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Richard Wilson DMD
2401 Pennsylvania Avenue Suite 1A8 Philadelphia PA 19130 215-765-5281
My passion is performing the best dentistry possible for my patients and doing so in a continually more environmentally responsible manner.
Interests: family, dentistry, environmental issues, cycling, astronomy. making a difference.
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The Focus of Dental Education
A test is merely a tool, and a blunt, rusty one at that. We learn so that we can solve interesting problems and make a difference. The focus of dental education must become solving problems for our fellow human beings,... Continue reading
Posted May 7, 2013 at Bite Point
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So Proud of Age 25 to 34
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When I was first in practice--very late 80s and early 90s--I noticed that not many new patients in the age range of 25 to 34 came in healthy. What I mean is, if some physical or esthetic pain occurred, sure,... Continue reading
Posted Apr 26, 2013 at Bite Point
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Requesting and Transferring Dental X-rays
I'm really proud of this: http://smilephiladelphian.com/transferring_records.php And our colleagues at FoundLocals helped considerably. http://foundlocals.com/ It is important for patients to understand their legal rights when it comes to their medical records, and the Pennsylvania law that I cite is crystal... Continue reading
Posted Apr 19, 2013 at Bite Point
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The Decent People
In the long term, no terrorist, from any culture, will ever win anything of significance through their evil actions. Their ideas are so vile, so filthy, and above all so weak that the only way they can try to spread... Continue reading
Posted Apr 19, 2013 at Bite Point
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Microscope Dentistry: So Smooth, So Crisp
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Two years ago now, I started using this little fella: This is a Global Surgical Specialties Dental Operating Microscope. It cost as much as my Prius, but every penny was worth it, because Microscope Dentistry is the biggest game-changer that... Continue reading
Posted Mar 24, 2013 at Bite Point
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Jucundo et Solvere
Jucundo et Solvere (1) Delight people. (2) Solve their (interesting) problems. All the rest is commentary. (This is how to achieve success in the realm of the bespoke business, though not in the realm of the commodity.) Continue reading
Posted Mar 20, 2013 at Bite Point
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Mouth Guards: Seat Belts for Teeth! -Neha Shah DMD
Please welcome once again my friend and remarkable endodontist Neha Shah, D.M.D., as she informs us about dental trauma and its prevention. (She is my favorite kind of doctor, in any field of medicine or dentistry--the kind of doctor who... Continue reading
Posted Mar 18, 2013 at Bite Point
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Be Bold and Create
But success in these matters comes down to a triangulation of natural ability, practice and focus. And of the three, natural ability (in all walks of life) is by far the least significant. Do not be confused by the fact... Continue reading
Posted Mar 17, 2013 at Bite Point
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Tom, I was hoping to get high marks from you on this post... Haha excellent suggestion! May I wear a Zoot suit as well? And actually, you point out something interesting. When we commit a gaffe, trying to cover it up in suavity or profuse apologies always seems to make it worse. Going even further in the direction of gaffiness sounds like it would actually, and paradoxically, ease our social discomfort. Hmmm.
Toggle Commented Mar 12, 2013 on Articulating Paper- Isn't there an App for this yet? at Bite Point
Not With Who
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An industrialist or a Wall Street type or a politician (of any stripe, even a communist one) is primarily concerned with More. Not with why. Not with delight. Not with change, or the reasons why change might be good. And... Continue reading
Posted Mar 11, 2013 at Bite Point
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Articulating Paper- Isn't there an App for this yet?
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Anyone who has ever had any sort of dental restoration has heard those charming words: "Bite and grind, please!" as we check whether our crown or filling is properly hitting the opposing teeth. Occlusion, we call this. How our teeth... Continue reading
Posted Mar 7, 2013 at Bite Point
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There is no "Get."
