You Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup – Elizabeth’s Story
This article is part of the series You Can't Pour from an Empty Cup. I have a favourite spot in the house where I like to sit and drink my coffee in the early morning before the rest of the world wakes up. I [...]
Dental is Essential – Your Safety is Our Safety
COVID-19 has changed all of us. It has changed how we interact with people, how we run our businesses, and even how we communicate. There are also many things it uncovered, and in many ways, it made things better… at least for those like [...]
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A Scientific Study that shows why it’s even more important to see your dentist regularly GalleryA Scientific Study that shows why it’s even more important to see your dentist regularly
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A Scientific Study that shows why it’s even more important to see your dentist regularly
For as long as I have been a dentist, I’ve been telling, educating, stressing, and even nagging my patients to please come in for their periodontal therapy (often referred to as a “cleaning”) more frequently. Many patients don’t want to come in that frequently [...]
New Dental Technology Helps Dentists Diagnose and Treat Chronic Pain
Angela was like many patients we see in my office. She had pain, chronic pain that would not go away despite numerous visits to the dentist, and nothing on the x-rays showed up to explain it. A decade ago, I would have done root [...]
Dental Specialties and Niche Education | Dental Costs Blog
No matter what you may think, dentists are not all the same. Each dentist, the same as each human being, focuses on something they want to be good at. Some dentists like to do their own extractions and surgery, others love doing their own [...]
Cost of dental materials: why would that make any difference?
Ever wonder why dental fillings cost so much? I mean, they are such tiny things. And it takes a few minutes to place them… of course, after making sure you are numb, getting the room ready, having a dental assistant or hygienist present to [...]
Digital Scanning vs Sloppy Impressions: How Significant is the Difference?
“Significant” is an understatement. Anyone who has ever experienced having a dental impression for a crown or bridge or implant or veneer, knows how gross, uncomfortable, and disgusting these impressions can be. But I bet you didn’t know the extent of human error involved [...]
Quality vs. Price in Dentistry: How Do I Decide?
The Ontario Dental Association states on their website: “Dentists are obligated to adhere to a high standard of dental care and must comply with strict statutory requirements designed to ensure the highest level of patient safety. Dentists are responsible for the costs related to [...]
More On The New Definition of Optimal Dentistry
One thing that has become critical to many of our patients in the last few years is the desire to be treated as a whole person. More and more people are getting frustrated with their current doctors and dentists, and looking to alternative treatments [...]
You Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup – Mike’s Story
This is the fifth blog in the series You Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup Mike is a therapist. He helps people deal with their issues. He helps couples come together, and he helps people manage their challenges. But Mike had one of his own. [...]
You Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup – Simi’s Story
This is the fourth blog in the series You Can't Pour From an Empty Cup When you take care of your family, and your job, and those around you that you care about, it may seem like that’s enough. And many women, especially those [...]
You Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup – Kelly’s Story
This is the third blog in the series You Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup Kelly’s husband is the one who made the initial appointment. She wanted to but she was hiding in her closet, her migraine so bad that any light would put her [...]
You Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup – Mary’s Story
This is the second blog in the series You Can't Pour From an Empty Cup Mary is, in some ways, no different than many women I meet. She has raised a family, taken care of her home, taken care of herself on the outside, [...]
You Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup
I was reading an article about a trend among most women, especially those who have children. The article talked about how many women know that they need to take better care of themselves but often don’t. It turns out that many of us have [...]
Good-bye Sloppy Impressions. Hello to Our Scanner!
If you have ever had dental impressions, you know exactly how messy, uncomfortable, and gaggy they can be. But what you probably didn’t know is that when we take an impression of your teeth, this impression is sent to the lab with their driver, [...]
From Masks to N95 and Much More
Until COVID, most dentists and dental staff primarily relied only on regular (non N95) masks (often only level 1) and gloves. Most did not go beyond this basic level of protection and patients did not have an issue with having dental work performed under [...]
How COVID changed my Cosmetic Dentistry Practice
Six months ago seems like a lifetime away now. Looking back on how cosmetic dentistry was practiced and delivered to our patients, I am amazed at the number of ways I have changed how we do this now. In this blog, I will outline [...]
Eliminate TMJ Pain – Gone Forever
If you suffer from migraines, jaw pain, and other Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) symptoms, you are probably excited to learn that you can get permanent relief from your debilitating pain. There is a TMJ dental appliance, also called a Fixed or Removable Orthotic, that can [...]