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A Blog Dedicated to Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics And Especially the Friends and Patients of Alabama Pediatric Dental Associates and Orthodontics
My New Book Is Available Now
My new book is now available. Click the photo to view it on Amazon. Hardcover & Kindle version available.
About Me
- Dr. Dean Brandon
- Huntsville, Alabama, United States
- Pediatric Dentist, Past President-Huntsville Madison County Dental Society, Former Chief of Dentistry-Huntsville Hospital, Adjunct Assistant Professor- Univ. of Alabama School of Dentistry, In practice for over 20 years with Alabama Pediatric Dental Associates and Orthodontics, Blogger, Author.
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I am available for certain speaking engagements. Topics may include Pediatric Dentistry (obviously), Social Media and Blogging, Practice Management and Business Development, Practice Transitions, and others. Yes, usually there would be a fee, especially if I have to travel or take time off my regular schedule. If you are interested, contact me at our office, via Twitter, Facebook or on this blog.
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- Hampton Cove - Our New Office
- aapd Boston
- Put It Out There For Free
- Sign This
- Teething Troubles
- The AAPD Annual Meeting
- When will my child loose their first tooth?
- Data Analysis, or Gambling?
- How To Keep Your Child's Teeth Healthy
- The Cost Of Braces Going Up?
- Problems With Multitasking
- Dental Office Stakeout-Lessons in Customer Service
- Brushy Brushy
- Just For Fun
- How To Study
- Dental Schools Like My Book
- Thumb Sucking
- Rising DAT Scores
- Get Those Requirements
- 10,000 HOURS
- Dental School Is Exactly Like This
- Social Media, Everyone Is Doing It?
- What Is Your Favorite Toothpaste?
- Dental Schools Are Opening All Over The Place
- Continuing Education--"CE"
- Dental School: My New Book Is Now Available!
- How Hard Is It To Get Into Dental School?
- The Future of Dentistry: Technology
- St. Elsewhere
- 3D Orthodontic Scanner
- Our New Website
- Pedodontist or Pediatric Dentist?
- Practice Management Consultants
- Abbreviations and Acronyms in Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics
- Indirect Pulp Cap
- What is a Root Canal?
- Designing A New Office Website
- Apollo 13, a "Successful Failure"
- I am Available for Speaking Engagements
- What is "Customer Service"?
- LED Lights For Teeth?
- Sugar Substitutes, Better For Your Teeth?
- Recommendations for Fluoride in Drinking Water Changed
- Broken Braces
- Our New Doctor
- Medblogging For The Busy Professional-My Blogworld Article
- Pregnancy and Dental Health
- Madison Pediatric Dentistry
- New Decatur Office
- Space Camp
- Oil on the Beaches
- Special Needs Patients and Pediatric Dentistry
- Chewing Gum, Good or Bad?
- The "Past" President
- Interesting Eruption Pattern
- TADs, Temporary Anchorage Devices in Orthodontics
- The Autistic Dental Patient
- Broken Tooth
- The DAT
- Is Your Child's Dentist a Pediatric Specialist?
- Pick Your Doctor
- My Dr. Anonymous Interview
- IRM temporary filling material
- Letter to a dental student
- Alabama #1, Roll Tide!
- Teeth Under a Microscope-Enamel
- APDA Canathon
- Crush-It
- Silver Fillings (Amalgam)
- Halloween
- My Blogworld Experience
- Why Do Doctors Have Such Bad Handwriting?
- Dental Curing Lights
- An Interview with Dr. Brandon
- A Typical Day in Pediatric Dentistry-Part 2
- Fluoride Varnish
- Using a tooth to help the blind
- Children Grinding Their Teeth
- A Typical Day in Pediatric Dentistry-Part 1
- New Madison Office Tour Video!
- Is there a higher caries risk from lost sealants?
- The Funny Things Kid's Say
- Why Does Dentistry Cost So Much?
- New Office Construction Update
- Dental Sealants
- What do you want me to blog about?
- Dakota Fanning on "Braces" (repost)
- Just For Fun-Paco the Pig
- Our New Digital X-Ray Machine!
- Our New Madison Office
- Animal Dentistry
- Aphthous Ulcers (Canker Sores)
- Local Anesthesia in Pediatric Dentistry
- Blog Stats
- Gemination and Fusion of teeth
- Stem Cells From Baby Teeth
- Designer Travel Toothbrush
- Cephalometric Measurements in Orthodontics
- The 10 Million Dollar Smile
- Alabama Dental Hygiene Program
- Extra Wisdom Teeth (fourth molars)
- Cavities in Young Children Increasing
- AAPD Annual Session, San Antonio
- Parental Behavior in the Pediatric Dental Office
- Horace Wells, Father of Surgical Anesthesia
- The BAMA Rule
- Dental School Tuition
- Hollywood
- Which Toothbrush is the Best?
