Dr. Richard E. Wolfert, DMD | 1121 Main St., Ste #2 So. Weymouth, MA 02190 | 781-335-0604
South Weymouth Dentist
Dr. Richard E. Wolfert, DMD
For more than a few people, a trip to the dentist can raise their blood pressure. If that fear/anxiety raises your blood pressure to pre-hypertension levels—120-139 Systolic and greater than 80 Diastolic—then it might be risky treating that patient. That’s why we have added blood pressure screening as part of the comprehensive annual exam for …
When my dental practice went to paperless files, our primary thought was making the office run more efficiently and being greener. We didn’t realize how this conversion could benefit fellow dentists thousands of miles away in Haiti. Yet that’s exactly what happened when we discovered the Rasin Foundation. I first heard about the Rasin Foundation, …
One reason parents brush their teeth with their children is to make sure they are brushing the way the dentist instructed. Perhaps a better reason is so parents can remind themselves to do the same. Particularly as it pertains to time. Most dentists recommend you brush your teeth a minimum of two minutes at a …
Need a tooth replaced? Dr. Wolfert, AKA “The Toothboss” explains the differences between bridges and dental implants.
Dental benefits first became available in 1974. Back then, the average benefit coverage was $1,000. Does that sound familiar? If you have dental coverage it probably does because the average dental benefit in 2012 is about $1,000. To put that into perspective, in 1974, a brand new Mustang cost about $2500. Today, a 2013 Mustang …
We all know that heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. Did you know that forgetting to brush your teeth at least twice a day increases your risk of heart disease by 70 percent? How about this: men and women with periodontical disease are almost twice as likely to …
