New Website!
Well the time is finally here… I have a new website! If you think I put this together myself, we need a serious talk about what you might be smoking. Big thanks to Web Guru Dan. If there are any...
View ArticleDr. Young presents at Timberhill Villa
Armed with a powerpoint, and snacks, a few of us from my office visited Timberhill Villa today to talk to the residents about dental health, gum disease, and implants. The people who attended enjoyed...
View Article$3.5M in dental grants aimed at rural Nebraska
Here is a program that puts dental students out into the rural community where they will learn just how complicated the problem is. Some day my hope is to enable them to incorporate new scanning...
View ArticleDentist smokers advising smoking patients
At a hospital based dental school in Japan almost 1 dental instructor in 5 currently smokes. 15% are former smokers. A questionnaire was given out to 92 professionals (dentists, physicians, hygienists...
View ArticleDentist Sued by Ex-Assistant over Cruel Behavior
I have linked to an interesting article out of the Santa Fe New Mexican about a dental assistant suing her employer.She worked for him for over five years before writing the letter that got her fired...
View ArticleDentist Celebrates Octogenarians with 20 or more Teeth
Periodically I try to get away from topics about teeth, periodontal disease, dental implants and instead just look into the news and see what’s happening in the world of dentistry. Scrolling down...
View ArticleBattling Bad Science
Good science is hard to do. When done well society trusts and uses it for the good of many.Then others come along and misuse science and the credibility it has earned in order to trick people into...
View ArticleQuestions about Water Fluoridation
Both sides of water fluoridation are passionate. One side believes it to be one of the ten most important public health advances of the 20th century. http://1.usa.gov/xM8jsl This group includes...
View ArticleWhat Policies Do and Don’t Do
If you and I agree on everything, one of us is irrelevant.There is a form of politeness and civility that wrecks relationships. I’m not talking about any liberty to vent or be mean. I’m talking about...
View ArticleDentist Attempts to Stifle Critical Comments
Here’s an interesting article about a dentist who had patients sign agreements not to put disparaging comments on social network websites. http://onforb.es/wboJQWIt’s a clever idea that will likely...
View ArticleThe Purpose of Anger
There is a purpose for anger and it isn’t to give me an excuse to break things. Anger can cause me to become aware of the fact that something is bugging me a lot. It might help me stop and ask myself...
View ArticleWhy Flossing is Important
A book about flossing your teeth? Really? I am a periodontist, which means I am a dentist with additional training in the diagnosis and treatment of gum diseases. Yes, some of it is pretty...
View ArticleNew Website!
Well the time is finally here… I have a new website! If you think I put this together myself, we need a serious talk about what you might be smoking. Big thanks to Web Guru Dan. If there are any...
View ArticleDr. Young presents at Timberhill Villa
Armed with a powerpoint, and snacks, a few of us from my office visited Timberhill Villa today to talk to the residents about dental health, gum disease, and implants. The people who attended enjoyed...
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