Long Island Periodontist Dr. David Scharf

Thank you Marlene. It’s a team effort and we all appreciate your friendship and kind words

Thank you Nancy for your beautiful note and the delicious cookies. We are so happy that you are thrilled with your new smile. We appreciate the trust and confidence you placed in us.

Can you find the periodontist is the photo?

What a great way to start the weekend. We have some of the nicest patients

We are back for all phases of dental care. Here is a quick video to show you all the things we are doing to provide a safe environment for our patients and our team. Call us at (631)661-6633 https://youtu.be/yYyEQ029KNk

HAPPY OPENING DAY! In celebration of the start of the MLB season, we want to know which team you're rooting for! Comment below and tell us! #openingday #mlb #baseball

IT’S NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH, so let’s look at the role our food plays in our dental health. What are some of the foods we should avoid, and which ones should we be eating more often to protect our teeth and gums? To Avoid: Sugars, Starches, and Acids The bad bacteria in our mouths love eating any sugar left on our teeth after we eat something sweet, and they enjoy starchy foods too. After a big meal, those bacteria then excrete acid onto our teeth, eroding our tooth enamel... and increasing the risk of tooth decay. When we eat or drink acidic things like soda or fruit juice, we’re applying acid directly to our teeth! Eat More: Dairy, Proteins, and Produce Dairy products like milk, plain yogurt, and cheese are low in sugar and high in protein and calcium, both of which we need for healthy teeth and gums. Poultry, fish, nuts, and eggs are other great sources of protein and they also contain phosphorus! Finally, fruits and veggies are high in water and fiber, which makes it harder for the sugar and acid in them to harm our teeth than when we only drink the juice. #nationalnutritionmonth #dentalhealth

IT'S WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY, and to raise awareness we're encouraging everyone to wear some crazy socks! Snap a pic of your silly stockings and tag us in it! #lotsofsocks #worlddownsyndromeday #wdsd

WE COULD ALL use a little happiness today! Drop a song that helps you stay positive in the comments below! #happiness #positivity #music

EVERYONE HAS something that they feel brings them luck, and sometimes it’s a lucky number! If you have a lucky number, share it in the comments below! #stpatricksday #luckynumber #lucky

TELL US who your final pick WOULD HAVE been this year! We're sad the tournament has been cancelled, but look forward to next year! #marchmadness #coronavirus

IT’S WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, which makes it a great time to celebrate a pretty awesome lady: Lucy Hobbs Taylor, DDS, the first woman to earn a dental degree in North America. Born in 1833, Lucy developed a passion for medicine in her 20s while working as a teacher. She was rejected by a medical school because of her gender and advised to try dentistry instead, but she faced multiple rejections there too. Undaunted, she found a professor who would teach her privately and open...ed her own practice at age 28. It didn’t take long after that for her to be recognized by her male peers for her skill and gentle chairside manner, and she was finally accepted into the Ohio College of Dental Surgery, from which she received her degree in 1866. The next year, Lucy married James M. Taylor, a railcar painter and Civil War veteran. She combined her previous experience as a teacher with her hard-won dental expertise by training her husband to be a dentist too! Together, the couple established a successful practice in Lawrence, Kansas. After James died, Lucy spent less time on dentistry and became active in politics, campaigning for issues like women’s suffrage. Her example inspired many more women to pursue careers in dentistry. #womenshistorymonth #dentistry

IT’S INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY and we’re posting to say that we support the women in our practice, community, and world! #internationalwomensday #empowerwomen #femaleempowerment

IT’S NATIONAL Dentist’s Day so we wanted to give a big shout-out to dentists here and everywhere! #nationaldentistsday #dentistry #shoutout

DO YOU HAVE a controversial movie opinion? Comment below to share what popular movie you didn’t like.#unpopularopinions #movies #commentbelow

OUR DENTAL ASSISTANTS ROCK! We love jamming out and working hard with them here at our practice! We appreciate all that they do! #dentalassistant #dentalassitantappreciationweek #thankyou