Today is our office holiday party. It is a time to look back upon the year and start to look forward to the holiday season and the new year. It has been a year of constant change. We hired a new doctor in our office and she has been a great addition. We have both our children in college, hence we are now considered empty nesters. Doesn't seem so empty, we have found many things to do to keep us busy. A year ago, who would thought that I would be writing this blog from my family room on an iPad. Over the next few blogs, I will reflect more. Just Sayin'

Time is running out

Time is running out!!

Sounds ominous.

Actually I'm referring to dental and medical benefits

For most dental and medical plans the new year brings new benefits.  the average dental plan covers anywhere from $1000 to $1500 per year.  Practically nothing in these economic times. 

If you haven't used all your benefits this year, you may want to take advantage and use the benefits that you are paying for.  Contact your family dental provider to help you maximize your benefits, they are on your side, not the side of the insurance agency.  They are looking out for your your dental health, not their shareholders' pockets.

Just a note... Just Sayin'

Thank you

Today is the 70th Anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Little else needs to be said, but a great big thank you to the service men and women who gave their  lives so that we can live free!

It is also a time to thank those that serve and protect us yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Just Sayin'...

Let the count down begin...

It is that time of year again... have you been naughty or nice?


No matter whether you celebrate Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, or any thing else there is something in the air this time of year, and I don't mean the flu virus.  The air is crisp with an anticipation that can't be quantified.

Is it children anticipating gifts wrapped with colored papers and ribbons?  Is is adults hoping for an end of year bonus or gift?  In this economy is it just the thankfulness of having employment? or the hope that the new year will be a better year?  As the trees lose their leave and prepare for winter hibernation and await spring's 'renewal', so do we...

Whatever it is, there is an extra spring in people's step.  They Smile more, and in my business that is a currency all its own.  I hope to spend some time reflecting on the past year and planning for the next.  After all, failing to plan is planning to fail.

What are your plans over the next few weeks? Other than trying to avoid the crowds at the mall.  Will you utilize the Internet more?  Big Box stores or Shop Locally at local small businesses?  Whatever you plan, do it wisely, and safely, with a smile on your face.

A smile is small gift that keeps giving, be nice to the clerks in the stores, they are trying to survive this time of year like everyone else.

So, naughty or nice? only you know for sure.

Just sayin'...

Can you kill a Scarecrow?

Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide (such as manslaughter).

We arrived this morning at our office to find the Scarecrow that we had painstakingly built and nurtured in in a heap on the ground with his round pumpkin head bashed all over the sidewalk.  Was this murder?  Was it premeditated, or a crime of opportunity? or plain ignorance and vandalism?

At the Preston Scarecrow Festival with a Patient

He was a good Scarecrow, Dr Snaggletooth.  He was a cousin to the scarecrow that we had entered in the Preston Congregational Church Scarecrow Festival, which won an award for most humorous.

Dr Snaggletooth with one of his faithful assistants

 We revisited the scarecrow idea to help the Griswold Youth Center raise funds.  people in town could vote in favor of our scarecrow or the others throughout town by placing money in the collection jar in the office.

Dr Katzoff investigating the crime scene

All that remained of his head, one eye

bodily remains

There are those out there that just don't care that other people worked hard on something to benefit others.  They just need to destroy.

He brought joy to those who knew him.  His job was to put a smile on peoples' faces, and in that job he succeeded.  He will also serve to remind us that doing things for the community, will always be the right thing to do.  We just need to keep moving forward.  Keep on swimming.

Vandals may have destroyed our Scarecrow, but they  have not destroyed our Community Spirit.

We believe that there is Magic in your Smile and with that note, may we all have a safe and happy fall season.

Just Sayin'
Dr K

Whole=Sum of its Parts

We've all heard the expression, " You are what you eat."

This is used to help us understand nutrition.  Junk in Junk out, Healthy stuff in Healthy stuff out.

This should be every one's first hint that your oral cavity is connected to the rest of your body.  Health is a whole body experience.  Athletes don't perform their best if they use the wrong 'fuel'.  We all need to go back to basics and realize that we are a whole person not just individual parts.  What happens to your foot can affect your hip which in turn can affect your back and so on.

Unlike Vegas, what happens in the mouth does not stay in the mouth.   From the nutrition we take in, to the care we take of our teeth, gums and bone, the problems and solutions don't stay only in the mouth.  If you have an infection in your mouth, it is safe to say that the bacteria is your blood stream and traveling to other parts of your body.  Poor Oral health has been linked to cardiac conditions, low birth weight and other systemic issues.

There is an expression in Dentistry, 'you only need to brush and floss the ones you want to keep.'  Perhaps we should rephrase it to, 'you only need to brush and floss in order to keep your heart ticking.'

Just Sayin'


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I'm a PC, but...

I'm a PC, but I love Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak's concepts of the personal computer.  While my business applications and home personal computer are all PCs, I own a myriad of Apple products., Ipods (6 in fact), and an Ipad.

We love browsing the Apple store for the latest and greatest in innovations.

Steve Jobs will be missed by millions, but mostly we will all miss what he may have thought of 10 or 20 years from now as technology caught up with his visions. ( perfect example of this is George Lucas waiting so many years and having to create his own tech in order to continue the Star Wars series, because 1970's tech wasn't where we are now)

I'm a PC but, I'm gonna miss Apple's core!