Ask Dr. Spindel

 Most weeks I am working a full schedule on Monday and Tuesday. David is seeing patients on Thursday. Some Thursdays I am in the office, but...

 It really depends on the dentist and their practice. I personally enjoy doing some of our patients cleanings. Historically  I have always b...

 In the last 10 years or so , it has never been easier to deliver both excellent and time efficent dentistry for my patients. New technologi...

Many dentists are in at least two businesses. First and foremost is our dental practice. This should be by far our most important endeavor. ...

 When dental students are studying to become dentists, often their schools focus on teaching a 'core curiculum'. The logic is that d...

 I am asked this question almost every week by someone. The answer is obvious.... I am doing what I enjoy. I am seeing patients in my office...

                                                                                Often it is desirable to increase the length of a patients a...

  As dentistry inevitably evolves, the types of crowns our practice recommends has changed as well. It used to be that our default posterior...

 I started the Ask Dr Spindel dental blog with 3 posts in 2005... so I have been blogging for twenty years. I started it as a demonstration ...

  First an update on our practice's new schedule for 2026 . David is seeing patients at our office on Thursdays and some Wednesdays. My ...

 This is a situation that I encounter when I work as an attending at Mount Sinai hospital. Patients show up for emergency treatment at our d...

  Although the usual alternative options are a removable denture (partial or full) or a fixed bridge attached to natural dentition, these ar...

  This Pogo could describe the current  state of our healthcare system, including dentistry. Market forces are pushing to provide ever more ...

Last week in our study club, we watched an excellent presentation by Frank Spear on restoring short teeth. Since there are many different re...

 Patient education and follow ups really are often needed to make sure recommended changes are followed through by our patients are not real...