Our friend, Dr. Al Danenberg, has 40 years of experience as periodontist (a dentist specializing in the treatment of gum disease). Over the course of 40 years, you can imagine that he has ‘been there, done that’ with all kinds of gum disease treatments. However, a twist of fate provoked him to question everything he…Read More
4 reasons why brushing is so important
We just returned from a trip to the mainland and, although we prefer to shop at small, local food shops, while traveling we did end up shopping at Whole Foods Market some during the trip. While there, I noticed a fun marketing sign that read, “Treat your body like it belongs to someone you love”.…Read More
“How long should I brush my teeth?”
We’ve all been there many times… We’re running late getting out the door to go to work, to the gym, on a date, so we drag our brush over our teeth for 20 seconds and promise our pearly whites we’ll make it up to them later (err, scratch that, we probably don’t rush brushing…Read More
The 3 questions to ask your dentist about root canals
Wouldn’t you agree that we are only as informed as the questions we know to ask? In other words, the way we learn new information that is outside our realm of current knowledge is to form questions of something unknown and get those questions answered. The problem is, unless we know what questions to…Read More
“My dentist says I need a root canal. What are my options?”
It’s been many months since we first published the previous articles on root canals. For those of you who are new to this series, we began this journey with an article titled, “Understanding the issues with root canals” that explores some of the primary concerns about root canal therapy. We then pondered together what our…Read More
Eulogy of a giant – Hal Huggins passed away…
And so we see the passing of perhaps the biggest heavyweight fighter in dentistry the world has known for many decades. Dr. Hal Huggins died on November 29, 2014. In honor of ‘the Doc’ we would like to recount some of the many ways Dr. Huggins contributed to us having a safer, healthier world. Despite…Read More
What every busy mom ought to know about dental cleanings
Who says we can’t have a healthy mouth while being a busy mom caring for lots of kids? Meet our customer Leigh Anne. Can you imagine the guilt or shame that many moms of young kids inflict upon themselves for doing the ‘mom thing’ of putting the needs of others before their own? Surely…Read More
Tribute to a Champion
Amidst a mix of both joy and sadness, today we pay tribute to the loss of a friend of ours. While you may not have known Jeff Green as a personal friend, let it be known that Jeff was a friend of all of ours. Jeff was the national director for Citizens for Safe Drinking…Read More
19 Pearls for Overall Health
The following is a guest blog post from a professional friend of ours, Dr. Al Danenberg. Dr. Al is a wonderful resource because he is a dentist who specializes in the treatment of gum disease AND he has awakened to the foundational impact that diet has on our oral health. You can learn more from…Read More
Tracking your saliva pH – part 2 of ‘How to Know that You are Heading in the Right Direction’
In part 1 of this two-part article series, we explored the importance of feedback mechanisms / feedback loops. In other words, we need a way to evaluate whether or not the actions we’re taking are helping us create positive changes in our oral health. This seems pretty straightforward. However, we do things all the…Read More