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Have you ever asked a loved one what they love about you? In many cases, family members and friends will tell you that it is your smile that they love (among other traits, of course). Smiles provide so many benefits to us and the people that we see and meet every day. Smiles welcome you.…
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Discovering the extraordinary behind the ordinary. Since you use it every day, your smile might feel ordinary—but it’s actually incredibly interesting and surprisingly powerful! We usually connect smiles with happiness or joy, but we use them to express a wide range of emotions. Since smiles carry the same meanings across cultures, people have been studying…
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Understanding stress and its impact on our lives is now more important than ever. We all experience stress at some point in our lives, and for some of us, stress is more common than others. Since March 2020, in particular, many of us have experienced stressors that we could never have imagined. We’ve had to…
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Keep yourself busy until spring arrives! Spring is just around the corner, and with it, the hope for brighter, sunnier, and longer days. Though winter has its charms, the gloomy weather and the cold temperatures can make us all a bit unmotivated. A lot of us refer to this as the winter blues. Whether you…
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Staying indoors doesn’t have to be a chore. Sometimes, life throws you for a loop and all your family activities are in a pile. You’re working from home, and the kids are all out of school. This is a challenge under any circumstances! If this is the case right now for you, you’re probably all…
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Dr. Bruce Sexton — Wayland, MI Dentist Dr. Bruce Sexton has been practicing in the Wayland, MI area since 1984. Having experienced the tragedy cancer can bring, he is a strong proponent of oral cancer screening. He also believes it’s important to always be learning and growing, both personally and professionally. As a compassionate dentist…
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Self-Care is More Than a Trend Though the concept of self-care can be found throughout human history, it’s fairly new to the mainstream scene. In fact, the Oxford English Dictionary only added self-care to the dictionary in 2017, defined as: The practice of taking action to preserve or improve one’s own health 1.1 The practice…
Read MoreThere is little I enjoy more than sitting in the woods and enjoying what is going on around me. Sometimes I even see deer and have been known to shoot a few. I especially enjoy bow season with its mild weather, changing seasons and the quiet compared to gun season. So why am I taking…
Read MoreI thought I would devote this blog to what is going on with our dental practice and its amazing team. Last month we spent 2 days with our dental advisor and friend Beverly. For 15 years Beverly has come to our office and helped us become a better office and a better team. She has…
Read MoreI turned 58 this week. So I took some time to reflect on those many, many years. Less than a year before I was born, the Detroit Lions won the NFL Championship. Since then, the Lions have won ONE (1) playoff game. That’s right, one playoff win in 58 years. In 1991 they rode the…
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