Wendy and I just returned from the Academy of Comprehensive Esthetics (ACE) meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, looking at the latest trends, materials, and innovations in general and cosmetic dentistry. In terms of materials, changes in porcelain - both in color and hardness - have revolutionized veneers and crowns. The leader is the E-max porcelain, fabricated [...]
Not too long ago one of our patients sent us a note regarding our diagnosis of his wife's cancer, which I picked up on a routine screening of her mouth and tongue. He credits the diagnosis as "saving his wife's life." As we often point out, cancer screening is one more reason it is so [...]
Who is Angie and what is her list? Angie's List is one of the most reputable and comprehensive service provider lists online. Companies can't pay to be on Angie's List, they have to be accepted based on referrals from real customers. So starting in the next month or so, we'll be one of the featured [...]
In a letter we received on August 1st, we were honored to find out that we have been selected by a vote of our peers to be included in the list of "Top Cleveland Dentists" which will be published in the October issue of "Cleveland Magazine." The honor is shared with our wonderful staff, including [...]
Our patient and friend Ursuline College Fashion, Design, and Merchandising Chair Connie Korosec is featured in this month's "Cleveland Business Connects" magazine's 50th issue. She brought a number of Ursuline students with her when she visited the Republic of Malawi in southeast Africa to help teach students in an 800 pupil school how to sew. [...]
A quick reminder to be sure to tune into WKYC Channel 3's 'Golden Opportunities' this Sunday morning at 11:30 am. We will be discussing little changes to your dental care that can make a BIG difference. We hope you enjoy it! Be sure to let us know what you think: leave a comment here, on [...]
With school rapidly approaching (Summer always seems to go by so quickly, doesn't it?), we have some appointment times reserved for your children and grandchildren... and for teachers, too! Just let us know when and we'll do our best to get them/you in to see us. And speaking of teachers, our patient Sara Logan did [...]
In order to accommodate all of our patients, family, and friends, your office here at ClevelandSmiles is fortunate to have a number of very capable and enthusiastic dental hygienists. They include Amy B., who has been with us on a full-time basis for seven years, and Barbara G., and Jill O., who work with us a [...]
We've received some nice feedback on our newsletter (where we highlighted our blogs). We would welcome any thoughts on topics we might cover here or in future newsletters on our office and your Cleveland dental care. An item we mentioned in "Smile Update" was our new flatscreen monitors in the treatment and reception rooms. They [...]
We like to get hugs, and recently we got a hug from a husband and wife, when we detected a tumor on the woman's tongue that she had not known about. She was a new patient of ClevelandSmiles, and had seen a number of physicians and dentists who were unable to diagnose her problem, [...]