A dental emergency is any event in which damage to the teeth occurs and the patient needs urgent care. While a dental emergency may have never happened to you, it could happen in the future. Some things are too pressing to wait for an appointment. How do you know if you need to call for…
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A Whiter Smile is Possible With Tooth Whitening
Teeth whitening is a popular dental procedure in the Plano area. After all, who doesn’t want a whiter smile? If you are considering tooth whitening, here are some things to keep in mind. Tooth Whitening: Key Findings Whitening treatments can be effective on both extrinsic and intrinsic staining Only natural teeth can be whitened; in…
Need to Fix a Tooth? The Plano Dentist Gives You Options
There is more than one way to fix a tooth. If you are the lucky owner of perfectly healthy teeth, you may never need any of these procedures. However, if you are like most Plano residents, you will need to restore a tooth eventually. If your tooth issue is due to a dental emergency, our…
Is Cosmetic Dentistry in Plano For You?
Many of the patients who visit our practice have questions about cosmetic dentistry in Plano. There is some reliable information online, but there are many questions that only a cosmetic dentist can answer. New advances in cosmetic dentistry have made it safe, affordable, and worth your consideration if you want to improve your smile and…
Relax in Comfort and Style with a Dentist in Plano TX
Thank you for visiting The Plano Dentist dental blog. Today, our dentist in Plano TX would like us to review an important but often-overlooked feature in our practice: the modern dental chair. Did you know that dental chairs don’t come from your local Plano furniture store? Dental chairs were established especially for the comfort of…
Patient Education Is A Priority At The Plano Dentist
The Plano Dentist has enjoyed serving the Plano and Dallas areas since 2005. One of the things that I pride myself on is giving my patients the oral health education they need to have a healthy smile. Here at The Plano Dentist we know that optimal dental health depends on good habits, so we want…
St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day, celebrated every year on March 17th, commemorates Saint Patrick as well as the arrival of Christianity in Ireland. Saint Patrick is the most popular, well known patron saint of Ireland and in the entire world. The celebration of this Saint is actually a public holiday in Ireland and Newfoundland and widely celebrated…
Map vs. Compass
“The map keeps getting redrawn; technology keeps changing the routes we take. The compass, on the other hand, is more important then ever. If you don’t know which direction you’re going, how will you know when you’re off course? We spend most of our time learning the map, while we should be calibrating our compass.”…
Leap Year
This year we have the pleasure of enjoying an extra day to accomplish our goals, as it is a Leap Year. Lore insists that Julius Caesar introduced leap year in the Roman Empire 2000 years ago. The purpose for adding this extra day was to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical year. This…
It’s Not Too Late!
You may be in jeopardy of losing your 2011 dental benefits on December 31! Many patients at The Plano Dentist are not aware that their dental insurance benefits are lost if not used by the end of the year. Our goal at The Plano Dentist is to help you get the best dental care for…