The Perio Patient Podcast

Children love wonder and repetition. They want the same stories over and over. Although adults enjoy providing Christmas to children which involves wrapping gifts and reading same-old stories over and over, they hope for a little more.  Where children want a magical time, adults want a meaningful one.  Repeating or doubling down on what worked before never works quite as well again, so in this pod...

How do you look for medical and dental information? And when you find it on the Internet, what do you do with it? How do you know from an Internet Search who you should see for care? The answer, according to Dr. Young, is it depends on who you are.

Some tips to help you manage dental fear in yourself and in children. 

In this podcast you learn about my Airstream, my mom, and the most important question the world is struggling with right now.  Thanks to all of you patients who are giving me such encouraging feedback. I talk about that too.

Best explanation of how COVID-19 works as well as about vaccinations. It is technical, but important information to pass to healthcare workers.  https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/damn-you-hell-you-will-not-destroy-america-here-spartacus-covid-letter-thats-gone-viral

It's all in the title. https://www.thewoodeneffect.com/motivational-quotes-john-wooden/   To learn more about and my practice, please visit the following links. I'd love to connect with you! -LINKS- 💻 Website: https://dryoungperiodontics.com/ 👍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/benjaminyoungdds/ ❤️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benyoungdds/ 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/benyoungdds 🎥...

To learn more about and my practice, please visit the following links. I'd love to connect with you! -LINKS- 💻 Website: https://dryoungperiodontics.com/ 👍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/benjaminyoungdds/ ❤️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benyoungdds/ 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/benyoungdds 🎥 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BenjaminYoungDDS 👨‍⚕️ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.c...

The thoughts of one periodontist. There are two types of leaders just as there are two types of healthcare. Are face masks worn in public critical to stopping or even slowing the spread of a viral respiratory infection? Let's talk about what really works. To learn more about and my practice, please visit the following links. I'd love to connect with you! -LINKS- 💻 Website: https://dryoungperiodon...

The Perio Patient Podcast - Episode 76. It's the end of August 2021 and Afghanistan is on all of our minds? What can we do about the sadness and other emotions we are feeling? Permit me to give you three suggestions (with a bonus fourth thrown in). I am an inquisitive guy who is fascinated by the specialty I practice. I also love dentistry, medicine, science, and the humanities, and talk and write...

The Perio Patient Podcast - Episode 75. Today's podcast is in response to a question I received by email from a listener, which is simply this: Why Would an Implant Fail? Links to podcasts mentioned: About Dental Implants: https://theperiopatientpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-68-about-dental-implants About Vitamin D: https://theperiopatientpodcast.libsyn.com/48-vitamin-d For further material go to htt...

The Perio Patient Podcast - Episode 74. There is a lot of bad news out there. We are swimming in it. And if you just step back a little and study it, I think you will agree with me that some of it is gaslighting. Three famous psychology studies: https://www.verywellmind.com/the-asch-conformity-experiments-2794996 https://www.verywellmind.com/the-milgram-obedience-experiment-2795243 https://www.ver...

The Perio Patient Podcast - Episode 73. In this episode, we get into the fascinating subject of how the body repairs itself and whether or not it is possible to regenerate the parts of the tooth. Buckle up. It's quite a ride.  I am an inquisitive guy who is fascinated by the specialty I practice. I also love dentistry, medicine, science, and the humanities, and talk and write about all of it. The...

The Perio Patient Podcast - Episode 72. What is dental insurance preauthorization? I don't think it means what you think it means.  Exploring ways to better manage life and chronic inflammation affecting your mouth. The thoughts and ideas of one San Antonio periodontist, Dr. Benjamin Young DDS San Antonio. I am an inquisitive guy who is fascinated by the specialty I practice. I also love dentistry...

The Perio Patient Podcast - Episode 71. This podcast covers the topics found on my website under Periodontal Services. The first topic under this tab is a series of topics under the heading: Comfort and Sedation. It is an important topic and includes explaining how I give a local anesthetic as well as why IV sedation is important for the most comfortable extractions.  Also, I discuss a fairly new...

The Perio Patient Podcast - Episode 70. LANAP -- Laser Assisted New Attachment Procedure has transformed the overall treatment of patients with moderate to advanced periodontitis from a lengthy difficult process to fewer appointments, less discomfort and lower cost. Here is my take on this amazing technology. Source: www.lanap.com Source: https://youtu.be/Plz4O1gpWu0 Exploring ways to better manag...

The Perio Patient Podcast - Episode 69. What does it mean to be a board certified periodontist?  Being board certified is not required to practice this specialty, so why do periodontists go through the time, expense and stress to obtain this particular certification?  Exploring ways to better manage life and chronic inflammation affecting your mouth. The thoughts and ideas of one San Antonio perio...

The Perio Patient Podcast - Episode 68 The thoughts and ideas of one periodontist about the benefits as well as possible problems associated with dental implants. Even though dental implants are amazing and provide a much better quality of chewing compared with removable appliances (dentures and partial dentures with implant support), they can still fail. I talk about one such failure on this podc...

The Perio Patient Podcast - Episode 67. This podcast gives a toothbrush recommendation and covers current concerns I have about the United States Military culture. Finally, we take a few minutes to think about Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address and how differently he saw our nation compared with others back then and also today.   

The Perio Patient Podcast - Episode 66.   Exploring ways to better manage life and chronic inflammation affecting your mouth. The thoughts and ideas of one San Antonio periodontist, Dr. Benjamin Young DDS San Antonio.   I am an inquisitive guy who is fascinated by the specialty I practice. I also love dentistry, medicine, science, and the humanities, and talk and write about all of it. The reason...

The Perio Patient Podcast - Episode 65. Exploring ways to better manage life and chronic inflammation affecting your mouth. The thoughts and ideas of one San Antonio periodontist, Dr. Benjamin Young DDS San Antonio. I am an inquisitive guy who is fascinated by the specialty I practice. I also love dentistry, medicine, science, and the humanities, and talk and write about all of it. The reason I do...

The Perio Patient Podcast - Episode 64. Exploring ways to better manage life and chronic inflammation affecting your mouth. The thoughts and ideas of one San Antonio periodontist, Dr. Benjamin Young DDS San Antonio. I am an inquisitive guy who is fascinated by the specialty I practice. I also love dentistry, medicine, science, and the humanities, and talk and write about all of it. The reason I do...

That's right. Think for yourself – even if you disagree with me and others.   It sounds strange that I would say this to you I know, and that is because there is an initial desire to be agreed with. How much easier would it be if you just did what I told you? It is an enticing thought, because my day would flow so much smoother. Everyone would fall in line and do what I say. It is the highest form...

So, what counters this natural tendency to play the victim in my own life? How can I not fume at every stop light or slow driver who happens to be in front of me? On the one hand, I can scold myself – tell myself to shape up and be nicer. But I have two problems with this approach. First, I think it lowers my mood – which I frankly don't want to do if I can help it, and second, it doesn't work. In...

Throughout my professional career it has repeatedly been brought home to me that if I fail to explain clearly enough for patients to become comfortable with the decisions they will make, it will affect the treatment I am able to provide them. This means I have to schedule time at the beginning of care for them to be able to talk and for me to listen...

The Perio Patient Podcast - Episode 60. Exploring ways to better manage life and chronic inflammation affecting your mouth. The thoughts and ideas of one San Antonio periodontist, Dr. Benjamin Young DDS San Antonio.   I am an inquisitive guy who is fascinated by the specialty I practice. I also love dentistry, medicine, science, and the humanities, and talk and write about all of it. The reason I...