Every five years my routine dental cleaning appointment includes a full set of x-rays.  A rather unattractive self-portrait, I hope all of the crowns and fillings will be an incentive to my children to brush more frequently than I did as a youth.

Penny, my dental hygienist for over a decade has left the practice and I was surprised to learn of this when I arrived.  I will probably switch to an office that is closer to home since her skills and the rapport we developed over timeweres my main reason for making the haul to Tewksbury.