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5 Tips To Be A Good Patient

We All Deserve to Have Good Doctors, but Doctors Deserve to Have Good Patients! Are YOU A Good Patient? Any time we visit a healthcare professional, we are most often concerned about staying healthy or getting better from the condition that plagues us at the time. As part of that process, many of us […]

School Break & Wisdom Teeth

Did You Know? All Impacted Wisdom Teeth are Not Created the Same Winter break is a common time when many college students briefly return home, and many of them take the opportunity when away from school to have their wisdom teeth removed. We thought therefore it would be a good time to have a […]

Impacted Wisdom Teeth

Did You Know? All Impacted Wisdom Teeth are Not Created the Same With Thanksgiving and Christmas around the corner, this is a common time when many college students return home, and many of them take the opportunity when away from school to have their wisdome teeth removed. We thought therefore it would be a […]

Dentophobia?

An estimated 20% of Americans experience enough anxiety that they will go the dentist only when absolutely necessary. The ‘Root’ Causes Here are the primary fears for patients that can cause them to delay or avoid seeking preventative and emergency dental care: 2/3 of patients relate their fear to a bad experience in the […]

Memorial Day

Remember Those Who Served. All Gave Some… Some Gave All. Memorial Day is the unofficial beginning of summer. It signals for many longer days, BBQ, family time, and vacations. But what is the true meaning of this American holiday? Memorial Day represents one day of national awareness and reverence, a day to honor the […]

Wisdom Teeth 101

Did You Know? All Impacted Wisdom Teeth are Not Created the Same Spring break is a common time when many college students briefly return home, and many of them take the opportunity when away from school to have their wisdom teeth removed. We thought therefore it would be a good time to have a […]

Winter Break & Wisdom Teeth

Did You Know? All Impacted Wisdom Teeth are Not Created the Same The Winter Holiday season is on and is a common time when many college students return home, and many of them take the opportunity when away from school to have their wisdome teeth removed. We thought therefore it would be a good […]

Dentophobia?

An estimated 20% of Americans experience enough anxiety that they will go the dentist only when absolutely necessary. Peter Milgrom, DDS, Director of the Dental Fears Research Clinic at the University of Washington and author of Treating Fearful Dental Patients shares tips to help you overcome your fear of the oral surgery and dental […]

A Different Final Four

Did You Know? All Impacted Wisdom Teeth are Not Created the Same When a wisdom tooth erupts through the gums and into the open it is known as eruption. However, when a tooth doesn’t fully grow in, it is “impacted” – usually unable to break through the gums because there isn’t enough room. Many people […]

5 Tips To Be A Good Patient

We All Deserve to Have Good Doctors, but Doctors Deserve to Have Good Patients! Are YOU A Good Patient? Any time we visit a healthcare professional, we are most often concerned about staying healthy or getting better from the condition that plagues us at the time. As part of that process, many of us […]

Dentophobia?

First Thing–You are Not Alone. An estimated 20% of Americans experience enough anxiety that they will go the dentist only when absolutely necessary. Further, Americans are not alone when it comes to this issue. The percentage of patients who experience dental anxiety is nearly identical in places like Australia. Peter Milgrom, DDS, Director of […]

Impacted Wisdom Teeth

Did You Know? All Impacted Wisdom Teeth are Not Created the Same Summer is a common time when many college students return home, and many of them take the opportunity when away from school to have their wisdome teeth removed. We thought therefore it would be a good time to have a little review […]