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Why You Should Consider Dental Bonding

Nowadays, cosmetic dentistry has a variety of different treatments aimed at improving the aesthetics of your smile. Dental bonding is one such treatment. Dental bonding, also commonly referred to a…

What are Dental Veneers, and When are They Used?

Strikingly-white, straight, perfect teeth. It’s something we all want – and especially so during our teen years. Whitening kits and toothpastes can help, and sneak-arounds like sipping coffee and soda through a straw can also aid the cause. But what do you do when one of your kid’s teeth gets cracked or chipped – or is genetically off-color or misshapen? Dental veneers may be the answerWhat is a Veneer?A "veneer" is a wafer-thin layer of material molded to the surface of…

How Dental Bonding Can Improve Your Smile

Do you have minor chips or cracks in your teeth that don’t affect the function of your teeth but don’t give you the most aesthetically pleasing smile you could have? If so, you don’t have to go through countless, invasive cosmetic procedures to get back the smile you once had. For

Why oral piercing is a bad idea

Oy! So your teenager wants to get a piercing. And not just a cute little earring, but a cool one that expresses her individuality, and wait a minute, she wants it in her tongue. What’s a par…

Dentist's Advice: Stop Flossing!

Share onYep, you read that right: I’m a dentist and I’m suggesting that you throw away your floss.When I first advise my patients to stop flossing, they usually look at me like I’m crazy—it's been ingrained in their minds that flossing is essential to their health. Unfortunately, most dentists’ advice around flossing is misguided.As you well know, an inordinate amount of food gets stuck between our teeth after meals. Traditionally, we've been taught to use a thin, waxy string to…

Top 5 Foods Known to Cause Bad Breath

Some foods cause such bad breath it seems almost impossible to alleviate. Here are the top five foods known to cause unpleasant breath and the reasons why.

Steven Pinker: Why We Should Be Hopeful for the Future

What will the next 100 years bring? As author Steven Pinker writes, our collective future is pretty bright.

How I Learned to Love the End Goal

After my mastectomy, I expected to recover in a neat, linear fashion. But the end goal turns out to be the most important thing of all.

Steven Pinker explores how we can ‘think better’ in a new BBC Radio 4 series

In a new 12-part Radio 4 series and podcast, Think With Pinker, world–renowned psychologist Professor Steven Pinker examines how we can harness rational thinking to help us see the world more clearly.

Is That You, Father?: Steven Wingate’s Of Fathers and Fire — Dappled Things

Is That You, Father?: Steven Wingate’s Of Fathers and Fire University of Nebraska Press, 2019; 320 pp., $19.95

Nicholas Kristof: Lazy or Dishonest?

4 Cosmetic Dentistry Treatments to Give You a Happier Smile

Todays modern cosmetic dentistry treatments can solve almost any issue that' you may be facing with your teeth. Here are four useful ways it can help.

Steven Merrell, Financial Planning: Leaving it all behind — the right way

I’m sure you have heard the old story about the rich man who died. One friend asked, “How much did he leave?” to which the other friend replied, “All of it.” This is the ultimate fact of life. No m…

Choose Cosmetic Dentistry You'll Love

If you're interested in transforming your smile but don't want to undergo invasive treatment, we offer cosmetic treatments that will suit your needs.

Tell Me About A Decision That In Hindsight Was 100% Right

Hindsight is 20/20, but sometimes you get it right the first time around.

50 Religious Quotes to Bring You Inner Peace

Life is full of ups and downs and many challenges, these religious quotes can help you to maintain peace through it all. In life, it’s impossible to be able to control all of the situations and circumstances in your life. There are going to be challenges that you face along with obstacles that you will […]