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North Shore United's U11 Girls were the Champions of the U11 A Bracket at the GPS Milan Cup Soccer Tournament in Devens, MA. The girls were undefeated and allowed 0 goals in four games. Congratulations! Back Row (from left to right): Chris Marin (Coach), Samantha Klimas, Olivia Griffin, Emily Colby, Lexi Gudaitis, Karleigh Odiet, Addison Luce, Marion Duval Front Row (from left to right): Emma Christopher, Rylie Lasquade, Morgan Bovardi, Erika Zenga, Ali Karafotis
By Stewart Lytle, Reporter ––––––––––––––––– IPSWICH – Local actor and director J.T. Turner was “on cloud nine” in August when he and his fellow actors in his play Within These Walls returned here from Washington D.C. after performing at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Photo by Stewart Lytle The owner of the Actors Company, which From left, Essex Heritage CEO Annie Harris, J.T. among other things Turner, Kerrie Bates and Essex Heritage President Jack brought Ninja Turtles Good. spouting Shakespeare around town last year, thought life conspirator for fun and festivities in Ipswich, were to be honored by couldn't much better. But then he opened the mail the Essex Heritage Trust with its to find an announcement that he Pioneers in Partnership Award at its Continued on page 3 and Kerrie Bates, a frequent co-
Sparhawk School Adds A Dorm AMESBURY – The biggest challenge the Sparhawk School faced in expanding the number of foreign-born students was not finding the young people around the world looking to come to New England for high school. The demand from students is strong, and the Internet makes finding Sparhawk as easy as hitting a few keystrokes. The challenge, according to Sparhawk owner Louise Stilphen, has been finding host families in North Shore communities to take on the responsibility of housing the foreign students. This fall, Sparhawk, a private school for students in pre-
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Sparhawk School owner Louise Stilphen dining with international students at the new dorm.
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Great Neckers are about to get it in the Neck again. There is a plan under way to dig up Jefferies Neck Rd to replace the water line, yes, starting at Newmarch St. and ending at Eagle Hill. The reason given two years ago at Town meeting was to have water pressure in case of fire. That's right, not going to water tower. Make sense? Voters approved one million and nine hundred and fifty thousand dollars, ($1.950 million) for a distance of 1.4 miles. Then resurface for $500K and later changed to $1 million to resurface. Right! That's $2.5 to 3 million dollars for 1.4 miles! Yes, when questioned at Fincom and Selectmen's meetings about adding a sewer line I was told a sewer line can't be closer than six feet to water line. Huh, did that mean every street in Town has to be changed? Now, changes are underway to raise the road because of high water 3 to 5 times a year. How did this type of expenditure get by at Town Meeting? Simple, answer is it was not explained to Residents of Great Neck and to Residents on and side of Jefferies Neck Rd. Yes, you had a choice at Town Meeting, but YOU didn't know and thus didn't show. Fall Town Meeting is coming soon. Sewer the Neck, ask the elected Officials where do the catch basin empty now. While the road is dug up why not bring a gas line for residents, if gas becomes available. Why do Great Neckers get treated like a special cash cow when assessed? Right now is the time to ask questions and get tuned in to what's going on. Ask your neighbors if they understand. Respectfully, Phil Goguen, Ipswich Resident
By: Kathryn O’Brien, M. Ed. “Hard, yet rewarding.” These words were used to describe the life of Sylvia Jean Littlefield who passed away earlier this year. She was one of a handful of active farmers in Newbury. She was a success in life because she lived a "hard, yet rewarding” life. It is not often that we read that phrase any more when describing the attributes of a person’s life. It does, however, accurately describe our professional farmers here in Newbury. Without farmers there would be no food. Yet, their job is very hard. It involves long hours, 7 days a week during all kinds of weather. Their profit margins are small and government regulations make it almost impossible to hire enough employees, and pay taxes and employee health care. Add to that the skyrocketing cost of fuel and the competition from the “big box” chain of supermarkets and it makes you wonder why they continue farming. Farmers do not receive a regular pay check, do not have sick days or vacation time or 401k’s and have to pay for their own health insurance and retirement. Yet Newbury is fortunate to have a few farmers who have chosen a hard, yet rewarding life over a simple yet unfulfilling one. And all of us benefit from their choice. Studies indicate that 85 percent of the people who work actually do not like their jobs – jobs which are far less demanding than farming. So why do farmers choose this hard life? And why do so many citizens embrace this ideal? I am blessed with a unique perspective. I live and work in Newbury, and I own a 25-acre horse farm. I purchased about 10 acres of my land from Sylvia Jean Littlefield years ago, and I am happy to say we became friends. We would stop by for a quick chat while driving by each other’s homes. No calls or appointments necessary. In a complex technology and money driven world, our conversations were positive and meaningful. She handled her 100+ acre farm with joy and determination. As a real estate agent, I sell homes
