EPISODE 214 - Teresa Yang, DDS, has practiced dentistry in the Los Angeles area for more than thirty years. She started and developed two practices from scratch, which is unique in today’s insurance-driven world. She has taught clinical dentistry and patient management at UCLA School of Dentistry, has written extensively on dental topics, and is the editor of WestViews, a publication of the Western Los Angeles Dental Society. Dr. Yang’s philosophy has always been to put the patient’s interest first: “A person is more than a mouth and a set of teeth.” She is the author of Nothing But the Tooth/An Insider’s Guide to Dental Health (Rowman & Littlefield, August 23, 2023). Learn more at teresayangdds.com. In the episode, Teresa shares the optimal dental hygiene routine, whether preventative procedures are worth it, how to offset the cost of expensive dental procedures…and more!

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QUESTIONS I ASK TERESA IN THE EPISODE:

What are some of the biggest misconceptions about dental health?

Is there a trust issue between patients and dentists?

What about preventative add-ons? Are they worth it?

Do cavities always need to be filled? When should you seek a second opinion?

If you could wave a magic wand that would make the entire world practice better dental care and hygiene, what would people start doing?

Are manual or electric toothbrushes better? 

Whiteners: yay or nay? 

What options are there to offset the cost of expensive dental procedures?

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