The Definition of ‘Oral Health’ Recently Received an Official Update

If you were to ask your patients what the definition of “oral health” is, how do you think they’d respond?

Mostly likely (and probably with a bit of a guilty conscience) they’d say that oral health simply means to … Read More

What Your Dental Scrubs Say About Your Personality

According to recent research, it takes less than seven seconds for the average person to make a first impression. With that in mind, whether you’re a general dentist, assistant or hygienist, what kind of message do your dental scrubs transmit?

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Dentists: 5 Tried-and-True Tips for Taming Terrified Children

You’ve seen Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho,” right? That shower scream is iconic. As a dentist you’re accustomed to working with great patients, every now and again, there’s a small child or two who responds to a routine cleaning like they’ve just … Read More

10 Coffee Mugs You Can’t Do Dentistry Without

Because coffee first..then do the dentistry.

10 hilarious coffee mugs you just can’t do dentistry without

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You probably need one of these awesome dental mugs

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How to Achieve Olympic-Sized Success in Your Practice

I don’t know about you, but I enjoyed watching the Olympics for so many reasons. I love to see people realize their dreams and give it their all.  What strikes me though, is how easy they make it all seem.  As … Read More

A Dental Caries Expert’s Take on Floss-Gate

Goodness, there is quite the sh*t storm going on in the media regarding the AP article on flossing. While everyone is weighing in, many dental patients felt relief, knowing their un-flossed teeth were not really any worse off. But, what … Read More

How the Traditional Nylon Toothbrush May Be Contributing to Patients’ Gum Disease

Dentists and dental hygienists routinely give advice to patients on brushing techniques; brushing frequency and the type of toothpaste that will best prevent decay.

There is often little focus on a patient’s toothbrush. There might be a mention that a … Read More

Because Everyone Needs a Good Laugh Today

Let’s be honest, it has been a rough couple of weeks in the world. That is why when we came across this amazing Instagram account showing people having a genuinely good time (at the dentist no less), we couldn’t wait … Read More

RDHexit

There’s been a lot of exiting going on in recent history. Great Britain’s citizens just voted to sever its membership from the European Union. It’s been indelibly named as Brexit. Great Britain remains intact. Earlier in June 2016, the California … Read More

What Working in a Pedo Office is Really Like

When I get up to go to work in the morning I feel like FLOTUS on Sesame Street…I’m going to change the world one baby tooth at a time!

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Then…I try to get my first child … Read More