and farms in and around Newbury and I enjoy listening to new Buyers who want to move into Newbury. I am delighted to note that the Buyers are drawn to Newbury because it is a farming community. Many of these Buyers have gone on line and read about the Right to Farm Bylaw. Most of them are not farmers but they like the “farm mentality.” One Buyer on Scotland Road told me that he was uncertain about buying a certain house, but when he looked across the street and saw Bill Colby on his tractor cutting his hay fields, he fell in love with the vision he beheld and decided to go ahead with the purchase. Another new homeowner in Byfield told me he was enchanted by the starry sky, which was not undermined by light pollution. He had moved from Malden and while living in the city he had to drive quite a distance to see the night sky. Now he just opens his back door and smiles. A man I met at the dump loved the curvy bumpy roads which discourage speeders and big trucks. A couple at the Annual Christmas Tree Bonfire called Newbury one of the remaining “unspoiled” towns. Another couple loved the fact that “urban blight” and over-building had passed Newbury by. People always mention the low taxes which reflect minimal government intrusion into peoples’ lives. The lower taxes allow farmers to continue to feed our families with fresh, locally grown foods. When the Master Plan was published it stated that people move to Newbury and enjoy living here for reasons that were hard to define. But they include the beauty of the vistas, the open fields and meadows and the working farms. These farmers feed our bodies with fresh food and the expanses of land they farm feed our hungry souls. Newbury has lost several senior residents over the past few years, Jean Littlefield being the most recent. Each time we lose someone who has chosen a “hard, yet rewarding” life, we vicariously lose a little piece of our own being and we unconsciously fear that the unselfish, simple ways of living may be replaced. Newbury enjoys being enveloped by the unspoiled and quietly beautiful ideals of simpler, gentile times … of farmers who have chosen the “hard, yet rewarding” life. Kathryn O'Brien is on the Newbury Agricultural Commission, a realtor at RE/MAX Prestige and owner By the Way Farm, Newbury.
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annual fall meeting last week. “It is such an incredible honor,” Turner said holding his award in the basement of the Cape Ann Museum in Gloucester. “It was like another shot of adrenalin.” “It's fun to be recognized,” Bates said. The award was given to Bates, who is the director of Ipswich's ReCreation & Culture Department, and Turner specifically for their efforts to get the play about Ipswich's First Period house performed on the national stage at the Smithsonian. Bill Steelman, the chief operating officer of the Essex Heritage Trust, said the popular adage, “Go big or go home” could be applied to the creative partnership between Bates and Turner, particularly in taking Within These Walls to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The play, Within These Walls, may be the most noteworthy of their recent collaboration. But the two, in collaboration with other creative Ipswich residents and town officials, have done much more. The play, written by Turner, tells the stories of five families who lived in the house at 16 Elm Street for more than 200 years and
made history in the kitchen and parlor, through everyday choices and personal acts of courage and sacrifice. It was first performed, thanks to the sponsorship of the Institution for Savings, four years ago. The play has been performed each year in the fall and is scheduled to be performed again on Sept. 28 at 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. as part of the town's Arts & Illumination Festival and the Essex Heritage's annual Trails and Sails Event. The Arts & Illumination festival itself, a three-day event honoring local arts, has received the Gold Star Award for Excellence from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Sponsored by the Ipswich Cultural Council, the event features 15 floating bonfires in the Ipswich River. The fall is loaded with events that have Turner's and Bates' fingerprints on them. For Halloween Turner is developing a new performance. For Christmas he is also producing a performance of the play Stone Soup, based on an old folk story in which hungry strangers persuade townspeople to share their food. The play is a lesson in cooperation, especially amid scarcity. In collaboration with the play, restaurants will be serving hot
