Is the market for dental hygienists over-saturated? I’ve been asked that question from potential dental hygiene students many times over the last 7 years or so on social media and here’s my answer. It’s the wrong question. Dentistry, and healthcare in general, is a relatively stable part of the economy. Ample opportunities for dental hygienists…
In this video podcast, Michael Barr, DDS and I discuss the topic, “Guns in the dental office”. The conversation was triggered (no pun intended), by the recent story about the 72-year-old who shot himself while being treated in a dental office.
In this episode, I comment on some of the things Joe Rogan has said over the years about oral health.
I’m sure most of you have heard by now, as recently reported by the media, that the effectiveness of flossing is not, and has never been, proven by science. We’ve been lied to by Big Floss people! When I first read those media reports, I thought to myself, “Oh boy, here we go again, another…
Introduction I was listening to the Adam and Drew Podcast the other day, as I often do, and during that episode Adam brought to light an important economic concept. I’m not sure if it was intentional or not on his part, but the concept he alluded to is something that would apply to many…
My first impression of a fat bike 2013 was the first time I saw a fat bike. I believe it was the Surly brand, but don’t quote me on that. They looked like tanks, but really cool tanks mind you. They seemed ideal for riding in what I consider the worst conditions for cyclists, snow.…
Junk food vs. oral health Whenever I go on vacation (I just got back from one on Thursday), I allow myself to eat whatever I want. It’s never all junk food mind you, but I do have my share. I do it for two reasons. One, I get to enjoy certain foods that I never…
Happy 4th of July everyone. Enjoy your day off and thank you for following the blog. I’m currently in Virginia on a 4 day vacation with my wife and daughter so I will not be posting anything this week except the message you are now reading of course : ). My goal is to do…
In this video, I demo air polishing a partially edentulous patient with a DryShield system. The DryShield system works especially well with patients like this when compared to it’s main competitor, the Isolite system. I think the reason why is because the DryShield mouthpiece maintains its form/shape better when there are fewer teeth present…