When should I take my child to the dentist? We get this question from new mothers and fathers regularly and there is a very simple answer. Bring them with you whenever you come to get your teeth cleaned. This way, your child is introduced to dentistry in a very non-threatening way. When your child…
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No Tooth? No Problem!!
Progress. Innovation. Cutting Edge. Dr. Fort and I have always subscribed to the fact that in order to give you the best patient experience you deserve, we have to stay ahead of the curve on current concepts in dentistry. For example, Invisalign, CEREC (“crown in a day”) scanners and milling technologies, and the newest techniques…
It happens to dentists too!
I was on vacation. Monday morning after an uneventful couple of hours of surf fishing, I sat down to enjoy some yogurt and blueberries. Well those cold blueberries made one of my molars say “Ouch, stop that!” I thought, I had new retainers, I didn’t sleep well Friday or Saturday night, I must have clenched…
My Second Blog, and I’m Late!
Wisdom teeth! Most people have them, a few lucky ones never get them, another very lucky few have room for them in their mouth, but most of us need to get them removed. Why? First, if a wisdom tooth is impacted, it needs to be removed because the developmental cyst in which the…
Step up… Step Up… Introduce yo’ self!
Many thanks to Dr. Fort for kicking this blog off, but I’m going to step in here and take over for a little bit. Clearly, we’re both pretty new at this and you’re going to have to bear with us while we get this all figure out. What we don’t know in terms of blogging,…
What is a Dental Blog, Sealants, and More!
Good Day! This is Dr. Mark Fort with Fort and Johnson Family and Cosmetic Dentistry’s premiere Dental Blog. Welcome! So, what is a dental blog? I am operating under the premise that a dental blog is a periodic rambling about some random dental topic. I will be writing mine in more of a one-sided conversational…