A boy told his mom, “The dentist says bacon and soda works just as good as toothpaste!” His mom clarified, “That’s baking soda.”
When the dentist finally caught up to the gingerbread man, he had some bad news to break to him — “You have gingervitis.”
What is a dentist’s favorite musical instrument? A tuba toothpaste!
Dr. Wall travelled with his wife, Anne, to Coeur D’Alene, Idaho, for a three-day course in Advanced Implant Reconstruction Techniques at the Implants Northwest Live Learning Center. The Coeur D’Alene Oral Learning Center shares its mission as:
It is our mission at Implants Northwest LIVE Learning Center to provide innovative education in oral reconstruction, with a vision of excellence in comprehensive patient care. With emphasis on advanced procedures for surgical/restorative teams, we are committed to developing our core values as a continuing education provider.
Dr. Wall enjoyed deepening his surgical knowledge and looks forward to future continuing education opportunities.
In the post Brush Up, the tech site Netted by the Webbys highlights GoodMouth, a service that ships high quality toothbrushes to your house and donates two for every one you buy. More from Netted:
Signing up is simple: Use GoodMouth’s “brush suggester” to pick the right model, tell them how many people are in your household and how often you want brushes delivered (every one, two, or three months), and – voila – you’re set.
Plus for every subscription purchased GoodMouth donates two brushes to charity, which is huge considering 47 million people in the US alone lack access to dental care.
A husband said to his wife, “Darling, your teeth remind me of the stars.” His wife replied, “Because they gleam and sparkle?” The husband said, “No, because they come out at night!”
A mother said to her son, “Has your tooth stopped hurting yet?” Her son replied, “I don’t know. The dentist kept it.”
Mr. Wamble arrived at the office today for a routine procedure only to get bedazzled by Dr. Wall’s mischievous assistants, Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee, with impressively sparkly results…
In the January 20 ADA post, “Forensic dentist uncovers new career writing crime thrillers“, a Nashville forensic dentist answers some questions:
In more than three decades as a forensic odontologist, Dr. Mike Tabor has worked cases that have run the gamut from the rather mundane to the unbelievably nefarious and gruesome.
“I have had 31 years of forensic dental mysteries, and I’ve kept a little journal—just a little diary of this and that,” Dr. Tabor said.
The article continues:
[Dr. Tabor] is chief forensic odontologist for the State of Tennessee Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, a position he’s held since 1983. An ADA member for more than 40 years, Dr. Tabor is also a fellow and past section chairman of the American Academy of Forensic Science and holds the Mastership Award of the Academy of General Dentistry. He has served under three governors as president of the Tennessee Board of Dental Examiners.
In regards to Dr. Tabor’s new book, the article says:
“Walk of Death” draws on a true-life 1997 murder in which a pair of meth addicts were accused of strangling a victim to death and then mercilessly burning the body to render it unidentifiable. They apparently hoped the corpse might be mistaken for one of the killers to collect an insurance payout. It worked for a while, that is, until one of the killers confessed and implicated the other. But the story was just beginning.
“The crime was already solved,” Dr. Tabor said. “We know whodunit, but we don’t know who is it. This was the first time in Tennessee history where there was a murder hearing and no one in the courtroom knew who’d been murdered. Usually in murder trials you have a relative that gets on the stand, displaying lots of emotion. Oftentimes, this can influence jurors’ opinions. This case was different. There was no name. How can you stand up for the rights of an unknown individual?”
More information about Dr. Tabor and his book can be found at: http://drmiketabor.com/
“Pardon me for a moment, please,” said the dentist to the patient, “but before beginning this work, I must have my drill.”
“Good heavens, man!” exclaimed the patient irritably. “Can’t you pull a tooth without a rehearsal?”
Q: What do you call an old dentist?
A: A bit long in the tooth!
A little girl was taken to the dentist where she was told that she had a cavity that would have to be filled. “Now, young lady,” asked the dentist, “what kind of filling would you like?”
“Chocolate, please,” replied the girl.
The ADA is working to help bring relief to the Philippines. Their December 9th news article states:
“The ADA Foundation is accepting donations to help disaster relief efforts in the Philippines, specifically for dentists and others providing dental care in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. The Foundation will combine donations and make a grant to the ADA’s Division of Global Affairs, which will identify and work with a reputable nonprofit to distribute the funds appropriately to serve the greatest need. The ADA Foundation is not accepting applications for individual grants related to Typhoon Haiyan.
Donations may be made at ADA.org/4572.aspx or by sending a check to ADA Foundation, 211 E. Chicago Ave., Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60611. For Typhoon Haiyan relief, write “Philippines” in the memo field of remitted checks. Funds not used for Typhoon Haiyan relief will be used for future international disaster relief purposes.”
To read more, see the ADA’s post, “ADA and ADA Foundation efforts underway to provide Typhoon Haiyan relief.”
