The Wonder of Tooth Care in 2600 BC

  You’d be forgiven for thinking that professional tooth care only came about with the introduction of toothbrushes and early medicine, but the truth is that dental hygiene has existed from as far back as 2600 BC. Paving the way for even the most influential dentistry experts of the present, Hesy-Ra is recognized as the […]

Do It Yourself Braces?

If you are involved in any degree with social media such as Facebook, you are aware of the huge volume of “do Ii yourself” projects available on the web today. Although some of these DIY posts are actually pretty brilliant and can teach you pretty cool “lifehacks” and money-saving tips, not all of them are […]

Lions and Dentists and Social Media, Oh My

By now you’ve likely seen the story about Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer who shot the lion in Zimbabwe. This story attracted my attention initially because of the word dentist, but when I read the story it actually had nothing to do with my profession.   Type “dental news” into a search browser right now though and […]

Dental Pop Culture, Part 2

You can find dentists all over the place in pop culture. Some references and portrayals are positive, but most are scary or hilarious. In any case, I love how dentists are portrayed and love to collect videos like these. Here are a few of my really good ones: Little Shop of Horrors This one’s a […]

Dental “Chain” Corporation Gets in Trouble

One rapidly growing trend in dentistry is the rise of dental “chain” practices (a.k.a. corporate dental offices, franchise dentist offices, or dental “mills”). By the term “chain,” I’m referring to practices that are owned and managed by a large corporation and staffed by employee dentists, assistants, and hygienists. Essentially they are franchise stores like most […]

Dentistry in Art, Part 1

Dentistry has been portrayed in the media for many years. In a previous blog post I started a series called Dentistry in Pop Culture where I highlighted a few scenes from recent movies and television shows that portray dentistry. The big and small screens are not the only places dentists have shown up in cultural […]

Why Do Millions of People Hate Smiling?

I read a study this morning in one of the several dental magazines I subscribe to that had do with smiling. The results were a little surprising and even kind of saddening to me. The study was conducted by an international health care group called Bupa and it involved about 2000 participants. Here are the […]

Dental Pop Culture, Part 1

You might not realize this, but the dental profession is frequently portrayed in movies and television shows. As a dentist, I pick up on all of these scenes and even collect them, because I love seeing the stereotypes and hilarious/terrifying ways people view the dental experience. Even though the overwhelming majority of pop culture scenes […]