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Community Announcements AMESBURY - The Amesbury Council on Aging /Senior Community Center, Amesbury Housing. Authority and the AHA Supportive Housing ProgramCommunity with Elder Services of the Merrimack Connections Valley Inc. are very excited to announce the beginning of a beautification project at Powow Villa. We will be planting perennials (Day lilies, Hostas, etc.) and giving the landscape a facelift. We need the help of the Amesbury community. If you have a green thumb or a strong back we are looking for volunteers. If not, perhaps you could donate extra plants as you are thinning out your garden. Plants can be dropped off in the Gazebo Powow Villa starting on Labor Day weekend. Any questions or to volunteer please call Vicky Sherwood 978 388 8138 x 542. -----------------------------------------------------------BYFIELD - The Cat in the Cradle Coffeehouse is excited to open the season on September 21 with two young, nationally touring singer/songwriters. Max Garcia Conover brings a north country folk and•Americana style to our stage. His fingers fly across his guitar producing a homegrown acoustic sound with tinges of flamenco. Add Max's arresting vocal style and you have a unique, honest, and sometimes decadent performance. Jamie Kent has talent and great ideas that show up in a very personal way in his folk-rooted originals. Catchy, feel-goody, and yet a bit funky, Jamie's music will have you humming • • along and wanting an encore. The Cat in the Cradle Coffeehouse is hosted by the Byfield Community Arts Center at 7 Central Street, Byfield, MA. Doors open at 7:30 and admission is $5.00 at the door. Beer, wine, soft drinks, and snacks are sold throughout the evening. www.byfieldcac.org or 978-463-3335 -----------------------------------------------------------GEORGETOWN - Area craftspeople are invited to sell their wares on the lawn of the Georgetown library on Sept. 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in conjunction with the first day of the Friends of the Library book sale. Vendors must supply their own tables and chairs. A 10 by 10 space costs just $15. Reservations may be made with Library Director Ruth Eifort, 978-352-5728. If it rains the outdoor crafts sale will be cancelled, but the book sale will be held rain or shine. As part of the Georgetown Days celebration, the book sale will take place Sept. 28 from 9 to 1, Sept. 29 from 9 to 3, and a bag sale will begin at 2 p.m. on Sept. 30. -----------------------------------------------------------GROVELAND - Dunn's Farmstand offers the famous Blue Seal Animal Feeds for ALL animals including cats and dogs. Blue Seal Feeds (founded in Lawrence, MA in 1868) is one of the highest regarded animal products in the industry for its nutritional content and high quality. Not found in retail stores, Dunn's Farmstand is proud to offer this line and offers expert advice too. The farmstand also offers fresh vegetables and an array of locally made fresh items. The farmstand is a virtual potpourri of New England products and serves the creamiest locally made Shaw Farm ice cream (made in Dracut, MA). It is located on 918 Salem St. (Rt 97) in Groveland (across from Hastings) They can be reached at (978) 372-5558. -----------------------------------------------------------IPSWICH - Ipswich Rotary’s 6th annual “Masquerade Ball” will be held Friday October 18 from 7:30 pm to midnight at the Turner Hill Mansion in Ipswich. The event includes dinner, dancing, a raffle and cash bar. This year’s theme is “Twilight”, and proceeds will benefit a variety of local non-profit programs. Celebrate the dress theme of Black and White and Twilight through masks, costumes, or cocktail and optional black tie attire. Tickets are $75 per person and include one raffle ticket. Space is limited, so purchase your tickets early at any Ipswich or Rowley branch of the First Ipswich Bank, Institution for Savings, or TD Bank until October 11. No tickets will be sold at the door. Age 21 and over only. For information and to purchase tickets, contact Jeff Silva at 617-548-0402. Details are available at www.ipswichrotary. org/masqueradeball.cfm -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURY - The Newbury Town Library is pleased to announce the launching of their new website. 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TOWN OF ROWLEY PLANNING BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Pursuant to MGL, Ch. 40A, §5, the Rowley Planning Board will hold a public hearing on petition of the Rowley Board of Selectmen on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at 8:00 p.m., at the Town Hall Annex, 39 Central Street, Rowley, MA. Under the current Zoning Bylaw, a Registered Marijuana Dispensary is not a permitted use in the Town. The purpose of this hearing is to provide interested parties with the opportunity to comment on a proposed Article occasioned by the new Massachusetts law that went into effect on January 1, 2013 regulating the cultivation, distribution, possession and use of marijuana for medical purposes. The article proposes to amend the Town’s Protective Zoning Bylaw by adding a new Section 8.9, TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON REGISTERED MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES, to be effective until November 30, 2014. The hearing will cover the purpose of this Article, the definition of “Medical Marijuana Treatment Center”, and the details of the Temporary Moratorium proposed for such centers while the Town engages in a planning process to address the effects of such structures and uses in the Town. The text of the proposed registered marijuana dispensary moratorium bylaw can be viewed at the Planning Board office at 39 Central Street, Rowley, MA during regular business hours or on the Zoning Review Committee page of the Rowley Town Website, at www. town.rowley.ma.us. Curtis Bryant Chairman, Rowley Planning Board
