49 — Proprioception
Proprioception is the brain’s ability to know where all parts of the body are in space and time. It is the reason we can walk without falling and know when a strawberry seed has lodged between our teeth. Understanding proprioception can help people keep their dental implants healthy and also help them determine whether or […]
48 — Vitamin D
The thoughts and ideas of one periodontist. Vitamin D is an important supplement to consider taking. https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200…https://www.healthline.com/health/foo…
47 — Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act in Action
We know it as HIPAA which really doesn’t help me that much because I then think it spells out HIPPA. Of course, when we can’t spell it, it then becomes difficult to figure out what it stands for. I share two recent HIPAA violations in order to help us understand what it is meant to […]
45 — Happy Veterans Day
So is it Veterans’ Day or Veterans Day? Here’s your answer. Thank you to all who have served our Nation in the military.
44 — Frequency Versus Intensity
If you are a perfectionist, you need to listen to this — perhaps over and over — until it makes “perfect” sense. Daily habits are more important than what we attempt to do to manage life every once in a while. Routines should be simple and low stress. To get to this level of management […]
43 — When Patients Handle Insurance Companies
If you want to get the most out of your dental insurance it will require changing your mind about who is best suited to handle communicating with the insurance company. Most patients defer all of this complicated insurance stuff to the dental office. Rather than do this, why not use the dental office as a […]
What is Thanksgiving Anyway?
Thanksgiving is an interesting holiday. For one thing, it falls on a Thursday. In this way it’s considered more important than, say, President’s Day which falls on a Monday. This is because most people take at least 4 days off for Thanksgiving and only three days off for President’s Day (if they are lucky to […]
42 – Responsibility as a Lifestyle Choice
The thoughts and ideas of one periodontist. The best healthcare comes to those who assume responsibility for participating rather than expecting things to workout. So much really depends on the patient’s attitude as to whether or not they will be able to achieve and then maintain a good quality of life and health.
41 – What is a Root Canal?
Here I get into the differences in the pain that comes from within a tooth and the pain associated with the area around the tooth.
40 – Digging Deeper Into COVID
If we are to follow the science, then let’s look at some of the numbers and see what we can understand that may not be clear from what we are hearing from all the sound bites.
