Why do younger patients need less dentistry than they used to? Because prevention actually worked. Fluoride works. Sonicares work. Modern oral rinses work when people use them, and floss works when people use it. The result is that the average patient under about forty-five or forty-seven walks in needing little more than bleachings and cleanings. That is a win for public health and a quiet problem for your schedule if your whole model assumes a steady river of fillings and crowns coming through the door. Yes, there are outliers and there are pockets of real disease, but the average, which is [...]