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Sorry, Mayor Michael Bloomberg!
Well, today we learned that Michael Bloomberg’s Soda ban was struck down by a New York City judge. We all know that we should curb the amount of sugars we drink, but the ban was not really thought out as well as it should have been, nor was is comprehensive enough, so it really would …
“Let me lose all my teeth! I don’t want to ever get gum surgery again…”
That is the common sentiment of most patients who have received gum surgery done in the traditional way. The cutting of the gums with a scalpel, removal of the infected tissue, and then suturing the mouth to help the gums heal, has been the traditional way to treat gum disease, or periodontal disease over the …
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The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food
I shared an article on this blog over the weekend, which really hits home how the food industry intentionally creates food that are convenient, low cost, high in sodium, fat, sugars and extremely addictive. I was very incensed about the fact that it is really not just about the willpower of the public, but that …
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“I feel so sorry for the public”
Please read this excerpt from an article in the New York Times about the link between obesity and addictive junk food, and the companies that produced and advertise these items: On the evening of April 8, 1999, a long line of Town Cars and taxis pulled up to the Minneapolis headquarters of Pillsbury and discharged …
The Strawberry and Basil Martini
I am having dinner at Ristorante Settepani in Harlem observing people sitting at the table nearby enjoying their food, laughing, discussing, talking and just having a good time. To me, the mouth is one of the most important parts of the body that we so often take for granted until it has a problem. So, …
A Funny Thing Happened in the Subway
One of my patients had me laughing hysterically when she told me the story of a man she observed in the subway this week. She said he seemed partially asleep as she was on the 2 train in the evening, however, he woke up to sneeze. As he was sneezing his denture projected out of …
Mandatory Toothbrushing? (Here is a reprint of an article from the NY Times Magazine from last weekend)
Who Made That Toothbrush? Jens Mortensen for The New York Times By PAGAN KENNEDY “I don’t have any of those toothbrushes that went to the moon,” says Dr. Ben Swanson, former president of the American Academy of the History of Dentistry. He was speaking from his basement, where he stores his trove of 40,000 artifacts related …
