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Firefighters Need Sleep

August 17, 2018

Filed under: Blog,Uncategorized — drtimmerman @ 12:08 pm

Firemen and Firefighters Need Sleep!

by Lance Timmerman DMD

Our local firefighters do a fantastic job of keeping us safe. Because of them and their efforts, Seattle sleep apnea dentist Lance Timmerman DMD and us can sleep at night with the security that they will be there for us if we ever need them. We all hope that we will never call upon them, but if we do, we are forever grateful for their tireless service. For them to BE there for us, they need proper sleep and not simply “putting in the hours” but having the kind of sleep that actually does what it is supposed to do. Quality of sleep goes hand in hand with QUANTITY of sleep.

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Delaying Dental Treatment

Filed under: Blog,Uncategorized — drtimmerman @ 12:05 pm

Don’t Delay Dental Care

Seattle cosmetic dentist Lance Timmerman DMD in Tukwila is often sought out for care, but treatment is delayed initially to, “wait until I NEED it.” The question of TIMING for dental care is interesting a debatable. However, it is INEVITABLE, so it is merely delaying something that WILL happen.

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Patient Balance Of Dental Fee

Filed under: Blog,Uncategorized — drtimmerman @ 11:52 am

Limited Dental Fee “Insurance” Benefits

by Lance Timmerman DMD

Again, I use the quotes over the word insurance because “dental insurance” is a myth. What I hope to explain here is the obligation of a balance when working with a third party benefactor. As time marches on, insurance in ALL forms is changing. As benefits morph into a different animal, it can be hard to keep up, yet SOME things are not NEW. Primary among the “old info” is the fee for the service in a dental office.

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Your Doctor Should Be Prescribing Sleep for Weight Loss

Filed under: Blog,Uncategorized — drtimmerman @ 11:28 am

A new review article published in the prestigious British medical journal The Lancet, the best prescription doctors should be writing for obesity and type 2 diabetes is sleep.

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Gummy Smile Treatment

Filed under: Blog,Uncategorized — drtimmerman @ 11:24 am

Gummy Smile Treatment

Seattle cosmetic dentist Lance Timmerman DMD in Tukwila is often asked to “Fix my gummy smile!” Some dentists simply “fix” the enamel part of their smile, but don’t notice (or aren’t capable of fixing) the lip size or movement. When a gummy smile is an issue, there are three choices:

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