It goes without saying that women’s bodies undergo many changes during the course of the pregnancy but one area that isn’t often considered prior to pregnancy is how it will affect oral... Read more >>

In my article, National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (Part 4), I have mentioned some of the side effects I have experienced with medications. One thing I forgot to mention is ever since I stopped... Read more >>

Oral cancer is a topic that, unfortunately, does not get a lot of press release. As I am educating my patients, I tend to get a variety of responses on this. Anything from: “I have never heard... Read more >>

“There is a salesperson on Line #1, Doctor. Would you like me to take a message?”  This verbiage is repeatedly daily at dentist offices all over this country. For this... Read more >>

Our mouths are one of the most high-maintenance parts of our bodies and, strangely enough, one of the most neglected. Many people learn from a young age to brush twice a day, and that sweets cause... Read more >>

Everyone wants a whiter, brighter smile, but not everyone knows some of the foods that can help or harm their efforts to achieve one. Here are a few to consider. The Good Celery, carrots, and... Read more >>

In what will surely come as quite a buzz kill to wine lovers who think they’re helping out their smiles by choosing white over red, researchers have released the results of a new study.... Read more >>

“The dentist—he is a barbarian!” my father says in his thick Russian accent as I whine and recount the story of getting two cavities filled at Dr. Fine’s fancy dental office on... Read more >>

So there I was, sprawled out, head down, feet up, mouth open, with all kinds of dentistry equipment sticking out of my mouth. I have had enough work done on my teeth in the last five years that I have... Read more >>

Hello my fellow travelers, I think you remember, I was so afraid to turn sixty—well, I was and I had every right to be! It’s everything they said it was and more. The nineteen-year-old... Read more >>