54 — The Holistic Development of Dentists
There was an interesting article in the December 2020 issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association on a subject near and dear to my heart. It is interesting to me that this article was published in this particular journal because it has to do with dental mission work. Let me walk you through […]
53 — We Need a Little Christmas
Greetings and welcome to The Perio Hygienist Podcast. December 2020 edition. How are you? I mean really? Not the general normal-greeting-kind-of “How are you?” but the deeper question that requires a pause and a deep breath. Might the word anxious describe it? Are things bugging you, sort of in general? It’s a question of mood. […]
52 — Flossing Research
Hi there. Ben Young here. You are listening to The Perio Patient Podcast, a podcast for my patients and anyone else who cares to listen. Today is a topic close to my heart. I just want to share with you a study that was recently published in the Journal of Dental Research this year (2020) […]
51 — Learning About Personality
Transcript: Hi and welcome, or welcome back to the Perio Patient Podcast. This is Episode 51 and I’m Dr. Ben Young, a practicing periodontist in San Antonio, Texas.Thank you to everyone who has commented and liked this podcast. It’s purpose is both broad and narrow. It’s narrow, in that I want to be able to […]
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 […]