Reflections of a New Year

I know that there are plenty of people who like to go out and do all the party stuff on New Years, maybe I am just an old fart, but my wife and I usually just hang at home, enjoy each other’s company and welcome in the New Year with whoever is hanging around the house.

This year it was real quiet, just the dogs and us. I don’t know why but after picking up our sushi for dinner I got a idea for a movie to watch on Netflix…an older favorite of ours, Notting Hill. I told my wife what I picked out would be a surprise and once she saw what it was it was happy eating and movie watching.

Now, I don’t know about you, but there is something special about the way that Julia Roberts acts that I don’t get from many other actresses or actors for that matter. I have noticed it in several films and it is she really gets me to understand what she is feeling in certain scenes whether it be fear, love or apprehension. All I can tell you is that she got it all in Notting Hill and I was really happy to see it again.

Here is my wife’s funny reflection on this New Year. Notting Hill was filmed in 1999. There were so many scenes that would have been different today because of the changes of technology and it has only been a decade. The use of cell phones did not exist in the movie and the publicity was all driven by the newspaper media. Today, the movie would have to be so different because cell phone cameras would keep the public aware of every step Julia Robert’s character would have made and then blasted it over the internet.

So, as we enter 2101 it is clear that the changes affecting society are occurring even faster than they did a decade ago. Our knowledge about health and the relationship of the mouth to our individual health has grown tremendously. (Yup…got to get that link into health since that’s what I do). Our choices are do we keep doing what we have done in the past (and get the same result) or do we start embracing the change, incorporate into our lives and move forward with different results.

My personal quest is to keep moving forward, to do more to improve my own individual health. From a business standpoint it is all about how I educate my patients better about all the great advances in preventive dentistry (which leads to better health and lower health care costs). And from a social standpoint what do I need to do to try and make a difference in someone’s life….

I am really proud of the fact that I am a member of the board of the Hollywood Wilshire YMCA. They do so much for their community and in particular the kids. They have program in multiple grade schools to help with after school exercise and education about personal responsibility and health. And in support of our Local Y and their efforts to improve our community our office is now offering the YMCA prescription card.

It’s free to you with NO expiration date. It provides you with up to 80% off of retail prices of prescriptions. It’s accepted at over 61,000 national and regional pharmacies including all major chains (even if their name is not on the card like Rite-Aid). You can use it even if you have medical insurance and see if it is a better price or not. And here is the good news, if you do use it there is a small contribution made to the YMCA for every prescription filled. Call our office to get your card today.

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