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My chairside assistant, Donna, and I have just returned once again from a six day Medical/Dental mission trip to Nicaragua. There were three dentists, three assistants and a hygienist from the United States. We were joined by two dentists from Nicaragua. Together we saw about 100 patients over a three day period. We offered hygiene…

Interfaith Dental Clinic is a nonprofit dental clinic that began in 1994 in the basement of a church. They now have two facilities, one in Nashville and one in Murfreesboro. They see dental patients who have a limited income and no dental benefits. The majority of the dental care given is rendered by volunteer dentists,…

Sleep apnea is an epidemic in the United States with 18 million known cases. Over 37% of adults in this country unintentionally fell asleep during the day at least once in the past month. Just under 5% nodded off or fell asleep while driving. It is estimated that over 1,500 fatal car crashes and maybe…

I mentioned in my last blog that tooth decay, unfortunately, is increasing once again. I have certainly seen this in my practice over the last few months. I also hear this from my colleagues and read about it in the trade journals. There are multiple factors believed to be responsible for this new epidemic. Time…

Spring Hill Then & Now, Dentistry Then & Now In the June 13-19, 2018 issue of the Advertiser News, there is a special insert focusing on Spring Hill and the many changes that we have seen around our town over the past few decades. The aerial views in that insert are of the part of…

        Welcome to my first blog! We are very proud of our new website. We hope you are finding it user friendly as well as helpful. For the past two years I have spent a week in Nicaragua on a medical/dental mission trip working with a group called Way of the Cross Ministries. This year…