Someone recently asked me if you could tell if someone had a crystal meth habit by looking at their teeth.  And the answer is a resounding: Hell yeah!  Just like you can tell if someone is bulimia (pitting of the enamel on the back of the teeth).  Or if they smoke (thick generalized stain).  The teeth offer a lot of clues to a person’s habits.  Below is a classic example of Meth Mouth.  This is [...]

Seeing as I am a dentist, and my website is notjustaboring dentist, and my twitter name is angry dentist, it dawns on me that I should write a blog about dentistry. I know people don’t like going to the dentist.  I don’t take it personally anymore.  people just don’t like the dentist.  Why?  The needles.  The perceived pain.  The nosies.  All of the above.  A dozen different reasons.  But I want to tell you why [...]

My name is Brad, and I am a dentist. When people first hear that I am a dentist, the look on their faces says it all:  Failed out of med school, didn’t you?  I know, bad old joke. Actually, the look says:  How boring.  You must be boring.  You must be a geek.  And some of that may actually be true.  But I never allowed my profession to define me.  Do I like to talk dentistry?  [...]