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So how did my lecture go?
I showed dental students and post doctoral students about 20 cases that approached world class quality. And how did the students respond?
NADA....NOTHING....
NOT a single student asked a question.
Not a single student came up after class and thanked me or commented on my cases.
They exhibited no passion or excitement.
I left feeling unsatisfied especially given the fact that I spent 50 hours in preparation for the lecture..
SAD
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Everything that a Dentist Does Fails
All dental treatment FAILS given a sufficient amount of time. The definition of a 'good' dentist is a dentist that makes things fail at the slowest possible rate.
I placed a 3 unit fixed bridge in patient's mouth in 1994. The patient has been in my practice about 35 years. As with most crown and bridge cases, the patient developed tooth decay around one of the supporting teeth causing the bridge to need replacement.
Was my patient angry? Of course not...He had used the bridge for 25 years and reasonable people know that that is a very long time. (How many cars had he bought in 25 years?)
Very good dentistry lasts a very long time but that does NOT mean that it will last forever. How long do the shingles on your roof last??? It tells you right on the box..."This is a 25 year shingle."
The average bonded posterior resin filling lasts 7 years...Mine are lasting 20+ years which means that they approach the longevity of an amalgam filling...
Dentistry is one of the best consumer values.
I placed a 3 unit fixed bridge in patient's mouth in 1994. The patient has been in my practice about 35 years. As with most crown and bridge cases, the patient developed tooth decay around one of the supporting teeth causing the bridge to need replacement.
Was my patient angry? Of course not...He had used the bridge for 25 years and reasonable people know that that is a very long time. (How many cars had he bought in 25 years?)
Very good dentistry lasts a very long time but that does NOT mean that it will last forever. How long do the shingles on your roof last??? It tells you right on the box..."This is a 25 year shingle."
The average bonded posterior resin filling lasts 7 years...Mine are lasting 20+ years which means that they approach the longevity of an amalgam filling...
Dentistry is one of the best consumer values.
Sunday, March 10, 2019
Lecturing at SUNY/Buffalo
I have not taught at UB much since the Dental School listened to the dinosaurs on the Dental faculty and closed the world's first Esthetic Center within a dental school that I founded with Dr. Fred McIntyre. Ignorance must not be rewarded.
That said, I returned to the school after about a 7 year absence to teach Senior Dental Students and Post Doctoral students. My goal was to show them excellence in clinical restorative dentistry and I did that. Despite what many young dentists say and think, great dentistry is still available in the better dental practices around the country. Will fine dentistry always be available? That is up to the American people. If no one wants fine dentistry, it will cease to exists.
I am doing my best to help those that will follow me.
That said, I returned to the school after about a 7 year absence to teach Senior Dental Students and Post Doctoral students. My goal was to show them excellence in clinical restorative dentistry and I did that. Despite what many young dentists say and think, great dentistry is still available in the better dental practices around the country. Will fine dentistry always be available? That is up to the American people. If no one wants fine dentistry, it will cease to exists.
I am doing my best to help those that will follow me.
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