- Our New APDA Web Site
- Traveling Overseas for Dentistry?
- Twenty Year Reunion!
- The Bell Curve
- Anterior Crossbite
- Congenitally Missing Permanent Teeth
- Mesiodens, or Extra Tooth
- The Pulse Oximeter in Pediatric Dental Sedations
- Sedative Drugs Used in Pediatric Dentistry
- Sedation in Pediatric Dentistry
- The Most Honest and Ethical Professions
- Reverse Pull Headgear
- Rudolph and Hermie the Elf Update
- Dakota Fanning on "Braces"
- Self Ligating Orthodontic Brackets
- Space Maintainers
- Specialist or Generalist?
- OrthoCad
- Can a Tooth get a Cavity Before it Erupts?
- Disney "Magic"
- Don't Bite Your Numb Lip!
- Dr. Clifton O. Dummett, Jr.-A Great Teacher
- Please Link Your Blog To This One
- Dental Insurance-Part 2: How it really works
- Dental Insurance-Part 1: A Good Idea?
- Sedation Tragedy
- They Are Just Baby Teeth, Why Fix Them?
- Female Pediatric Dentists
- Torn Maxillary Frenum in a Child
- Just Got an e-mail-Bad Decay on a Two Year Old's Teeth
- All My Posts Are Linked on the Sidebar
- What is a Pulpotomy?
- DMD or DDS, What's The Difference?
- Huntsville Office Slide Show
- Quality of Life, Huntsville #1
- Top Ten Posts
- Tongue Tied
- Dental Lasers
- White Spots On Teeth-Enamel Hypoplasia
- Orthodontic Separators
- Dental Sealants
- My Child's First Visit to the Dentist
- Mission Trip to Rio
- Pediatric Dental Office Decor
- Tooth Internal Resorption
- Fake Baby Teeth (Pedo Partial)
- White Crowns For Baby Teeth
- Spouses Working in the Dental Office?
- Memorial Day
- Hospital Pediatric Dentistry
- Eruption Hematoma (gums turning blue?)
- What is the Salary of a Dentist?
- APDA Spring Carnival 2006
- Children's Dentistry
- How I Lost My Retainer, Let Me Count The Ways
- Wow, it smells like a dental office in here!
- Laughing Gas (Nitrous Oxide)
- APDA Spring Carnival
- Alabama Class Ranks #1 on National Dental Board Exams
- How Children Behave at the Dentist, What to Expect
- Narwhal "Unicorn" Whale Tooth
- Fun Stuff
- Dental School, How to Become a Dentist, etc.
- Orthodontics (Braces)
- Accidents, Dental Trauma
- Orthodontic Fashion
- Permanent Teeth Coming in Behind Baby Teeth
- Planmeca Digital X-Ray for the Hospital
- Dinosaur Teeth!
- Fractured Teeth, Knocked out Teeth, and other Pediatric Dental Accidents
- My Child's Tooth is Turning Dark!
- Pediatric Language
- Are we PALS?
- Nickel Titanium Orthodontic Wires
- Posterior Crossbite
- Cute Overload!
- The Dental Specialties
- A Rubber Dam-What is That?
- Space Age Crowns?
- Digital X-Ray Systems-Wow!
- Pacifiers
- BRAC: Moving to Huntsville and Madison
- What I use to make this Blog
- Pediatric Dentistry Top Five Posts
- After hours on call--the pager!
- Portable X-Ray?
- Aspiring Dentist Saves Christmas!
- What’s the tooth fairy’s going rate for baby teeth?
- Katrina Evacuee Update
- White Fillings vs. Silver Fillings
- Candy Anyone?
- When to Call the Dentist, When to Go to the Emergency Room
- When is the Best Time to Start Braces?
- Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans
- Disclaimer and a note on images, etc.
- The Business of Pediatric Dentistry
- How do you become a Pediatric Dentist or Orthodontist?
- What is Pediatric Dentistry?
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17 comments:
Very Nice! I am sure your team can't wait to move. The patients are going to be impressed.
Philippe
Dentistryzone.com
Nice office! Can't wait to check it out when it's done.
