What can I say, I’m a giver. Want some?
It took me 9 months to share this gift with the world. Over a hundred hours of labor. No, not a child. In September, I started the planning for the…
Is the CPAP C-RAP?
You go to the dentist and they ask you how you have been sleeping. A weird question to get asked at a dental office right? Actually, dentists are able to…
Surprising Facts about Dental X-Rays
You more than likely have heard that exposure to any form of radiation is harmful for human beings. The truth is that radiation can affect the body in a number…
Why I think Ben Franklin must have been a dentist!!!
As a dentist his axiom “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” prove themselves to be spot on all of the time. Preventative dental care should be…
Your Bryn Mawr dentists are fighting for your right to less dentistry!
Each time a child visits a dental office for a routine cleaning and check-up exam, they are also usually given a fluoride treatment. It is an important aspect of the…
What you don’t hear in a dentist’s office?
You might say laughter, but we actually crack that one in here at Dillon Family Dentistry. Sadly, what is all-too-often the case is that apparently other dentists aren’t always offering…
Drink to your health by drinking fluoridated water!!
Fluoride in the water? It’s elemental! Fluoride is part of the greatest public health initiative in history. The impact of the addition of a small amount of fluoride in municipal…
Straight talk on straightening smiles!!!
I remembered when I was at Temple Dental School, about 30 years ago, I was telling one of my favorite instructors. Andrea Cohen that I was working on weekends and…
Tooth Fairy’s COLA adjustments are CRAZY!!!
Do you remember the excitement of losing a tooth and placing it under the pillow as a child? If you are a certain age, you might have hoped you would…
Should Silver Fillings Be Replaced?
This is a great question that comes around all of the time still, even though I haven’t placed a mercury filling in almost 25 years. It’s a tricky question that…