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Very often, we receive ads like this in the mail and email: I object. My goal is not to "get" new patients. My goal is to meet someone new and make a difference for them. Maintain health. Solve a problem.... Continue reading
Posted Mar 6, 2013 at Bite Point
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No Reply
Poor communication and no-reply never solved a problem or made a difference. Continue reading
Posted Mar 5, 2013 at Bite Point
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Bridges, Ridges and Endodontic Treatments
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This radiograph shows a dark area (circled in red) at the tip of the root of the tooth on the right. This is a sign of root canal infection. We treat people, not X-rays, so we always perform a clinical... Continue reading
Posted Mar 4, 2013 at Bite Point
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Pontics in Implant Dentistry
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In a world where money was no object, and where concerns over bone volume and nerves and sinuses didn't encroach on our plans for placing dental implants, we would always have one implant per tooth in our restorations. That's not... Continue reading
Posted Mar 3, 2013 at Bite Point
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Super Bowl XLVII Gatorade Shower
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There wasn't one. This ain't fair! Not only were thousands, maybe millions, of bets on the color of the Gatorade Shower rendered null and void-- my annual tradition of posting on the shower has been wrecked! Why wasn't there a... Continue reading
Posted Feb 4, 2013 at Bite Point
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Robert Tanner Freeman D.D.S.-- The First African-American Dentist
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Robert Tanner Freeman was born in Washington DC in 1846. He was the son of slaves who had bought their freedom in the 19th century. Historical records are unclear but they probably adopted the surname Freeman in response to their... Continue reading
Posted Jan 24, 2013 at Bite Point
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The Harvard Volunteers in Europe
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My patient, a long-term member of the United States military, has given me an astonishing book-- The Harvard Volunteers in Europe, edited by M.A. DeWolfe Howe. It was published November 2, 1916. This work was pubished approximately halfway through the... Continue reading
Posted Jan 16, 2013 at Bite Point
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Keep Your Organs: All 32 of Them
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Please join my guest poster, Neha Shah D.M.D., as she explains the importance of keeping our pulps healthy, and what to do if things go awry. KEEP YOUR ORGANS: ALL 32 OF THEM The New Year is upon us and... Continue reading
Posted Jan 10, 2013 at Bite Point
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The Fiscal Cliff and the AMT
One of the worst of the Fiscal Cliff Manifestations is that the Alternative Minimum Tax is going to start applying to some fairly poor people- folks who are already on the edge and certainly can't afford it. SO- I hereby... Continue reading
Posted Dec 29, 2012 at Bite Point
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A Bespoke Business
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First of all, it's not about money. It's not about More, with a capital "M," either. It's about how much difference we can make for someone. The money flows from the difference we make; always remember that. As Seth Godin... Continue reading
Posted Dec 21, 2012 at Bite Point
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When Should I Get My Amalgam Fillings Replaced?
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The human mouth is a harsh environment. There are temperature changes, a constant stream of sugars and acidity variations, strong chewing forces...it's a meat grinder in there! Literally! Many patients still have silver amalgam fillings. Generally, they should be replaced... Continue reading
Posted Dec 9, 2012 at Bite Point
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Confidence
“Confidence, when applied to a just cause, is one of the most admirable and essential of all human attributes. And, my friends, the confidence of a child is the most essential kind of all. It’s fragile, and many forces strive to shatter it. Yet if held across the span of... Continue reading
Posted Nov 25, 2012 at The Man Who Wore Mismatched Socks
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Bespoke
Thanksgiving, 2012. So much of our world revolves around: Corporate. Commodity. Anonymous. Mass Market. Average. Interchangeable. Temporary. Disposable. I'm thankful that our language has a word to help us stand and do battle against all of those: Bespoke. Continue reading
Posted Nov 22, 2012 at Bite Point
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Customers and Subjects
Gack’s mind had of late been falling into a sort of continuous loop that focused on how much of the world he found himself in was implacably set on treating human beings as interchangeable, temporary and disposable. Unfettered capitalism was one of the drivers of his angst, and Slore’s was... Continue reading
Posted Nov 20, 2012 at The Man Who Wore Mismatched Socks
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