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To my patients: 11/2002
To My Patients:
It’s been an incredibly busy time in our office
and I have lots to tell you about so here goes in no particular
order:
The laser revolution has truly come to our dental
office. About a year ago we started doing “cavities”
with a laser and this was added to air-abrasion as a way of avoiding
the “shot” and “drill”. Four months ago
I was privileged to receive the first of a new generation of laser….the
only one of its kind outside Israel where it is made. This laser
has created a new revolution in dentistry. In our office I rarely
do a filling with anything but a laser unless I have to remove an
old silver filling. In 85% of the cases that means no “shot”
and no numbness. We are also doing a wide range of surgical procedures
with the laser including those that would have previously been sent
to a specialist. When done with the laser there is no bleeding,
minimal anesthesia, and NO post-operative pain and more procedures
are being added every day. Tell your friends and family…this
is a whole new world of dentistry!
The laser revolution has increased my lecture schedule
dramatically. I was honored with a full day at the American Dental
Association national meeting and I have and will be traveling all
over the USA and Canada giving lectures to my colleagues on this
amazing new world.
I was invited to join the faculty of New York University
College of Dentistry as an Associate Professor in the Honors Aesthetics
program. My teaching responsibilities extend beyond teaching cosmetics
and aesthetic dentistry to incorporating and teaching high technology
dentistry to the entire student body. I’ve lost my Wednesdays
off but it has been very rewarding.
We have a new dental hygienist on our team. Janet
Hockaday has joined us Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays and
has been received with high acclaim by the patients. Janet brings
many years of dental hygiene experience and a wonderfully friendly
and cheerful demeanor to our office.
If you have visited us in the last couple of months
you may have noticed the construction and redecorating is moving
forward. My treatment room has been completely redone and the second
hygiene room has a new chair and equipment. We have converted all
of our instrument handling to sealed sterile cassettes for your
safety. We will continue with the rest of the office, always endeavoring
to provide the best possible dental experience. We’ve also
added new procedures for your health and appearance: BrightSmile
in-office teeth whitening has been a huge success turning out beautiful
smiles. If crooked, overlapped teeth in adults is a problem we have
been certified in Invisalign orthodontics which you have probably
seen on TV. We have added the NORAD anti-snore appliance that is
effective in about 80% of patients…..which makes their spouse
smile.
And speaking of smiles...thanks to you our toy drive
was a huge success with bags of toys going to children in need all
over the county.
A healthy, happy, and smile filled new year to all
of you from all of us.
Dr. Kenneth S. Magid
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