This a discussion on the topic of cost for periodontal services. I get into dental insurance, LANAP versus conventional periodontal treatment, dental implants as well as the importance of budgeting in ongoing preventive or supportive dental and periodontal care ..read more

Your dentist tells you that you need a crown lengthening procedure. Let me try to explain what this is and why you might need one.  Also we will get into the question about how long should people brush their teeth? The answer will be a little deeper than the rote answers often given.  ..read more

I am passing on an idea I think important about the upcoming elections. Be sure to vote.  ..read more

You have an area of receding gums and you would like to know if it is a problem or not. This podcast delves into all of this and hopefully will help you consider what you might want to do about it.  ..read more

Is our success in life more about our intelligence or about those who influenced us? In this podcast I tell you about my mom, how she kept me from getting cavities as a child and how she essentially launched my future career ..read more

The patient is the Appointment Manager and makes decisions for their health care as well as that of the children under their care. I respect expertise but it cannot be used to pressure people to do things they do not feel comfortable doing.  Are there exceptions? Sure. There are exceptions to everything it seems, but we are discussing the big picture in this podcast.  ..read more

Grateful people have learned to give their ego’s a rest. Gratitude and humility go together. Anyone who bristles at the idea of humility and believes it to be a sign of weakness has trouble with true gratitude to others. Sure, we can all learn to thank people as a social behavior, but it will not warm us inside in the same way sincere gratefulness always does. Finally, it takes true courage to admit a need. And we cannot admit needs without humility. And humility is needed to have true gratitude ..read more

On this ninetieth podcast, I think it's time to go back and talk about some of the basics, but it isn't just a rehash. I talk about my recovery experience a little and how it relates to treating periodontal disease and other health conditions.  I also give a quick review of the origin of A Tooth Has Four Parts and what its primary purpose is (probably not what you think). Finally, I talk about why I podcast. Enjoy and share if you feel so inclined.  ..read more

I share a brief comment about having multiple insurance policies. It isn't what you might be expecting. thestillpoint.substack.com   ..read more

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