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President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters, Malia and Sasha, sit for a family portrait in the Green Room of the White House, Sept. 1, 2009. (Official White House Photo)
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‘Explore New York’ article for Dental Tribune

For this year’s “today” show daily, published by Dental Tribune on-site at the Greater New York Dental Meeting, I wrote an article for out-of-towners about what they can do for fun during their visit to the big city.

The meeting, which is an annual event in the dental industry, started just after Thanksgiving. I was the designated exhibit hall photographer for Dental Tribune, taking pictures at many of the company booths during the event. On one of the days I also covered a breakfast hosted by Henry Schein Dental, a company that is making a big push into digital technology.

My articles are directly below. If you click they will open bigger:

Fred Michmershuizen dental inustry writer and editor

The American Dental Association meets in Washington

Last week for work, I was in the nation’s capital for the annual session of the American Dental Association, held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Dental Tribune published three issues of “today,” our at-show daily newspaper, which we put together live on site.

One of my assignments was to cover the educational offerings. Here is my article, which appeared on pages 1 and 3 of the third and final day’s paper. I also took the pictures. If you click on the images they will open bigger:

Fred Michmershuizen

article by Fred Michmershuizen

How they do a root canal

It’s always fun to work on the cover of roots magazine. For this issue, which has just been printed, I wanted to try something a little different. This cover shows a handpiece and a file — the machinery used by the dentist during a root canal procedure — next to before-and-after X-ray images of a tooth that was treated.

cover of roots magazine managing editor Fred Michmershuizen

As a non-dentist, I have come to respect and admire those who perform root canal treatment. When I show friends who are not dentists the cover of a magazine like this, most get scared or grossed out. But the thing is, it’s scary-looking equipment like this in the hands of a trained professional that can take away your pain and save your tooth.