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AMESBURY LEGION WEDNESDAY MORNING BIRDING to the public. Amesbury's American Legion Post will Join Joppa Flats Sanctuary Director be meeting on September 11th at 7pm Bill Gette and USFWS veteran David HATHA YOGA CLASS at the Powow Villa recreation hall which Community . .on .Friend Street. Weaver for this weeklyCalendar birding field Students are led Continues through a series of is located in Amesbury trip in the Newburyport/Plum Island stretches, strengthening and balancing Anyone interested in joining the Legion area. Appropriate for all birding levels. postures, twists and inversions by certified or attending the meeting is invited. For Wednesday, September 11, 9:30 am - 12:30 yoga instructor Maura Mastrogiovanni. No more information call Gil Emery at 978pm. Meet at the Joppa Flats Education registration is required, and all fitness levels 518-9563 . Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, are welcome. Bring a mat if you have one Newburyport. $17. Preregistration is and wear comfortable clothes. Class meets THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th not required. Call 978-462-9998 for every Wednesday evening at the Rowley information about additional programs Library, 141 Main St., from 5:30-7 pm. IMAGINE, SING, AND LEARN: LIFE and events, or visit the Web site at www. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library, IN A POND massaudubon.org/joppaflats. cost for students is $12 or $10 for Friends Active play and learning with Joppa Flats members. Call 978-948-2850 for more School and Youth Education Coordinator MEMOIR WRITING WORKSHOP information. Lisa Hutchings for pre-schoolers, ages 3 to Thinking about writing your memoir? 5, with a favorite adult. Choose one of two Come to the Newbury Town Library on GARDEN CLUB sessions. Thursday, September 12, 10:00Wednesdays, beginning September 11th The next meeting of the Hampton 11:30 am or 1:00-2:30 pm. Meet at Mass from 11:30-1:00 for this 6 week workshop Garden Club is on Wednesday, September Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center, to help you get started. No prior writing 11, 2013, at 6:30 PM, at the First One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. experience is necessary. Seats are limited, Congregational Church, Winnacunnet Adults $8; Children $7. Preregistration so please register in advance by calling the Road, Hampton, NH. For information is required. Call 978-462-9998 for library at 978-465-0539. about Hampton Garden Club meetings information about additional programs and events, please call Pat Navin at 603- and events, or visit the Web site at www. HISTORICAL PRESENTATION 929-6315. massaudubon.org/joppaflats. The Alliance of The First Religious Society extends an open invitation to a HISTORIAN SPEAK ROWLEY GIRL SCOUT NIGHT presentation by Jim Dyer, local historian 11th at the East Parish Methodist Scouting develops courage, confidence and long time student of the life and Church, Salisbury Square (route 1), and character and helps make the world a times of Caleb Cushing. On Wednesday, Salisbury, MA. Our special guest, actor better place. Join us for Rowley Girl Scouts September 11 at 1:00pm in the Parish Hall and historian Pat Falci’s topic is “The 20th Recruitment night on Thursday, September of the First Religious Society, 26 Pleasant Anniversary of the movie ‘Gettysburg’ and 12th @ 6;30 at Rowley Public Library. Any Street, Newburyport, Jim Dyer will the making of the film.” Pat portrayed questions please email cmalynn@yahoo. Independenthighlight Community Newspaper the “Five Reasons Caleb Cushing Genl. A.P. Hill and was the film’s historical com. advisor. Admission is free and anyone with an interest in America’s Civil War is FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th invited to attend. For more information visit our web page www.cwrtm.org or call BLOOD DRIVE Tom at (978) 462-8518. Community Blood Drive at the
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PLUM ISLAND COASTSWEEP Pitch in and help clean up the beaches of Plum Island. All ages welcome, anytime during the day, rain or shine. Saturday, September 14, 9:00 am-5:00 pm. Meet at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge Parking Lot #1. FREE. Preregistration not required. Call 978-462-9998 for information about additional programs and events, or visit the Web site at www. massaudubon.org/joppaflats.
