When Randal McClo was rushed to West Virginia Universit Rub Memorial Hospital's intensive-care unit, he was practicall dead. The 27-ear-old coal miner had...
Mercury is a known poison that can damage the nervous system, so why is it still being used to fill cavities in peoples' teeth? The European Union is grappling...
With up to half of younger employees now sporting tattoos, piercings, and other "body art," how far should employers' dress codes go to accommodate this? ...
1- can you hurry up , I have another appointment to get to ? 2-my front teeth have crowns or bondings you know-- my response : "yes, I know , my eyes are...
It's funny that you just put out a request for our least favorite things that patients say. I was just complaining about this one to one of our assistants as...
Me: "Have you noticed that you have a scratch or sore of some kind on your palate? Have you noticed any soreness? Did you burn yourself with food?" Patient...
UOR was full of wonderful sponsors. All were there to support dental hygiene and to share their knowledge and products. I am truly appreciative of each and...
people say that to me all the time too...why do you leave the room if it's safe? I've had patients think I'm still in the room also.... ah, it makes the job so...
I temped in an office for a few days years ago and I asked the patient how many times a day he brushed his teeth. His reply was 'you mean how many times a...
I actually had a patient ask me once since his girlfriend has a yeast infection and they've been having a lot of oral sex lately, if he would have chlamydia? ...
#1 - when a patient says that to me, I say "so you want the express clean, right? Wax or no wax?"...they laugh, knowing I mean polish or no polish. It just...
I've been in practice for 14 years. This is from a co-worker, who is also a patient. Whenever I have a cancellation on my schedule(which is quite rare these...
My personal fav, and I've heard it two or three times, is... After scaling, accompanied by lots of educational information about the importance of thorough...
-pt. presents with perio disease - advanced recession, heavy calculus , deep pocketing , and wants " just a cleaning " - pt who I just spent 45 minutes...
I have been researching out the different lasers available not every laser is created equally. I am building an understanding about the new laser companies...
There is evidence in dental journals that the active ingredient in the Crest Pro-Health Rinse -- known as CPC for short -- causes staining. There are other...
so does the toothpaste , ProHealth, contain this same CPC ingredient? has the toothpaste caused staining also? another question that I have been asked is, Are...
similar...I've had "new patients" where I start scaling and about 5 mins into it, they get all angry and yell "what are you doing!?!!?!?"...I'm cleaning your...
I love when you probe, explain the whole thing, they get all concerned, then they come back 3-4 months later, I start probing and they ask "what are you...
I think she may be shy about asking for you to just clean her teeth and being a "guinea pig" is a crutch for her....I would say "I am not in need of any...
How about when you inform patients that they have some treatment that has been diagnosed maybe even a couple of years ago and that you strongly advise them to...
I, personally, have been using crest pro-health paste on a regular basis...I have experienced NO staining. My OH is excellent, of course (!)..I admit that I...
The safety of the common anesthetic known as laughing gas is under a cloud after a new study linked it to higher rates of pneumonia, wound infections and...
British researchers have discovered that deficiency of Vitamin B1 may be key to a range of vascular problems for people with diabetes. Paul Thornalley, of the...
I hate being at the dentist ! ( if only I could respond " then why the heck are you here ? " .... and if it's a person I can get away with joking with I tell...
However, this one always rubs me wrong, I don't know why, but I just hate it when people say: "it didn't bleed until YOU POKED IT" The other one that gets me...
you know, when I've compared the ingreds in the generic vs. Listerine, they seem identical to me...so I'm assuming it's the same... although I hear the...
the other one I love is when you're already running 10-15 mins behind, you get your patient, apologize for running late and your patient says "I need to use...
To those patients who would rather "be at the ob-gyn" or have a baby than be at the dentist, I always reply, "Make up your mind so we know how to adjust the...
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