Composite Color Mystery
One of my patients recently called and said, “The fillings I just had done are changing color.” Immediately I thought what is she eating/drinking/smoking to cause this? Is she drinking lots of coffee or wine? My next inclination was to check when the fillings that were “just placed” were truly done. When I saw that they had been placed within the past couple of months, I really started to scratch my head. The next thing she said totally stumped me... she told me that the
Self-etching Pit & Fissure Sealant
Use this self-etching technique on patients in need of preventive sealing of pits on permanent teeth presenting a raised risk of developing cavities. Sealing with Prevent Seal gives protection to sensitive tooth surfaces by protecting them with a waterproof layer of resin, which prevents the penetration of bacteria and enhances oral hygiene. Advantages: No etching, no rinsing! A real time saver. Excellent bonding strength on enamel (21MPa) for a long lasting seal. Optimal flu
Please Hold...
I recently had the responsibility of planning a hotel stay for my son’s basketball team, of which my husband is the head coach, and their parents for an out of town tournament. Easy, right? I figured a group reservation for 12 families couldn’t be that hard. I told my husband, “I’ll take care of this for you, honey.” I winked at him and walked away thinking that ‘someone’ is going to get major brownie points for this task. What seemed easy in theory, proved exasperating. On
"Happy To Do It"
After I have a tremendous service experience, for example a great meal out at a spectacular restaurant, a pleasant stay at a top-notch hotel, or a blissfully relaxing stint at a spa, I always get delightfully pleased when the response to my enthusiastic thank you is: "My pleasure!" or "Happy to do it!" or even the old stand-by "You are welcome!" Is this because I'm a hopeless nerd? A silly sap? Yes, but I'm also well aware of how the words we speak affect people differently.
