The News from Lake Pend Oreille

Fresh Ideas from Idaho's Largest Fresh Water Lake

SilvermanDMD

The personal blog of Dr. Michael Silverman, president and co-founder of the Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation

More 'Odds' Than Ends
Dr. David Steele, a dentist in Alexandria, Indiana noted that his one-year-old Persian cat, Sebastian, had an underbite. The dentist fretted that his cats two bottom canines might break off or cause a problem, so he fit his feline friend with two gold crowns.
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Posted by Michael Silverman at 9/5/2006 5:54 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
No Man Is An Island -- But I Come Close
For someone who believes as deeply as I do in "community," it is somewhat ironic that my dream home rests on an island in the middle of a giant fresh water lake in northern Idaho.
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Posted by Michael Silverman at 7/24/2006 12:15 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
More On My Neighborhood: An Easy Commute By Submarine!
Pend Oreille [pronounced Pond Or Ay] means “looks like an ear” in French, which is what the lake look likes from orbit. Despite its name, it was not a French explorer who discovered this crescent shaped lake in 1809. It was a Scot by the name of Finan McDonald, his Canadian-Indian friend Jaco Finlay, and the Thompson Family, a family traveling west with 13 children.
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Posted by Michael Silverman at 7/24/2006 12:12 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Learning From A Master – Unforgettable
D.O.C.S. has always boasted a great faculty. But that’s not enough for me. On behalf of D.O.C.S. members I’m always on the hunt for cutting-edge professionals who can elevate our curriculum even beyond its already terrific level. Dr. Fang is just such an instructor.
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Posted by Michael Silverman at 7/15/2006 11:31 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Life’s Passions and Rewards
In my private time, I’m passionate about my daughter, Grace, and about the great outdoors. I love nature – actually originally thought I’d be a botanist – and now that I split my time between Seattle and Idaho, I can indulge in boating, fishing, rock climbing and other activities that were much less accessible in my former Philadelphia digs.
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Posted by Michael Silverman at 7/1/2006 10:36 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
New City, New Blog and Renewed Energy
If you are planning to be in the Seattle area, I invite you to stop in to our new facilities and see how we’ve grown. If I’m available on the day you visit, I’d love to buy you a cup of coffee and talk further about the bright future of D.O.C.S. (Turns out, Seattle is also blessed with an abundance of delightful coffee shops, as if you didn’t already know.)
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Posted by Michael Silverman at 7/1/2006 7:52 AM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)