by Scott Gourley | May 12, 2021 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
THROUGHOUT HISTORY, different cultures have come up with some pretty unusual solutions for dental health problems. Let’s take a look at a few of the weirdest ones. 1. Mice for Pain Management? These days, when we hear the word “painkiller,” we generally think of...
by Scott Gourley | May 5, 2021 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
WHAT’S SO BAD about chewing ice? It can actually do a lot of permanent damage to teeth, and yet many people have a habit of chewing ice that can be difficult to quit. Let’s look closer at ice chewing and its effects on dental health. Compulsive Ice Eating, or...
by Scott Gourley | Apr 14, 2021 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
WHAT DOES A CAREER in dentistry look like? Being a dentist is an incredibly rewarding career, and beyond helping our patients maintain lifelong healthy smiles, we hope our team inspires at least a few budding dentists out there! Private Practice Dentists Aren’t the...
by Scott Gourley | Apr 7, 2021 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
HOW MUCH DO you remember from learning about the pH scale in science class? Don’t worry; if you forgot all of it, we’ll give you a little refresher, because acids and bases are pretty important when it comes to the health of our teeth and gums. A Crash Course in the...
by Scott Gourley | Mar 31, 2021 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
LOOKING FOR SOME trivia to impress people once we can safely have parties again? We humbly present a few of our favorite weird mouth facts for your consideration. We Need Spit to Taste Our Food Most of the ten thousand taste buds in our mouths are located on our...
by Scott Gourley | Mar 10, 2021 | Blog, Dental Posts, Endo, General Dental, Ortho, Pediatric
IT’S WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, which makes it a great time to celebrate a pretty awesome lady: Lucy Hobbs Taylor, DDS, the first woman to earn a dental degree in North America. Who Was Lucy Hobbs Taylor? Born in 1833, Lucy developed a passion for medicine in her 20s...
