One Patient’s Story

July 25, 2012

This is the story about a woman I met recently named “Carol”. Carol’s story is the reason I do what I do every day and brings me back the next day. The interesting thing is that it has absolutely nothing to do with performing the actual physical work of dentistry.
Carol is in her 70’s and for most of her life has gone to the dentist infrequently. She presented to my office a couple of months ago for a second opinion. At our first appointment Carol brought her most recent x-rays, a treatment plan from another dentist, and a page-long list of questions. She was well-prepared for the complimentary consultation I was giving her… (Read More)

Should you be worried about nuking your thyroid?

October 18, 2010

There is a lot of stuff out there, especially having the web at our fingertips, concerning what is good and bad for you. The only problem is, if you read about all the stuff that supposedly is bad for you, you would be eating raw organic carrots for every meal with a glass of water. Okay, maybe not that bad, but it has made me think more before I put just about anything in my mouth.
I bring up Dr. Oz because apparently last week on his television show they were discussing dental x-rays and the thyroid. Based on my phones lighting up at my office after this aired, I came to two conclusions.… (Read More)