Confused about complete denture sequence?

One of the challenges of treatment planning for a denture is understanding how many appointments it will take and the order in which everything happens. There is a great web resource from the College of Dentistry at Ohio State University that contains the entire sequence with step-by-step guides for each appointment including videos with Dr. El-gendy. This is a very valuable resource.

Click here to check it out.

Como esta tu espanol?

Here is a pdf of a free Health related Spanish-English Dictionary. Chapter 15 has some dental vocab that might be helpful to know when treating Spanish speaking patients, but the whole dictionary could also be helpful depending on what you need to say.

You can access the pdf here

Dental Radiograph Review

UNC has a great little online radiographic tutorial that can be a great help when reviewing normal dental anatomy. Click the picture to navigate to their site.

The American Dream--Author Unknown

Below is a little story that I heard once that helps me remember that bigger, faster and more don't always equal "better." Lately the stress level of school and personal life has been out of control. This is a good reminder of the skewed perspective we get sometimes. Hope you enjoy:

An American businessman was standing at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The American complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish.

"How long did it take you to catch them?" The American asked.

"Only a little while." The Mexican replied.

"Why don't you stay out longer and catch more fish?" The American then asked.

"I have enough to support my family's immediate needs." The Mexican said.

"But," The American then asked, "What do you do with the rest of your time?"

The Mexican fisherman said, "I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take a siesta with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos, I have a full and busy life, senor."

The American scoffed, "I am a Harvard MBA and could help you. You should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds you buy a bigger boat, and with the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy several boats, eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats."

"Instead of selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the consumers, eventually opening your own can factory. You would control the product, processing and distribution. You would need to leave this small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then LA and eventually NYC where you will run your expanding enterprise."

The Mexican fisherman asked, "But senor, how long will this all take?"

To which the American replied, "15-20 years."

"But what then, senor?"

The American laughed and said, "That's the best part. When the time is right you would announce an IPO (Initial Public Offering) and sell your company stock to the public and become very rich, you would make millions."

"Millions, senor? Then what?"

The American said slowly, "Then you would retire. Move to a small coastal fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play with your kids, take a siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in the evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your amigos..."

DENTAL CARE by Owl City

Here's a song that Adam Young (Owl City) sings that's dental related.

DENTAL CARE