre scene and now has the wonderful opportunity to choreograph a major show! Read more about it here: http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20110326/NEWS/303260021/Flat-Rock-s-Brock-called-help-rescue-Broadway-s-Spider-Man-?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage

A Dental Limerick

One of our office staff, Darlene Brinson, is a poet and didn't know it!  She won a $50 gift cerfiticate to Malaprop's Bookstore from periodontist, Dr. Nicole Caldwell's practice for the following St. Paddy's Day Limerick: If your gums they are funky, bumpy and red,                                                                           And your breath it is something to awaken the dead,                                                                    You need an appointment,                                                                                                            For... read more »

Monster in the Shadows – RDH

One of our hygienists, Colene, writes about dealing with CarpoMetacarpal Arthritis of the thumb in the latest edition of RDH magazine.  Follow this link to read her story:    Monster in the Shadows - RDH.

Emergence Almost Complete!

OK.  Emergence from Pleistocene Era into 2011 almost complete!  Transmissions from Twitter, facebook, LinkedIn and WordPress into the ether now active.  Who wants to talk dentistry, or anything else for that matter?  March/April 2011 Newsletter forthcoming!