Dr’s Notes

How Well You Chew Is What Remains — What Can Still Be Recovered Dr’s Notes · Teeth and Whole-Body Health, Part 3 of 3 Parts 1 and 2 may not have been comfortable reading. They were full of numbers showing that the more teeth you lose, the higher your risk of heart disease, pneumonia, and […]

Teeth and the Brain — What Chewing Does for Your Mind Dr’s Notes · Teeth and Whole-Body Health, Part 2 of 3 Part 1 looked at how the number of teeth you’ve lost connects to the heart and to lifespan. This part is about the brain. A few years ago, an unfamiliar item began appearing

The Weight of a Single Tooth — What the Number of Teeth You’ve Lost Says About You Dr’s Notes · Teeth and Whole-Body Health, Part 1 of 3 There is something I hear from patients almost every week: “It’s just one molar. Does it really matter?” It doesn’t hurt to chew, and a back tooth

Dental Emergency Near Osan Air Base or Camp Humphreys? What to Do After Hours and on Weekends Dr’s Notes — for U.S. military families near Camp Humphreys and Osan Air Base Dental emergencies have a talent for bad timing. The crown comes off on a Saturday evening. The toothache that was “manageable” all week becomes

What You Won’t Find at Our Clinic — and What You Will. Dr’s Notes Scroll through social media these days and you’ll see dental implant ads everywhere. The biggest thing on every ad is the price. Next to it, words like “Same-day,” “Easy,” “Special offer.” While thinking about how to introduce our clinic among ads

Cavities in Baby Teeth: “They’ll Fall Out Anyway — Do We Really Need to Treat Them?” Dr’s Notes This is the question I hear most often from parents in pediatric consultations — and honestly, it’s the most reasonable one. The tooth will fall out in a few years and a new one will replace it,

[Dr’s Notes] Lowering the Barriers to Dental Care — Our Promise to Eumteo By Dr. Junsang Lee, Lead Director | 365 E-LOOK Dental On July 15, our clinic signed a partnership agreement (MOU) with the Eumteo Vocational Adaptation Training Center for People with Disabilities, an affiliate of the Pyeongtaek Citizens’ Foundation, to support the oral

Why Do Dentists Take a CT Scan (CBCT)? — How It Differs From a Panoramic X-ray, and Is the Radiation Safe Dr’s Notes “You already took a panoramic X-ray — do I really need a CT too?” It’s one of the most common questions in my operatory, and it carries two worries inside it: one

How the TRICARE Dental Program Works at a Korean Dental Clinic — Claims, Coverage, and What to Expect Dr’s Notes — for U.S. military families near Camp Humphreys and Osan Air Base If you’ve recently PCS’d to Pyeongtaek, one of the questions that comes up quickly — usually after the boxes are unpacked and someone’s

“That wasn’t bad at all.” Medically reviewed by Dr. Junsang Lee (DDS · Director, 365 E-LOOK Dental) | Last updated: June 2026 Sometimes, after we finish a treatment and the patient gets up from the chair, they tell me this. Others are more direct: “I was so worried — how was that it?” There’s nothing