Formerly Rolling Oaks Dental
Formerly Rolling Oaks Dental
Congratulations to everyone that is graduating dental school this month. You’ve worked hard and earned the privilege to be called a doctor. While it feels like an ending, it is truly just the beginning. Now is when the fun really starts. Many of you have chosen to do a residency, join the military, or join…
Why is there a gray line at the edge of my dental crown? Why does the tooth that has a crown not look natural in photographs? These are questions that patients ask from time to time. These types of questions come from patients that have received porcelain fused to metal crowns, also known as a…
Ten years ago I went into Whole Foods looking for xylitol chewing gum. I think I paid seven dollars for one small little package. It was pretty fringe back then, but now xylitol gum is readily available on the market. If you chew gum, chew gum with xylitol as the sweetener. If you have a…
It’s pretty safe to assume that many of you got involved in dentistry because you have a dentist that you admire. You want to be just like them. Your idea of a successful career and a successful life is partly based on something that you have seen this particular dentist achieve. You’re a goal oriented…
If this is the future, the future is ridiculous. Dangerous, too. Dental patients frequently call the office with a diagnosis and a treatment plan already in mind and call just for a price about what they think they need. Sometimes patients are right, but other times they are completely wrong! You never know. I’ve seen…
How Do You Cope with Dental School Debt? Prospective dental students, dental students, and new dentists contact me all the time on Twitter @LarryDougherty. It’s pretty cool! I try to answer their questions as best I can from what I’ve learned and experienced as a dentist. Debt seems to be the biggest thing on every…
One out of three adults didn’t see a dentist in the last 12 months. The survey is done every few years and the results have been the same for a while. There’s so many questions and comments I could make related to this. Are people’s priorities out of whack? Is dentistry just too expensive? Why…