Benjamin W Young DDS MS-Periodontist

03/11/2025

https://thestillpoint.substack.com/p/what-children-most-need-058

03/07/2025

It's my honor to be a member of the board at San Antonio's Christian Dental Clinic located on the Haven For Hope Campus. They provided close to $4.5 million dollars in services to those who cannot afford dental care. This dramatically lowered emergency room visits and helped enable many to smile at their job interviews. This is part of pulling our brothers and sisters out of the strangle holds of addictions and poverty.

02/07/2025

The patient was advised to have all his teeth removed and replaced with dental implant supported teeth.
I have been involved in many of these transitions and they have benefited many patients, however first try to work with the teeth you have.

02/06/2025

February is Gum Disease Awareness Month in Texas, declared by Governor Abbott in 2015. Raising awareness is a good start, but it’s not enough—many people still lose teeth unnecessarily. Thankfully, modern treatments are now easier, cheaper, and more comfortable.

02/06/2025

We the public are learning so much.

02/05/2025

Brush gently with a soft-bristle brush. Brushing too hard can harm your gums. Plaque removal doesn’t need force.

A patient worried about gum color changes. She brushed harder, making it worse. When first seeing me her request was for a biopsy. It wasn't necessary.

Focus on brushing often, not hard. Brush twice daily and floss once a day.

02/04/2025

I Have a Dream (With a nod to MLK).

My dream is to see a radical change in dental healthcare delivery.

But I am one small — and so far — independent voice who is usually crying in the wilderness.
Most periodontal treatment is exclusive to a small population who can afford it and this results in disease progression for most who want to recover from the devastating effects of chronic gum disease.
For many, once the insurance company has determined conditions have gone too far, is to replace the natural teeth with dental implant supported false teeth (which insurance companies don’t cover).
What I have witnessed, however, is that many people can keep most of their teeth much longer than many experts say is possible.
With the LANAP procedure performed by a seasoned periodontist profound reversals are routinely achieved with little overall cost.
For the cost of about one root canal, gum disease can be arrested and even to a great extent reversed.
To learn more, read my patient reviews to see how others have found my services and then give my office a call. I will help support and guide you into a future that you might not believe — or are being told — is possible.

I'm a periodontist. That's a dentist who specializes in problems involving the gums (usually infecti

02/04/2025

https://open.substack.com/pub/thestillpoint/p/mustard-seed-faith?r=fn9gv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

It is usually found when we come to the end of our own ego.

01/28/2025

01/27/2025

In a meeting I frequently attend one of my friends spoke about seeds.

He told us that just coming and sitting and listening opens up the possibility for a good seed to stick.

Later the seed sprouts and grows eventually bearing fruit.

01/23/2025

https://open.substack.com/pub/thestillpoint/p/diversity-before-the-word-was-appropriated?r=fn9gv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

Our culture has got this one all wrong.

01/23/2025

https://open.substack.com/pub/thestillpoint/p/diversity-before-the-word-was-appropriated?r=fn9gv&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Our culture has got this one all wrong.