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Word of Mouth – How a Small Piece of Plastic Can Save Your Smile
Your teeth endure constant pressure from the ordinary forces of chewing, but add grinding, clenching and other parafunctional habits into the mix, and damage...
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Word of Mouth – Is My Toothache Really a Toothache?
With an annual average of 1.9 million emergency department visits being attributed to tooth pain*, we can safely say toothaches are a big deal....
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Word of Mouth – But Do I Really Need Teeth?
As much as we try to preserve someone’s natural teeth, there are times that is just not possible, and some – or even all...
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Word of Mouth – Dr. Joe & Staff Take Chicago: 2026 Midwinter Meeting
Each February, our staff heads to McCormick Place in Chicago for Chicago Dental Society’s Midwinter Meeting. As the largest dental meeting in the United...
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Word of Mouth – ‘Patient First’ Is Not Just a Buzz Phrase
Lots of dental and medical professionals claim to be “patient first” with the way they run their practices, but what does that really mean?...
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Word of Mouth – Resolve To Smile More This Year
What is it about a nice smile that affects people the way it does? For men and women alike, having good oral hygiene can...
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Word of Mouth – New Techniques and Equipment
Our Naperville dental staff just returned from the 2025 Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Dental Meeting at McCormick Place in Chicago.
This meeting is one of...
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Word of Mouth – Why they call it ‘practice’
At first I was going to title this column “What they don’t teach you in dental school.”
However, there are a lot of dental schools...
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Word of Mouth – Geriatric and special needs dental care
Recently, I completed a comprehensive two-day course with hands-on advanced training in geriatric and special needs dental care.
The enlightening course and hands-on training was...
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Word of Mouth – Peri-Implantitis – What the heck is it?
I'm always surprised with the topics and questions my patients bring up. It is amazing how much information, including educational videos, is readily available...