If laughter is the best medicine, it seems insurance would only cover a giggle. Insurance appears to have shifted from its original purpose of helping with unexpected events to only covering preventative care and denying larger treatment cases. For dental insurance, many have witnessed an increase in premiums and copays but no change in coverage….
A health insurance agent and his two buddies were on an ocean fishing excursion in shark-infested waters. When the boat began to sink from a leak, they scrambled to the lifeboat, only to realize there was only a two-person capacity. While frantically trying to decide who should be in the lifeboat, the health insurance agent’s…
We all are creatures of routine. As a parent, one of my favorite routines is bedtime, specifically when it comes time to brush my kids’ teeth. As they squirm and resist, I am happy to continually remind them that their daddy is a dentist and they are lucky to get a professional cleaning every night,…
As we try to keep our cool in the summer heat, I find that even I am guilty of having ice cream on my mind. In addition, being a fan of origin stories, I am reminded of the discovery of the waffle cone. As the legend goes, Abe Doumar was a traveling salesman at the…
I have been honored for almost a decade, now, to be the monthly Ask The Expert columnist for oral and dental health, and with the arrival of this dental issue, I cannot help but reflect on the numerous and diverse topics I have had the opportunity to share with all of my loyal readers. From…
Time and again we look at science fiction of the past and watch it become reality. What was once considered a comic book theme has manifested into reality, from space travel and talking watches to 3D printing and digital computation. As we continue to progress with technology, the practice of medicine has become an active…
As we begin our new year and focus on all the new experiences to come, we should also take care to attend to those who are a bit more practiced. Our senior family members can be quite a treasure, for as the proverb states, “…the gray hair of experience is the splendor of the old.”…