“Hi, I would be a new patient and would like to schedule a cleaning”. This is a very common first line I hear when someone calls our office. My response is almost always the same: “Well, tell me what you think about this instead…”. The new client experience is quite different here at Origin Dental…

I returned from a five-day dental missions trip to Santo Domingo a week ago. I went in order to work with the Garg Foundation in placing dental implants in patients. Two doctors are paired together with an overseeing surgeon, each doctor placing twenty implants over the course of three days. It is an incredible opportunity…

A gentleman who has been a patient of the practice for several years came into the office for his recare appointment. He has had several health complications the past few years, including kidney cancer and multiple areas of melanoma, which have successfully been removed. He was sharing with me his most recent appointment with his…

Dental Technology – Cone Beam CT Scan One of the greatest advances in dental technology is the use of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). CBCT is an imaging technique that generates three-dimensional images. Some may think this is similar to the medical CT scans taken in the hospital setting. However, CBCT imaging is very different. The…

You’re going to draw my blood in the dental office, you ask? That’s right, and we think you’ll be glad we did. Dr. Toler utilizes platelet-rich plasma in every surgical procedure she does. PRP or platelet-rich plasma is blood plasma that contains platelets. PRP contains several growth factors and cytokines that stimulate healing of bone…

I get this question a lot: “What can I do to keep my teeth healthy if I don’t want to use fluoride?”. It is a valid question. And although I am tempted to jump into the fluoride debate (one in which I stand with the exiguous number of dentists who don’t believe it should be…

We understand there can be anxiety associated with dental procedures. For those individuals that need a little bit of calming TLC while here, we offer several options to relieve anxiety. The most unique relaxation technology we offer is NuCalm. NuCalm helps promote a relaxed and positive dental experience by way of biochemistry, physics and neuroscience…

In efforts to alleviate any added stress upon your dental visit, we have compiled the following list of local establishments in which we trust and highly value. We hope it helps. Tulsa Dining Pure Food & Juice    www.purefoodandjuice.com “We create daily REAL food handcrafted with the very best ingredients. Gluten free, sugar free, soy…

So… the government has shut down… again. Help us build a government shutdown meal plan. The prerequisites are: cost effective (on the count of no dinero) healthy easily accessible (no trekking up a mountain in Nepal for that one ingredient) We’ll go first. Black Bean Quinoa Salad Prep Time: 15 min Total Time: 30 min…

So yes, we all know a PG rating on a movie means parental guidance. We are ready for some harsh language or possible sexual innuendo. Perhaps we prescreen the movie before our kids are allowed to see it. That is some “A game” parenting right there. There is a new PG to be aware of…

This year Thanksgiving Day is on November 22.  We all know that one, but there is another important day before that, November 14. Quick quiz, November 14 is: Dia de los Muertos National Pizza Day U.S. Walk Your Dog Day World Diabetes Day International Floss Day If you guessed e, you are WRONG!  I like…

Recently, I thought I would run a little google research.  So, I typed in “Mercury Safe Dentistry”.  After diving into the choices I was given, I found the following options: Mercury-free dental services Eco-Friendly Dentistry (ok?…) Mercury amalgam removal “Safe” removal (although this practice knowingly doesn’t have the system in place for actual “safe” requirements)…