Dr. Barry Dubin's Dentistry For Life recently began giving patients the opportunity to complete a short survey about their visit and our practice once they get home. The survey, which takes just a minute to complete, is returned to us via email through a third party source so it is totally anonymous. Patients can be completely honest without worrying that Dr. Dubin will ever know who said what. For any service business, that's something of a risk to take. After all, we can't always know every interaction every patient has with all of our staff. And lets face it, some people just love to complain no matter what you do. We are thrilled to report that Dr. Dubin, Dentistry For Life, our hygienists, and staff have gotten glowing reviews. In fact, 71% have rated us 5 stars and their visit "EXCELLENT"! Another 19% gave us "VERY GOOD" and only 8% rated us as "AVERAGE". Not a single person rated their visit as anything less than average...NO COM

Dentistry For Life is looking to add a new team member. We know our patients deserve the very best so our goal is to give them that everyday. We must be doing a good job because we're getting more and more new patients flocking to our door. In fact, so many that we need to dedicate a front desk staff member, Michelle Hernandez, just to taking care of their needs and the many phone calls we receive. That means we need to add another enthusiastic people person to our fabulous staff to take care of our equally fabulous patients as they make their way through the practice. This new position will be dedicated to seeing that nothing slips through the cracks and that every patient has a WOW experience from start to finish. S/he will be in charge of all patient information, both electronic and paper charts, making sure that everything is always up-to-date and filed. S/he will welcome and seat each patient as they come in, making sure all is

Here at Dentistry For Life, we see the terrible effects of the "just pull it out" mentality. Our philosophy has always been to save teeth whenever possible because dentures are just plain awful. But its worse than even we thought. It turns out your uncomfortable and ill-fitting old dentures are deadly as well. Why? Most denture adhesives contain zinc which leaches into the body causing zinc poisoning. Zinc poisoning depletes your copper levels resulting in the development of neuropathy and other neurological injuries. The symptoms can include the following: Numbness, Tingling or "pins and needles" sensation Muscled Weakness Unexplained pain Loss of Balance Difficulty Walking Loss of Sensation and Paralysis WOW! In fact, a number of lawsuits against denture adhesive manufacturers like Procter and Gamble (Fixodent) and GlaxoSmithKline (Poligrip) are being actively pursued. Check out some of these websites for details:

We had lots of great referrals from equally great patients, but only one could win. JFK Dental Care patient Mia was the final winner. She received a shiny new purple iPod Nano in appreciation of sending patients to Dr. Barry Dubin and Dr. Shimma. If you are currently a patient at JFK Dental Care, you could win something too. Just look for our next patient referral contest. And even when there's no contest going on, JFK Dental Care always has a great referral program. It's a tiered program where you get a small gift and small account credit on your first referral - a larger one for the next - and so on, right on up to 10 patients referred gets you a free Power Whitening. Thats a $1200 value, just for telling other people just like you where they

Did you know that Invisalign offers very fast and simple movement for your front teeth in as little time as 6 months? Here at JFK Dental Care, Dr. Barry Dubin and Dr. Shimma Abdulla can create a beautiful smile in no time even if you have some gaps or crooked front teeth. Invisalign recognized that many patients don't want to expend the time and expense of full blown orthodontics to move all of your teeth so that you have a perfect bite. Your teeth would then fit together like a set of gears. This is the ideal, but many adults have gotten used to their slightly off bite and it doesn't affect function much. We get the question, "Can't you just make my smile look good?" And the answer is "of course." The cost is very reasonable at around $3500 - much less than the fee for a full Invisalign case or braces

It is with great sadness that I report the passing of Dr. Barry Dubin and Dianne's beloved little poodle, Teddy on January 7. For 15 years, Teddy was a fixture in the JFK Dental Care offices. It was only in the last 3 years, (yes, folks, he was 18) that he had gotten too old to greet Dr. Dubin's patients. Many of our patients knew and loved Teddy. They brought him toys and treats and gave him lots of attention. Dr. Dubin and Dianne report that he was the best dog ever and was truly Dianne's shadow. He will be greatly missed. Even in death, Teddy is helping our patients. He died of ORAL CANCER! So we hope this will be a reminder to all of our patients of the importance of having yearly check-ups at JFK Dental Care for this deadly disease. We have a simple test called Vizilite

Local Center City Philadelphia dentist, Dr. Barry Dubin, announces a new Patient-Centered staffing model at his practice at 1829 JFK Blvd. If you are one of our current patients, you will notice a difference in the staff that you see. The old staffing model and that used by most other dental practices assigns staff to specific tasks that need to be done within the practice: A "Receptionist" answers the phone; a "Scheduler" makes your appointments; a "Finance Manager" takes your payments; a "Dental Assistant" helps the dentist; and a "hygienist" cleans your teeth and takes care of your gums. In this old model, everything revolves around the office and the jobs that need to be done for the practice. This is obviously a PRACTICE centered model, and you - the patient - may see 6 or 7 different people in one visit and totally different people on your next visit. With so many hands i

Dr. Barry Dubin of JFK Dental Care is doing his best to help people in this economy to continue to receive restorative and complex dentistry. If you are a patient at his Center City Practice for Cosmetic and Sedation Dentistry who has not been into the office for more than 12 months, he is offering a GET RE-ACQUAINTED special for only $10. That means you can get his comprehensive 11 point oral exam, all necessary x-rays, and gum disease and oral cancer screening for the low price of just $10. And better yet this offer is transferable. That means you can share it with other family members and friends and they will get the very same $10 special! This is a gr

Dr. Barry Dubin and his dedicated staff at JFK Dental Care never double book to give each patient the undivided attention the patient needs and deserves. Just another example of our efforts is our latest satisfied patient, Mr. Matthews. He wanted a smile he could show to the world. Dr. Barry Dubin used his expertise in cosmetic dentistry to help Mr. Matthews transform his smile. Mr. Matthews could not stop raving about the work that Dr. Dubin and the JFK Dental Care staff completed. He was all smiles!! And so are we, knowing that we helped one more patient feel confident in their smile for today

It truly is all about the patients, especially during our Patient Appreciation Night that just happened August 5, 2008. Dr. Dubin couldn't wait to invite our amazing patients from all over the tri-state area. Dr. Dubin and JFK Dental Care staff worked hard to pull off a successful event for our patients. And boy did we get great responses. What, do you ask, did we do for our patients? We went all out. We had the event at a place everyone feels comfortable, our JFK Dental Care office on JFK Boulevard. We decorated with balloons, flowers, candles, the works. And we had enough food - sandwiches, dips, appetizers, delicious deserts, wine and beer, and other various drinks. We also invited our patients' friends and family to join the party where Read More