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FAMILY DAY AT THE BIRD BANDING STATION Bring the family to the Joppa Flats Bird Banding Station on the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge and learn all about our scientific research at a real field station. For families with children ages 6 and up. Sunday, September 15, 9:30-11:30 am. Meet at Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport. Adults $10; Children $6. Preregistration is required. Call 978-462-9998 for information about additional programs and events, or visit the Web site at www. massaudubon.org/joppaflats.
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NEWBURY - Antiques Appraisal Day sponsored by The Sons and Daughters of The First Settlers of Newbury to be held on Saturday, October 5, 2013 from 10:00AM to 2:00PM. The event will be held at Protection #2 Fire Department, Firemen's Memorial Hall, 3 Morgan Ave, Newbury, Ma. The appraiser will be John McInnis from Amesbury, Ma. Up to 3 items may be appraised at the cost of $10 each or 3 for $25. All proceeds will benefit the Newbury Fire Dept. -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - The Anna Jaques Hospital Aid Association will celebrate its 125th year of dedicated service with a special anniversary tea. Founded in 1888, the AJH Aid Association is one of the oldest continuously operating auxiliary societies in Massachusetts. Its longstanding goal has been to support patient services and to promote the health, education and welfare of the Greater Newburyport community. The 125th Anniversary Tea will be reminiscent of teas of old and will include specialty sandwiches, desserts, tea and coffee. It will take place on Friday, September 27, from 2 to 4 p.m., in the Higgins Room at the hospital. The cost will be $15 for Aid Association members and $17 for nonmembers. Ms. Lois Valeo, a Newburyport resident since 1973, will be the guest speaker. Ms. Valeo holds degrees from Syracuse University and Lesley College. The former owner of The Cloth Company in downtown Newburyport, she has taught courses in textiles, fashion history and fashion marketing at a number of area colleges, including Southern New Hampshire University for the past 18 years. The title of her talk will be “Head to Toe: Bygone Women’s Accessories, “ in which she starts with hats and ends with shoes. Reservations for the tea may be made by sending a check, made out to the AJH Aid Association, to Ms. Amanda LaPlante, Volunteer Office, Anna Jaques Hospital, 25 Highland Avenue, Newburyport, MA 01950. Seating is limited, so early registration is strongly recommended. For questions, please call Amanda LaPlante, at 978-463-1150. -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - Join the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center’s biggest fundraiser of the year! This family-friendly 3.5 mile walk along Newburyport’s Rail Trail promises a fun-filled morning and helps the center’s continued efforts to help victims of domestic violence regain safety, well-being, and self-sufficiency. Free t-shirt with every $30 registration! Register Today! Walk Against Domestic Violence hosted by the Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center; Institution for Savings, presenting sponsor. Sunday, October 6, 2013. Registration starts at 8 am. 3.5 mile walk begins at 9 am. Meet at the Windmill at Mark Richey Woodworking, 40 Parker Street, Newbury. Contact information- website: http://www.kintera.org/faf/home/default. asp?ievent=1078211, Phone: (978) 465-0999, e-mail: kmajewski@jeannegeigercrisiscenter.org. -----------------------------------------------------------NEWBURYPORT - Newburyport’s very own Documentary Film Festival returns September 20 – 22 and is seeking volunteers during both the planning process and the weekend of the festival. Those interested are invited to an informative get-together Sunday June 23 at 3-4:30 pm at the Screening Room, 82 State Street in Newburyport. An update regarding this year’s Festival as well as volunteer opportunities will be discussed, It will also serve as a thank you to past volunteers with wine and snacks provided. 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Bob is presenting this slideshow to share his unique experience and to broaden our understanding of this troubled part of our world. -----------------------------------------------------------ROWLEY - This month the Rowley Public Library is displaying photographs by long-time Rowley resident Barrett Bacall. He has a diversified style featuring scenic, nature, and abstract subjects, taken mainly in New England, and has won numerous awards, including the Boston Globe and KINSA. His work will be on display at the library through the month of October. The Rowley Public Library, at 141 Main Street in Rowley, is fully accessible. For more information, call 978948-2850. -----------------------------------------------------------SALISBURY - Save the Date! Sept. 21, noon - 6:30 PM. Salisbury's 375th Anniversary, on the Salisbury Town Green. Music, games for kids, face painting, food vendors, book sale at the Salisbury Library, art vendors, Civil War Story Tellers Fife and Drum and so much more. 4:30 PM Concert by the B-Street Bombers. Visit the Historical Society Building across the street from the Library at 1 PM for a slide show presentation about the History of Salisbury, then head over and visit the Pike One Room School House (behind the library). For more information or to inquire about vendor space contact Maria Miles, 375th Chairperson and Salisbury Chamber of Commerce President, 978-239-4246. -----------------------------------------------------------TOPSFIELD - "Some Like It Old…Some Like It New,” a Topsfield home décor boutique, has recently moved to a brighter and more open space within the Topsfield Village Shopping Center. 