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Straight-Talk
Dean writes Agent Straight-Talk, a consumer blog on dental insurance and discount dental plans. Dean shoots from the hip highlighting best practices and trends within the dental insurance industry.
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No Sour Grapes From This Dentist
There are two kinds of people in this world: those that do, and those that think about doing but never quite get around to it. Today’s subject was definitely a doer and was a 19th century poster child for a jack-of-all-trades. During his 77 years Thomas W. worked as a dentist, a Methodist...  Read More
Unwind with this Thanksgiving Rewind
Its Thanksgiving week! A time when families travel to and fro to go over the river and through the woods to Grandma’s house, you know. Far be it from Agent Straight-Talk to stand in the way of family gatherings, turkey and Black Friday shopping strategy, so this week we’re rewinding a...  Read More
Gobble up These Thanksgiving Eats
For decades American families have gathered on the fourth Thursday of November to celebrate a successful harvest with a day of feasting. Never mind that the “harvest” most of us reap these days is from a local supermarket, and the turkey and dressing, cranberries and pumpkin pie are...  Read More
Saluting Military Dentistry on Veterans Day
Today on this 96th Veteran’s Day Agent Straight-Talk wants to call our readers to full attention and have you join us in giving a crisp, heartfelt salute to all those who have served and are serving today in our nation’s Armed Forces. Veterans, we appreciate your service, your...  Read More
Welcome to the 2014 Dental Plan Debates
The Halloween candy sugar rush is subsiding, the carved jack-o-lanterns and witches have melted away and images of plump turkeys, cranberry salad and Thanksgiving pageants beckon. But wait! Another great American tradition gestures before we carve the turkey and plan our Black Friday guerilla...  Read More
To Be Or Not to Be...A Dentist
Oscar Wilde once said that, “Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.” The subject of today’s post, a former dentist who sometimes played a dentist in television and movies, is a perfect example of Wilde’s quote. But make no mistake: today’s subject...  Read More
Napoleon Meets His Dental Waterloo
Napoleon Bonaparte is renowned for invading countries and pillaging treasuries, but did you know he was meticulous about his tooth care? It's true - he never left home to invade another country without packing his toothbrush. Admittedly I knew little about “Boney” until recently. I...  Read More
A Hero on the Field, A Surprise Hero Off It
When George first consulted the New York City doctors at French Hospital in 1946 about the discomfort in his famous face, his symptoms were fairly obvious: the left side of his face was swollen, his left eye was completely sealed shut and he had difficulty swallowing. After exploring the facial...  Read More
The Best Kept Dental Surgery Secret Ever
Oral cancer is scary and it is dangerous, as evidenced by the statistic that only half of people diagnosed with it live longer than five years. In the late 19th century newspapers called cancer the “dread disease.” At the time there were no oncology centers, no walk-a-thons to raise...  Read More
Tooth Story: A Dental History Timeline
“Tooth” be told, everyone should know the basics of dental hygiene; unfortunately, many do not. We have written about the origins of the toothbrush and how to care for it. We have given you the rundown of foods to eat and those not to (refer to just last week!). We have given you a...  Read More
Founding Father and Dental Postal Child
This Friday, July 4th marks the 238th anniversary of America’s independence. This weekend, Americans from sea to shining sea will celebrate our nation’s founding with cookouts, fireworks, patriotic concerts and parades. But there is one man in particular whose courage, stamina and...  Read More
Thanks for Calling, I'm Listening
Good morning, and thanks for calling Tooth Talk on station WSML. That’s WSML - where we’ve got miles of smiles of oral health tips on keeping your grill luminous and your pearlies on perpetual high beam. I am your host, Dr. Franz Crasier. Joining me in the studio is my trusty right hand...  Read More
Taking a Bite of Presidential Dental History
President’s Day is the Rorschach test of federal holidays. Ask half a dozen people who the day is meant to honor and many people will say George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, whose birthdays were both in February. Others may say President's Day celebrates all presidents, while some may...  Read More
State of the Dental Union - 2014
The Affordable Care Act is changing how people buy health insurance and the way health care services are delivered, but significant changes are also happening in dentistry. In short, most people are going to the dentist less frequently. Utilization of dental care services has been declining since...  Read More
An Internet-Connected Toothbrush - Deja Vu?
It’s a new year, so what better time to brush up on the latest tooth brushing tech tool for oral awesomeness? French startup Kolibree is the latest company to take a turn at reinventing the wheel of daily tooth brushing monotony with an Internet-connected toothbrush. The Kolibree toothbrush...  Read More
The 2013 True Tooth Review
Wow. A culmination of another full year of amazing dental news that is rapidly disappearing in the 2013 rear view mirror. As we humbly reflect on this past year of dental trends and delightfully corny dental stories, Felicia and I raise our bottle of ADA approved mouthwash and salute all of you who...  Read More
Ex-Dentists Who Found Fame and Fortune
Wonder how many dentists and hygienists owe their careers today to the North Pole’s most famous dentist and the founder of North Pole Dental World, LLC? Recently while watching “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” with two of our grandchildren, we all laughed at , the elf who wanted...  Read More
The Theory of Intelligent Toothbrush Design
Believe it or not, the fundamentals of toothbrush design haven’t changed much since ancient Egypt. That’s not quite as old as dirt, but it’s in the same civilization ballpark as when the Pharaoh Ramses spearheaded Egypt’s first national dental campaign to fight plaque....  Read More
Shining a Light on Laser Dental Technology
When Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader introduced us to laser technology in that galaxy far, far away, I wonder if there were any dental nerds that thought, “I’d bet I could really zap a cavity with that,” or “The Force is strong with this one?” Lasers have been used...  Read More
Good Vibrations About Air Abrasion Technology
Dread the vibration of the dental drill and the needle that turns our knees into jelly and our mouth into a bottomless drool pool? Hope springs eternal as a 1940's invention that eliminates the need for drills and needles is enjoying a popular resurgence. Introducing - air abrasion technology! As...  Read More
Dental Deja Vu - 5 Posts Revisited
Today we thought we'd do something different in Agent Straight-Talk – and do it David Letterman style. Something bold, fresh and rarely done in this space. Best of all, it will be good for your teeth, will increase your oral awareness, and improve your general dental well-being. If it makes...  Read More
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