Last week was busy. Seeing patients, dental meetings, biking and flying.

It was good and busy. A busy week of work with patients a couple of dental meetings, flew and biked too! And, ... it started with Halloween.

We had a good week in the office. It is great to be helping patients with their dental problems. Our team at the office is excellent. We helped a number of patients with a variety of problems. We dealt with a number of implant restorations, denture patients, patients with gum problems and helped a number of children. It was satisfying to be able to help and make a difference for all of these members of our dental family. We could be a bit busier. We are still trying to help Michelle work on Thursdays too.

We had a number of new patients recently too. One lady is a native South American from Guyana. We have had a large family of patients whose heritage is from India but their parents and grandparents were raised in the South American country of Guyana in the capital of Georgetown. Apparently there is a fairly large contingent of the Guyana population originally from India. It is very interesting how our country is a magnet for such a large variety of people all adding to our diversity and enriching our culture.

The meeting on Tuesday evening was given by Dr.s Marty Rogers and Matt Davis. It addressed the most recent thoughts on cracked teeth and root canal treatment. They did an excellent job.

Wednesday was a meeting of the Northern Illinois Dental Specialists at which I was a guest. Dr. Burgess formerly of New Orleans [before hurricane Katrina] and now of the University of Alabama dental school is a well know restorative dentistry expert. His presentation was outstanding. It is good to keep up on the latest technology in order to be able to serve my 'dental family' as well as possible.

I biked a few mornings last week and was able to fly last evening. The flight with 5 of my powered paragliding friends near Kankakee was a great way to end the week.

This is how a good friend of mine trains powered paraglider pilots near Christmas, Florida:

http://vimeo.com/16502027

The above is an excellent video showing the training process in summary. Bob is an excellent student and Eric Dufour is an excellent instructor [perhaps the best in the country]. It doesn't always go as smoothly as depicted here. There are some good instructors in the midwest too.

My photos from last evening's flying:

http://picasaweb.google.com/davidmcw3/PPG101106Koerner#

It was a bit late when we launched and the light wasn't as good as I would have liked for photography. My camera regularly let me know that the battery was dying in spite of it being fully charged just before leaving home. Apparently the camera didn't like the cold. It was about 40 degrees or a little less as we flew. Colder weather is definitely making its way into our too near future.

My best to all of you and all of yours always!