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learn Chinese at school and have the opportunity to relate to Chinese students culturally, the benefits are much greater.” Add to that the interaction with students from Korea, Africa and England. Most of the foreign students speak English fluently. Most come to Sparhawk to learn how to write better in English, MacDonald said. Jacob Mobely, the Cambridge Institute program director, said his organization joined with Sparhawk because the school “shares our mission of cultivating intercultural understanding among young people, so I could not imagine a better partner for us to work with on this project.” He said he is impressed with the students who have arrived at Sparhawk. “We have all been reinvigorated by the arrival of a very impressive group of students, who are already demonstrating their commitment and potential." The cost for residential boarding and tuition is $47,900 a year. MacDonald said there are a lot of international students whose families want to send them to New England for high school. They are particularly excited to find Sparhawk, which is relatively close to Boston, a hub of top-flight colleges and universities. As part of the Sparhawk experience, the students are given the opportunity to tour Boston-area colleges, such as Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she said. For more information on the Sparhawk residential program, visit its web site at www.sparhawkschool. com.
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It is always interesting to me to hear different things people say in the dental office that seem to be “standard” among the general population. Some of the information people have appears innate, or built-in, in that everyone uses the same terms even though they are technically incorrect. For example, most people use the term “Novocain”. Even dentists, including myself, use this term daily to describe the local anesthetic used to anesthetize or “numb” teeth before they are worked on. Novocain, apparently still available for purchase, has not been used in dentistry for probably 100 years, but we still use the term because everyone seems to know what we mean. Another term that is commonly used by patients and those in the dental office is “cleaning”. This term is a poor choice of words to accurately describe the service that a hygienist performs. The problem with this word is that it downplays the actual procedure. “I need to cancel my cleaning appointment. Oh, you don’t have anything for me for 2 months?
That’s okay, it’s just a cleaning”, is commonly heard in the dental office. For many, two months off schedule for their “periodontal maintenance”, a better term to describe a “cleaning”, can mean a step backwards for their dental health and require more treatment to get them back to where they were. This also does not take into account the fact that there are other important procedures done at those appointments such as oral cancer screenings. The other day I read a column in The Wall Street Journal entitled, “Are Crowns Made in a Day Worth the No Wait?” This article describes some of the uses of CAD/CAM (computer-aided-design / computeraided milling) technology to produce “crowns” for teeth the same day in the dental office. The technology is used in about 10-15% of dental offices. The term “crown”, or “cap” as some people use, usually make patients cringe. “I need a crown? I thought I just needed the filling replaced”, is common to hear. Patients tend to think that they are losing their tooth if they need a crown. While this is not the case, what if the dentist said that you need an onlay? Have you heard that term? In the article mentioned above, there was not one mention of the term onlay. An onlay, or partial crown, for lack of a better description, is one of the major advantages of CAD/CAM technology. It often allows the dentist to perform more minimally invasive dentistry for specific teeth.
The primary focus of the article was to point out that these CAD/ CAM crowns may not be the best choice for patients or dentists if used on front teeth. The argument is that a dental ceramist in a dental laboratory can make “prettier” teeth than a dentist can in a dental office. While this is usually true, the column downplayed some of the major advantages I see with the use of this technology. The materials we use and the services we perform in the dental office are constantly changing. Don’t get hung-up on words. Keep an open mind and become an active participant in your dental health. Dr. St. Clair maintains a private dental practice in Rowley and Newburyport dedicated to healthcentered family dentistry. If there are certain topics you would like to see written about or questions you have please email them to him at jpstclair@ dentalhealthforlife.com. You can view all previously written columns at www. jpeterstclairdentistry.com/blog.
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