Blogs

1. Chest Pain

Pain from a heart attack is often wide spread and acute (sudden onset). It probably won’t happen as a result of exertion, but can occur while being active or at rest ...

By: David M. Matson, DMD I just read an article published by the Academy of General Dentistry this morning that addresses E-cigarettes which I would like to summarize. More and more smokers, including adolescents are ...

By: David M. Matson, DMD, FAGD A bright and beautiful smile can give your confidence a boost. You have probably seen advertisements and signs on dental offices in your travels that tout ‘cosmetic dentist’. There ...

By: David M. Matson, DMD, FAGD Every year we take a step back and reassess what is going on in the office. Specifically we look at our Infection Control Policy, our Privacy Policy and also ...

By David M. Matson Every day we see patients who take supplements in some form. Over the years these have been gaining a lot of traction and it just seems like more and more people ...

By David M. Matson This past week we all huddled up again for routine office training. We closed the office down on Wednesday afternoon and worked as a team to review a couple of our ...

By David M. Matson This past Tuesday evening all of us gathered in the reception area to participate in our annual CPR training. It is always a fun evening as it is funny to watch ...

By David M. Matson I have spent 4 days in Nashville Tennessee last week at the Academy of General Dentistry’s Annual meeting. The AGD is the second largest dental organization in the country and has ...

According to The American Dental Association, three in four adults over 35 have some form of gum disease. And a preponderance of new clinical research reveals that gum disease poses a far greater threat to ...

Blog By Lisa Lanzillotti, D.M.D. With all of the hype in the media about cancer causing agents, including x-rays, why in the world do dentists need to take them yearly? Hopefully I can answer that ...