Dr. Hale's Blog Archives | Dansville Dental Professionals, LLP

Parent’s Perspective on General Anesthesia for Children’s Dentistry

An interview with Kathleen Hale, D.D.S., owner of Bath and Dansville Dental Professionals. Interviewer: “Dr. Kathleen, you have an outstanding reputation and decades of experience in providing pediatric dentistry in combination with sedation. Your practice is very unusual in that

Special-Need and Autistic Dental Patients

Parents of autistic and other special-needs children face many challenges; one of them should not be finding good dental care. The truth is that almost all dentists are not experienced in treating these patients. Options for the parents are few

How to Save Money on Dentistry

The cost of everything is going up! Food, gasoline, utilities, even Amazon Prime. So, how can you save money on your dental care? We have three things for you to consider. During the pandemic, when the dental office closed to

The Top 3 Things You Need to Know about Dental Health

1 – Bleeding Gums is serious trouble. Healthy gums don’t bleed. Bleeding when brushing or flossing is not normal. Long term gum infection contributes to the leading causes of death and disability in America – heart attacks and stroke. Long

8 Questions To Ask Your Implant Surgeon

Dental implants are the most significant advancement in dentistry in recent history. Dental implants offer patients and dentists an excellent, long-lasting solution to replace missing teeth and maintain bone to provide improved function, comfort, aesthetics, and ultimately, health and quality

Why Bigger is Sometimes Better – Part Three – Should My Dentist be Happy!

I find it amusing when I overhear patients ask my assistant if I’m in a good mood as they are being seated in the treatment room, or what we dentists call an operatory. They mean it in jest, but there

Why Bigger is Sometimes Better – Part Two

In part one of this three-part series, I discussed the key consumer advantages of value and convenience and emergency assistance of a large private group practice. In part II, I will discuss the quality of care and service of a

Why Bigger is Sometimes Better for the Patient – Part One

Today’s dental patient has several choices with respect to choosing a dental care provider. One of the choices pertains to office size. Should you choose the traditional small one or two dentist office, a large chain franchise style practice, or

Which Electric Toothbrush is Best?

One of the more common dental questions I receive from patients is, “Should I get an electric toothbrush, and which one is best?” With the holiday gift shopping season in full swing, I thought this might be a good time

My Story – a Calling

Patients and colleagues often ask me, “How did you choose dentistry?” My story begins with a ten-year old boy. My father was a Presbyterian pastor and my mother an elementary school teacher. Our family of six lived modestly in a

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