Created on June 15, 2017
It’s time for you to see the dentist. You can get yourself to make an appointment, but then every day leading up to your visit, you are overcome by a sense of dread. This is dental anxiety at its finest. According to the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, fear and anxiousness keep up to […]
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Created on May 30, 2017
It is not uncommon to hear a patient express apprehension about coming in to see us. Often, it is the development of a nasty toothache that prompts dental care. For obvious reasons, we would like to help our patients avoid such a process. Dental care is most beneficial when it is obtained on a regular […]
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Created on May 15, 2017
The business of life has made the large majority of us busy. Busy! Finding time to see the dentist at all can be a challenge, let alone having to schedule multiple mornings or afternoons for restorative work. Typically, repairing a tooth with a crown takes two visits: one to prepare the tooth and one to […]
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Created on April 30, 2017
Stories are fun little fables that we grew up hearing. They are powerful parables we used to teach our children about character traits. What could stories possibly have to do with dental care? Believe or not, we see quite a bit of storytelling happen as patients consider whether or not to undergo certain treatments. Because […]
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Created on April 15, 2017
When you think about your friendly Springfield dentist, the only exam that comes to mind is the thorough dental evaluation you receive every six months. Today, we want to offer up a new kind of exam, one that will let you test what you know about your smile, oral health, and dentistry! True or False […]
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Created on March 30, 2017
Dental anxiety. This is a condition that has existed for many years. However, it has only been “named” recently, giving patients and dentists the ability to bridge the gap that keeps so many from obtaining the care they need to get and stay healthy. There is a wide variety of reasons for dental anxiety. You […]
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