The restoring of the periodontal tissue and reduction of inflammation are the goals of nonsurgical periodontal therapy. Studies have been completed to study the effect Chlorhexidine (CHX) has on periodontal ligament…

What’s Holding You Back?
Motivation can sometimes be a four letter word but it doesn’t need to hold you back from your highest potential. Finding your passion and what gets you fired up helps…

Reinventing Your Career in Dentistry
If we are lucky, as children, we plan out our lives based on our dreams and spend everyday aspiring to reach them. That’s what I did. I planned my life…

You Don’t Need to Sell Dentistry
The need for dentistry will always be present. Our job is to inform our patient’s of their needs so that they will choose health and make positive decisions. Read More…….

Physicians Now Know That the Mouth is Connected to the Body!
I had the pleasure of watching Root Cause, a documentary based on a man’s experience with chronic illness, tonight. The short film tells a story of a man and his search…

Is the Pain of Helping Others Hurting You?
Without expecting it, we can often times put ourselves into uncomfortable positions to accommodate our patients and potentially hurt ourselves. Here I will share my story of how discomfort turned…

Dental Providers, Are You Stealing From Yourself?
Day in and day out you’re running behind with your Patients to get them cleaned up before their dental exams. You work your fingers to the bone to remove every spicule…

My Way Or The Highway – Does It Matter How You Get To Your Destination?
Everyone likes to travel through life on their own path. Rebellion often occurs when an authority figure creates a situation in which a person feels as if they have no…

Does Your Dental Office Prevent Disease or Just Treat It?
Imagine going to the dental office and never hearing the whirling of a drill or never having to feel the sting of the anesthetic needle again. Imagine leaving the dental…

How Do Patients Pick a Dentist?
How do you feel coming into work and seeing a new patient on your schedule? I get all giddy inside and am full of anticipation. What will I find? …