Farewell Message from Prema
Prema Strecker, RDH, MS – August 2016 Greetings dear patients! I want to let you all know that I’m retiring from my work as a clinical dental hygienist and from Dr. McFarlane’s dental practice. I’m really going to miss my beloved co-workers and patients, but my neck and back are thanking me! Also, I look forward to
read morePoor Journalism
I just received a link today espousing the idea that flossing doesn’t do any good. There are very few fields of study that are as well studied as periodontal disease, biofilm development, calculus removal, inflammation, and bleeding. So, let’s debunk the poor journalistic effort that was made in the above article and I will bust out
read moreNew design to the website
Do you like the new website design? If so, I had help. This summer, Lisa’s daughter Rachel has joined us working at the practice for a summer job. So, I have been having her work on many different tasks. One of these tasks has been to help update the look and feel of the website.
read moreNotes from Gullett students…
Breading
A fun little video for summer.
read moreGuatemala Mission Trip
Friday, March 15, 2013 As Lisa, Prema, and I head to Guatemala, I am excited to be a part of this Christian Dental Mission Trip. As we go out to serve as the body of Christ, it is really a great experience every time I have served in the capacity of giving away dentistry to
read moreGuatemala before and after
Thursday, March 28, 2013 A lot of people think that when you go on a mission trip to Guatemala that you will do nothing but extractions and that the majority of your impact will be on the physical health of patients as you remove a major source of infection and inflammation from their body. We
read moreBefore and After: 2011 to 2014 (Extreme Esthetics)
Wednesday, May 14, 2014 When we started this case, the patient came to me stating unequivocally she was not interested in jaw surgery (orthognathic surgery), but she wanted to improve the look of her smile. I explained that if she was willing to do the work that together we could improve her esthetics and her
read moreBefore and After: 3 Years of Invisalign with Orthognathic Surgery
Thursday, June 26, 2014 We started this case with our eyes wide open. We knew it would require 3 stages: Stage 1: Invisalign to straighten the crooked teeth. Stage 2: Advancement of the lower jaw. Stage 3 below. From the beginning, we knew that this case included a mandibular jaw insufficiency, Class II div 2.
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