Welcome to Dentistry 101

The twenty-first century has provided society with some of its greatest advancements. Beyond cellphones, self-driving cars, and the like, advancement within the world of medicine is progressing at a breakneck pace. While all this achievement has made us stronger and healthier than ever before, there are two major issues that have arisen because of it. First is that medical professionals today get so caught up in science and five-syllable words that they forget to take the time to simplify and break down these large concepts into information that can be understood by someone who hasn’t studied it for eight years. Second, people seem to be so bombarded with (sometimes conflicting) information about their overall health that they forget to pay attention to the very basics of personal health. The aim of this blog is to combat both of these issues as they pertain to oral health by offering basic and understandable information about dentistry and to explain it with more depth than your general dentist may have time to at your next appointment. This way, dentistry may finally receive some much-needed spotlight and readers can confidently take better control of their oral health. Welcome!