Dr. Elston Wong would like to proudly announce and thank publicly all of our patients that have had at-home tooth whitening over the last year. Thanks to you, we were able to donate $2200 in whitening proceeds to RVH’s department of surgery! This money goes directly towards pati

From time to time, we like to publicize interesting things that our patients are involved in, because an endless drone about Barrie dental topics is kind of tiresome.  We are people too, and are certainly interested in things more than the oral care of our patients. Today’s inst

You would think that dentistry would have come to an agreement on basic concepts, such as “how the jaws should come together” and “how the teeth should meet”. You would think that because dentistry addresses these issues on a day to day basis. You would also th

We’re noticing that more and more people wish they could do something about their gummy smiles, or gumlines that are uneven.  This seems to be a hot topic, and makes us pleased that more and more people are paying attention to more than just their teeth.  The secret’s out:

Best wishes for a happy new year everyone!  May you and your family enjoy health and prosperity for 2013! Elston Wong

This ain’t your 1950′s dentistry anymore, and you’re not in Kansas. Welcome to modern day dentistry, and it is everything that you hope dentistry can be. In fact, what dentistry can do would probably blow your mind, and it can all be done in Barrie! Dentistry has evo

This ain’t your 1950′s dentistry anymore, and you’re not in Kansas.  Welcome to modern day dentistry, and it is everything that you hope dentistry can be.  In fact, what dentistry can do would probably blow your mind, and it can all be done in Barrie! Dentistry has e

For various reasons, some people suffer from some sort of anxiety when coming to their dentist.  For these people, the anxiety can sometimes be so overwhelming that they avoid going at all. If you’ve had that problem, or you would like your dental visits to be more pleasant, sed

This column will address a daily pet peeve of ours: the role of dental insurance.  And while the answer to the question “Who owns your teeth?” may seem self-evident (literally), we regularly see behaviour that would suggest otherwise.  Let’s do a thought experiment t

This blog usually contains information about things either concerning dental topics, or more recently, interesting things that our dental patients are doing.  This post, is absolutely frought with conflict of interest, so I will issue full disclosure right now: Dr. Mei-Ling Chan is my