Watching the new Bond movie, Skyfall, the other day, I couldn’t help but notice the obvious parallels between 007 and myself. Okay, there are no obvious parallels between 007 and myself, but as I watched the movie, it was hard not to reflect (between high-powered action scenes) on some changes in the Bond world: A new “M.” A new “Q.” ... read more »
No matter which political camp one belongs to, last night’s first-of-three televised debates leading up to the 2012 Presidential Election should make all Americans proud. The high level of civil discourse, shared between two intelligent, well-meaning gentlemen was a breath of fresh air amid the circus-like media hype and negative campaign ads we’re all currently drowning in. With two more to... read more »
I know my eighth-grade prom is this weekend, but I was too shy to ask you before now. I just picked you up in my brand new car—a Pinto! We went to a movie and then got some ice cream. I hid the engagement ring in a box of Russell Stover chocolates. Though I can tell you saw it coming,... read more »
Now that it’s been leaked in the Asheville Citizen-Times, I can announce that, come January, 2013, I will be your new Vice-President…of the North Carolina Dental Society Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees serves as a link between the dentists of the state and our state legislators, and helps promote policy to maintain the high standard of dental care... read more »
Social media has changed the rules of the game in how businesses attract new clients. That’s not news, but in dentistry, where most practices still rely heavily on word-of-mouth referrals, we are just recognizing the amplified effect of this new type of exposure. And that’s a good thing. Although the ability for a patient to post a review of our... read more »
We lost a good one today. Colene House has just completed a 41-year run as a Registered Dental Hygienist—an ultra ultramarathon in the practice of clinical dental hygiene. We were proud to have her for 23 of those years in our office. And it wasn’t her choice. Over time, Colene unfortunately developed a carpometacarpal (base of thumb) condition that ultimately became... read more »
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 »