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The Tooth Drawer – The Dentist of Years Gone By

Imagine living in a remote village 300 years ago.  After suffering with a toothache for weeks, you see an advertisement about a traveling dentist who will be performing in the village square next weekend.  You feel relieved, but somewhat nervous. Who were these dentists that traveled around the countryside putting on loud, raucous shows whereever [...]

Dental Patient Rights

I got an email yesterday from a reader named Harris, who stated, “I paid $5000 to replace a broken crown. The dentist did not tell me what the cost would be until he had already started the procedure.” Harris wanted to know what kind of rights he had as a dental patient when you’re not [...]

What Is a Comprehensive Dental Exam?

Have you ever wondered how thorough your routine dental exams are? A dentist that I shadowed prior to dental school told me that he used to rush through patient exams trying to get as much done as he could.  Eventually, he got tired of this because he really wanted to spend more time with his [...]

OA Links: Maine Dental Association and Glamour Magazine

My wife and I traveled up to Maine this past weekend to attend the Maine Dental Association’s annual conference.  Since Maine doesn’t have very many dentists, they are trying to attract dental students to go and practice there after they have graduated.  It was really pretty (see the end of this post for some pictures), [...]

The Nine Dental Specialties: What You Should Know

When you go to your family dentist, chances are that you are visiting a general dentist.  This is a dentist that has completed four years of postgraduate dental school and has received the dental degree of DMD or DDS.  Upon graduation, I am planning to practice general dentistry. Some dentists choose to obtain two to [...]

What Is the Difference Between Dentists with DDS and DMD Degrees?

Have you ever noticed how some dentists have the abbreviation DMD after their name and some have DDS as their suffix? You’re not alone. I too had this question, and wanted to find out why there are two different degrees for dentists. Here’s the answer: Way back in 1840 the world’s first dental school was [...]

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