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    • DR. SPEIRS
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    • GENERAL DENTISTRY
    • COSMETIC SERVICES
  • PATIENT RESOURCES
  • DENTAL HEALTH ARTICLES
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  • SCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT

Science Does Not Care What You Believe

In the October 2018 Journal of the American Dental Association a fantastic editorial was written by Michael Glick, DMD. His editorial reflects so strongly how I feel as a dentist... read more →

Smarter Doctors

In November of 2017 the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology redefined high blood pressure.  Prior to the change, a term called "pre-hypertension" existed, where the systolic... read more →

Doc Can I Get Some Norco?

Every day 78 Americans die from an opioid overdose1, 2.  Opioids are also known as narcotics and have the effect of relieving pain to various degrees.  Certain narcotics such as... read more →

Bleeding Isn’t Normal

One of the things I do with a patient during their initial interview is listen to them describe their oral health.  From time to time I will have a person... read more →

A New Kind of Old Fluoride

Last year the New York Times published an article about a powerful type of fluoride that has been around for many years and seems to be making a comeback.  Silver... read more →

Teeth Whitening

The process of whitening teeth with the aid of a dentist is fairly simple.  On a microscopic level our enamel has a very porous surface with tubules that collect stain... read more →

Tooth Discoloration

Over time our teeth can go from white to not-so-bright for a number of reasons.  Coffee, tea, and red wine are some major culprits.  Their pigments attach to the white... read more →

Better Than X-Rays

In the previous post we discussed improvements made to x-rays with digital imaging. The biggest improvement dentistry has made in the last 10 years is a type of imaging called... read more →

Digital X-Rays

There’s a newer dental x-ray technique that you may have experienced at your dental visit called digital imaging. Instead of using a piece of film and spending 10 minutes developing... read more →

Ice Cream or I Scream?

This summer in McCall people have turned out in large crowds to enjoy the wonderful ice cream at My Father's Place and Ice Cream Alley. But is the taste of... read more →
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