15th century Chinese used bamboo-handled toothbrushes with bristles made of
stiff neck hairs of Siberian boars. Nylon-bristled toothbrushes were not introduced until 1937.
The Revolutionary War patriot, Paul Revere, was renowned as a silversmith. He was also a fine dentist.
DMD stands for Dentariae Medicinal Doctorae and was first awarded by Harvard
School of Dental Medicine. DDS stands for Doctor of Dental Surgery. Academic
requirements for the two degrees are identical, set by the American Dental
Association.
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
WHO SAID THAT?
Are you old enough to remember Archie Bunker (Actor Carol O’Conner) of 1970s TV fame? If not, perhaps you’ve heard of Archie and his infamous malapropisms and hideous grammar. “Archie-isms” can still bring a laugh.
“The Mets winnin’ the pennant.…that would be a miracle. Yeah….like the immaculate connection.”
“It’s just a pigment of your imagination.”
“It’s like tryin’ to make a sow’s purse outa silk!”
“I got nothin’ against mankind. It’s people I don’t trust.”
“It’s moments like this where the only thing that holds a marriage together is the husband bein’ big enough to step back and see where his wife is wrong.”
“Charity begins at home----and sometimes never leaves there!”
“The Mets winnin’ the pennant.…that would be a miracle. Yeah….like the immaculate connection.”
“It’s just a pigment of your imagination.”
“It’s like tryin’ to make a sow’s purse outa silk!”
“I got nothin’ against mankind. It’s people I don’t trust.”
“It’s moments like this where the only thing that holds a marriage together is the husband bein’ big enough to step back and see where his wife is wrong.”
“Charity begins at home----and sometimes never leaves there!”
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
STAFF MEMBERS MATTER
Staff members, you are paramount to the success of the practice which provides
your income. The dentist’s skill, personality, reputation and management expertise are vitally important, but nothing Dr. She or Dr. He can do supplants the warmth, concern, manners, efficiency and thoroughness with which you meet, greet, treat and process each patient or potential patient.
your income. The dentist’s skill, personality, reputation and management expertise are vitally important, but nothing Dr. She or Dr. He can do supplants the warmth, concern, manners, efficiency and thoroughness with which you meet, greet, treat and process each patient or potential patient.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
DID YOU KNOW?
The U. S. Constitution has only 4,400 words. It is the oldest and shortest written constitution of any major government in the world.
In 1647 the Massachusetts legislature passed a law requiring every community of 50 families or households to establish a free public grammar school to teach reading, writing, ciphering, history, geography, and Bible study. In the late 18th century, John Adams, later to become our second president, wrote, “Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.”
Thomas Jefferson said, “Virtue is not hereditary.” Today we still recognize that virtue, defined as moral excellence or goodness, is a self-developed quality in human nature. While one may be born with a propensity toward goodness, it is neither given to one person by another nor is it a permanent quality. It must be continually cultivated and exercised day by day and moment by moment.
In 1647 the Massachusetts legislature passed a law requiring every community of 50 families or households to establish a free public grammar school to teach reading, writing, ciphering, history, geography, and Bible study. In the late 18th century, John Adams, later to become our second president, wrote, “Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.”
Thomas Jefferson said, “Virtue is not hereditary.” Today we still recognize that virtue, defined as moral excellence or goodness, is a self-developed quality in human nature. While one may be born with a propensity toward goodness, it is neither given to one person by another nor is it a permanent quality. It must be continually cultivated and exercised day by day and moment by moment.
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