Six Month Smiles

November 11, 2012

Typically, fall and winter tend to be my heaviest time for continuing education. What is continuing education for a dentist? It is a must. As in any profession, learning never stops. If you stop learning, you halt growth both professionally and personally.
Dentistry offers continuing education in every aspect of the profession. Dentists can learn everything from new techniques in “filling” teeth to using Botox. In the next month I am travelling to Detroit to learn some new surgical techniques, New Jersey to learn a different way to do root canals, and Arizona for a refresher course on treatment planning and communication with patients. Travelling and being away from home is not my favorite… (Read More)

Interdisciplinary Dentistry

December 21, 2011

Last week I was invited to attend the annual North Eastern Society of Orthodontists (NESO) meeting in Boston. You may ask why I attended an orthodontic meeting when I am not an orthodontist? The reason I was invited was because of the strong interdisciplinary component of the meeting. What is interdisciplinary dentistry?
I’ll use the example of a 38 year old woman I saw just yesterday as a new patient. She had not been to a dentist in a couple of years and wanted to have her teeth cleaned. She saw one of my hygienists, had her teeth cleaned, and then saw me for an examination. My examination of new patients usually includes a… (Read More)