My daughter is dealing with enamel hypoplasia which has become obvious since her braces came off, but was present from the time her permanent teeth came in. A product, GC MI Paste Plus, was recommended to us to help restore calcium to her teeth. The paste contains calcium phosphate and sodium flouride (0.2%). Are you familiar with this type of treatment? Should we be concerned that it could in some way worsen the condition, like some whitening treatments can?
calcium phosphate and fluoride are not likley to cause problems and might even help, but you may want to read more about enamel hypoplasia and decalcification of teeth--after braces discoloration especially is often difficult to treat.
Absolutely stunning size and design of your new office. Well Done!! I'm a pediatric dentist in Brandon, MS who started a scratch solo practice 1.5 years ago and am eagerly awaiting the day that I can have an office as beautiful as yours.
You should be very proud!
Hi. My 4 year old daughter just had her back molar removed due to a cavity that was very deep and infected. The dentist had a spacer put in. It has been three days and we are having a very difficult time keeping food out of the spacer. the gum line lies lower than the edge of the spacer. I had to use the hook tool to get some food out of there. We brush her teeth after evey time she eats, but are still having difficulty keeping that area clean. Is this a common problem? and what can we do to remedy it?
Common problem especially just after placement--although extraction sites heal over in a few days the bone underneath takes about 6 weeks or so till ir remodels--so sometimes there is a ind of "hole" there that traps food. If it is a continuing problem ask your dentist to take a look.
thank you so much. I've researched all over the internet and you are the only one who's been able to answer my question. thank you for having this blog. congrats on the new office!
Hi, I just found your blog through Google and I noticed that you have previously answered questions for aspiring dentists.
I'm actually going to take my DAT this May and I am so nervous about my future. I don't have a very good GPA (~3.2). I have been doing very well in my practice DATs (20+)and my grades in my science classes have drastically improved in the last few semesters, but I didn't give priority to my grades when I first started my undergrad. I am majoring in biotechnology, and I am actually going to be part of one of the first generations to graduate with this degree in my univ. since it was only approved last semester. I love biology so much, which is why I’m doing very well on my practice DATs, and I have been getting nearly perfect scores on the perceptual ability section. I am taking a Kaplan prep course so I have a lot of practice material. I have very good recommendation letters from a previous employer and science professors. I went to what has been named the best public high school in Texas, the Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions. At my high school I had the opportunity to shadow dental students at UT Dental School, orthodontic residents, pediatric and general practice residents. I took a dental class where we learned how to make molds and take dental x-rays. I actually have a list of other accomplishments from high school, but I doubt they will matter in my application? I am volunteering at the Children's hospital here in the Texas Medical Center, and I am planning to volunteer at a dental clinic this summer.
So I am wondering, if in your opinion, anything I have listed could possibly outnumber my low GPA? I am a senior and I am applying either this summer or the next, but I would rather begin internships in the biotechnology industry if there is no chance for me. Everyone tells me I should be fine, but I'm having a really hard time believing it.
I would really appreciate your reply.
Please read all my posts on dental school and how to become a dentist, you might find them helpful.
Do not sell yourself short. Yes, grades are very important, but a trend of improving grades is a good sign and your motivation to learn and get experience is a valuable asset. I cannot say what will happen in these competitive times, but you certainly seem the type they would be looking for to join our profession. Good Luck!!!
Nice office Dean. It may be too late to be considered but you may be interested in the children's themed wall coverings at www.wackywallscapes.com. Good luck!
I wanted to know about a product that our office was looking into selling...m i paste...will it really "heal" decalcified areas..do the white areas go away? One doctor is saying it will...just wanted another opinion...been looking on internet, but just pulls up company that sells it and their claims...thanks!
From what I can tell, it supposedly helps decalcified/demineralized areas of a tooth become stonger not necessarily look any different. I would not put too much into it without more information.
Beautifully Designed Office! If you need help in creating a fun, themed environment for the children, Bruce Barry's Wacky World Studios does some amazing work. They have outfitted my son's dentist office in FL and he just loves to get his teeth cleaned now! Check out their work at www.wackyworld.tv.
So that's your new office at Madison. Maybe the people in that place is waiting for the opening.
Just an update--yes, we have opened this office back in April 2009. Things have been great! See the tour video (in the sidebar)for the office once it was decorated and much of the equipment installed.
Congratulation to your new office Dr. Dean. From the way you introduced the construction, it looks like your group planned it very well. Your patients will surely love the environment when it's done.
Amanda
office space for rent manila
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