Your Children and Dentistry

Posted by on Feb 5, 2011 in Dr. Pite's Blog | 2 comments I received an excellent video from my lifelong friend Dr. Graham Heaton who is a plastic surgeon currently living in Wales. It is absolutely wonderful and makes me really look forward to visiting them in June. I thought that this would be a perfect opportunity to start a conversation on your child’s visit to the dentist. Your child’s first visit to the dentist should be as soon...
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Get all of your teeth fixed in Mexico?

Posted by on Jan 16, 2011 in Dr. Pite's Blog | 1 comment Over the past several years, I have spoken with patients every so often who are thinking about getting their dental work done in Mexico or somewhere abroad.  Even when I was in dental school, a young seventeen year old Palestinian-Canadian boy had a bridge done by his dentist uncle on a trip to Palestine.  Probably with all good intentions, this bridge will likely also lead to the loss of the...
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the Fluoride Controversy

Posted by on Jan 6, 2011 in Dr. Pite's Blog | 2 comments The Fluoride debate rages on… I saw a patient today who had good hygiene, but two cavities nonetheless.  She mentioned that she stopped using fluoridated toothpastes a while back as she stated her mom was well-read on the adverse effects of fluoride. It is true that community-level interventions – which have an overwhelming positive impact on the whole – leave a few with...
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Begin again

Posted by on Jan 4, 2011 in Dr. Pite's Blog | 0 comments After a brief Christmas reprieve from my 6-day dentistry weeks, I am back on the ferry to Victoria. The beginning of 2011 is an exciting one, especially considering that I am now going to be there in Oak Bay for the full work week of three days. Wednesday night I will return to White Rock to continue to fill in for Dr. Burgess while he recovers from his stem-cell transplant performed two months...
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