I am a writer, speaker and enthusiastic advocate of quality dentistry accomplished in a team-approach.
The reason I wrote the book, The Joy of Flossing, available on Amazon.com, is to explain the importance of flossing to the public at large.
Flossing is an overlooked and under-appreciated life skill that, if understood correctly, can dramatically reduce the development of both tooth decay and gum (periodontal) disease. I hope this quirky little book becomes an effective training aid in dental offices everywhere and that it empowers patients to take better care of themselves. I also want it to benefit my professional colleagues, dentists and dental hygienists everywhere, by moving the “flossing lecture” out of their expensive dental treatment rooms and into the warm friendly family rooms where it really belongs and hopefully will do the most good.
I am a wet-gloved periodontist with a strong teaching background who has actually been the CEO of a corporation at one point in my professional journey.
As a periodontist, I work to improve the quality of oral health for patients directly as well as indirectly by working with and for other dentists and their teams. I believe in cutting-edge technology, like dental lasers, when linked to a people-centered approach to care. This is why I started the LinkedIn Group – People-Centered Dentistry. Check it out.