Oct/Nov 2019
Happy Trails
Allan W. Stevenson, DDS General Dentist
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Schedules permitting, I believe we’ll have a small window in January where all our girls will be in the house at once. On Jan. 2, one of our daughters returns from her mission in Lubbock, Texas. When she gets back, we’ll have a few days to spend as a family before she heads off to college, our other daughters return to their lives, and we’re back to one child at home. These brief periods of having everyone under one roof, I’ve come to realize, are just a fact of life as your children get older. Once you’ve reckoned with the fact that your kids grow up and have lives of their own, I think the holidays take on an added significance. Bringing everyone together is one of the magical aspects of the season, and you feel that so much more acutely when visits with the A Moment to Pause Reflecting on Another Great Year
Dr. Rigby, Dr. O-Brien, Dr. Stevenson, & Dr. Leininger
Team of volunteers
people you love most are fewer and farther in between. We stay in touch with our kids, of course, but it’s not the same as seeing each other every single day. When you have the chance to connect, a chance the holidays have a habit of presenting, you take it.
Second, to our patients, no words can adequately express my gratitude toward you. Simply put, we don’t exist without you. You choose us for your dental needs, thereby putting your trust and confidence in us. That’s a great honor and a big responsibility, and we don’t take it for granted. Every single aspect of this practice, including the services we offer, the relationships we build, and the very layout of our office, is designed with you in mind. We know you have a wide variety of choices when it comes to dentistry, and we constantly strive to be worthy of your choice. I hope everyone reading this newsletter has a chance to reflect on the past year, preferably with some loved ones close at hand. Our lives only ever seem to get busier, but that just makes the opportunities we get to slow down and look back all the more meaningful. Happy holidays! patients and provide $19,900 worth of dentistry. A special thanks to Dr. Rigby from Ustick Dental and Dr. O’Brien from Owyhee Oral Surgery and all of the other volunteers for their help! Thanks also to Lion Al Williams for providing vision screenings! –Dr. Stevenson During Stars Stripes and Smiles, our free dental day for veterans active military and their families, we were able to treat 36
Lion Al doing vision screening
I also think that, as we get older, the holidays become as reflective as they are celebratory. The end of the year prompts us to look back and think of all the things we’ve done and seen over the years. Thanksgiving makes this feeling explicit in the tradition of expressing gratitude for the people who’ve helped us and touched our lives during the course of the year. In honor of that tradition, I’d like to take a moment to share my thanks with two important groups of people. First up is our wonderful team here at Trailridge Family Dental. Thank you for all you do to make our practice what it is. Without people to work alongside, I’m just a lonely dentist sitting in an empty office. Our clinical and admin teams always put the patients first and understand that the best care comes from a place of connection and warmth. Being able to have some fun and do some bonding with all of you at Camp Ida-Haven was one of my highlights of the year. There’s not a day that goes by when I don’t think about how lucky I am to work with you.
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D espite having a huge impact on your overall health, dentistry is uniquely separate from the rest of medicine. Your dentist never checks your joint reflexes, and your family doctor won’t know what to do if you have gingivitis. The story of how this happened is filled with poor timing and petty office drama. In the early 1800s, there was no formal training to practice dentistry. Anyone who could pull a tooth could set up shop and call themselves a dentist. Around this time, a Baltimore surgeon named Dr. Chapin Harris developed an interest in the field. The more he learned about dentistry, the more Harris realized it was connected to medicine. He went to the physicians at the University of Maryland (U of M) and suggested adding a dental program to the medical school. The physicians responded by telling Harris, “The subject of dentistry is of little consequence.” This curt response became known as the Historic Rebuff. Why were the physicians at the University of Maryland so dismissive to dentistry? It wasn’t because they didn’t care about teeth. Dr. Harris had unwittingly made his proposal during a huge struggle amongst the U of M faculty. The board of trustees had recently taken power The Historic Rebuff HOW WORKPLACE DRAMA CREATED DENTISTRY
away from the faculty and started appointing their own people. One of these people was Dr. Henry Willis Baxley.
Baxley was a professor of anatomy at U of M with an interest in dentistry. Baxley supported Harris’ proposal, but, unfortunately for Harris, Baxley had also been appointed the chief of anatomy by the trustees. The rest of the faculty saw Baxley as a traitor, so the physicians were probably so quick to rebuff Harris’ proposal because of Baxley’s support. Far from deterred, Harris, Baxley, and many other dentists in Maryland banded together and established the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery in 1840. This was the first dental school in the United States, and it quickly became the epicenter of the American dental movement. The American Society of Dental Surgeons and the American Journal of Dental Science were established soon afterward, further cementig dentistry as a unique field.
Through one act of spite, the Historic Rebuff, dentistry emerged as we know it today as a separate entity from the rest of medicine.
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THE LEGEND OF SERGEANT RECKLESS The Greatest American War Horse
Sergeant Reckless’ greatest achievement occurred during the final stages of the Battle for Outpost Vegas. During the bloody five-day campaign, Reckless made 51 trips to resupply guns over the course of a single day. By the end of the battle, she had carried 386 rounds of ammunition by walking 35 miles through rice paddies and mountain trails. After dropping off the ammunition, Reckless would then bring wounded soldiers back to safety. Reckless was trained to lie down when under fire and avoid barbed wire, and her ability to do so without needing human command saved many lives during the battle. Reckless would close out her war career with two Purple Hearts and the rank of staff sergeant. She spent the rest of her years at Camp Pendleton in California. To learn more about this legendary mare, be sure to check out “Sgt. Reckless: America’s War Horse” by Robin Hutton.
Animals have acted as companions to humankind for thousands of years. They’re a near-constant source of companionship, comfort, and aid. Unfortunately, military animals don’t often get the recognition they deserve. One horse, in particular, was essential to the success of her regiment during the Korean War. Meet Sergeant Reckless. Bought for $250 in 1952 by a U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant at a Seoul racetrack, Sergeant Reckless was trained to carry ammunition for the 5th Marine Regiment. Her name was a play on the “recoilless” rifle ammunition she carried and a nod to the daredevil attitude of the soldiers who used them. Reckless was pivotal for her regiment in more ways than one. As Robin Hutton notes in her book “Sgt. Reckless: America’s War Horse,” “Because horses are ‘herd’ animals, the Marines became her herd. She bonded so deeply with them that Reckless would go anywhere and do anything to help her adopted family.”
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Inside This Issue
Gratitude for a Wonderful Year
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Why Don’t Doctors Pull Teeth?
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The Legend of Sergeant Reckless
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Burnished Potato Nuggets
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INGREDIENTS BURNISHED POTATO NUGGETS
• 8 cloves garlic, crushed • 2 sprigs rosemary • Kosher salt, to taste
• 5 lbs russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces • 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
DIRECTIONS
1. Heat oven to 425 F. 2. In a large pot, pour water over potatoes to cover by 2 inches. Salt water and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat and simmer gently for 10 minutes. 3. Thoroughly drain potatoes and let stand for 10 minutes. Toss gently and season with salt. 4. Meanwhile, combine both oils in a large pan and heat in oven for 10 minutes. 5. Remove pan from oven and add potatoes, turning to coat thoroughly. Return to oven and cook for 30 minutes, turning every 10. 6. Toss in garlic and rosemary and finish cooking for 8–10 minutes. 7. Drain and serve. Inspired by Bon Appétit
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