Archive for April, 2024

Practicing dentistry is a very difficult profession.  The public’s perception of the profession of dentistry is quite different from the reality of a practicing dentist.  I have observed, communicated with, and drawn my conclusions about my fellow professionals for 48 years since completing my own training as an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon in 1976.   Upon […]

At least once a week a patient will ask me, “What do you think of Botox for treating TMD/TMJ.  My answer is always the same.  “I think it’s a scam.” I’m never quite sure what the patient thinks of my answer because the patients never comments about Botox further. I always back up my comment […]

The second most common question I hear patients ask at the time of their consultation is “Why doesn’t my medical insurance cover your device and protocol?”  Sometimes I give a short answer and sometimes I give the more comprehensive response.  The short answer is, “Because they don’t want to.” The more comprehensive answer usually takes […]

Chiari Malformation is a very uncommon disease affecting only one in one thousand people. There are four (4) types of Chiari Malformation.  The most common type is Chiari Malformation Type 1, which occurs when the lower part of the cerebellum, that part of the brain responsible for movement and balance, pushes through or herniates through […]