# Longworth Dental
> Family, cosmetic & emergency dentists in Bowmanville & Courtice, ON. Longworth Dental welcomes new patients at both locations. Book your visit.
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## Pages
- [Bowmanville Contact](https://longworthdental.ca/bowmanville-contact.md) - Visit or call Longworth Dental in Bowmanville.
- [Longworth Dental Bowmanville](https://longworthdental.ca/bowmanville.md) - Serving dental patients in Clarington Municipality since 2011
- [Courtice Contact](https://longworthdental.ca/courtice-contact.md) - Visit or call Longworth Dental in Courtice
- [Longworth Dental Courtice](https://longworthdental.ca/courtice.md) - Serving dental patients in Durham Region since 2021

## Posts
- [Fees](https://longworthdental.ca/fees.md) - We offer the same care for every patient, whatever your coverage. Our fees follow the ODA guide, we direct-bill insurance, and we accept CDCP.
- [POV: when your favourite doctor is out of the office…](https://longworthdental.ca/favourite-doctor-out-of-office.md) - What the Courtice team gets up to when Dr. Sharon is out for the day.
- [Warming up for when everyone remembers their benefits expire in December](https://longworthdental.ca/benefits-expire-in-december.md) - The year-end rush before dental benefits reset.
- [When the dental assistant disappears during the appointment](https://longworthdental.ca/assistant-disappears.md) - Ever wonder where the assistant goes mid-appointment?
- [When your patient says they didn't even feel the injection](https://longworthdental.ca/didnt-feel-the-injection.md) - There's no better compliment than 'I didn't even feel that.'
- [Surprising our patient with a free treatment](https://longworthdental.ca/surprising-a-patient-free-treatment.md) - A patient picks a card for a free treatment, with a playful twist.
- [When you recline the chair but the patient doesn't go with it](https://longworthdental.ca/chair-back-patient-stays.md) - You put the chair back, the patient stays exactly where they were.
- [What we hear vs. what the patient hears](https://longworthdental.ca/what-we-hear-in-the-chair.md) - The gap between our dental shorthand and what patients actually hear.
- [Megan Maclean](https://longworthdental.ca/megan-maclean.md) - Dental Receptionist
- [When your schedule has multiple root canals on the same day](https://longworthdental.ca/multiple-root-canals-one-day.md) - That moment you check the schedule and take a deep breath.
- [Trying to keep the doctor on time like](https://longworthdental.ca/keeping-the-doctor-on-time.md) - Keeping the doctor on schedule is a job all its own.
- [POV: your dentist starts behaving like most other service providers](https://longworthdental.ca/dentist-asking-for-tips.md) - What if your dentist asked for a tip like everyone else?
- [Working in dental be like](https://longworthdental.ca/working-in-dental-be-like.md) - The physical side of dental work nobody warns you about.
- [How I think I look assisting my dentist vs. how I actually look](https://longworthdental.ca/how-i-think-i-look-assisting.md) - Expectation versus reality, assisting-the-dentist edition.
- [Seeing who in the office passes the vibe check](https://longworthdental.ca/office-vibe-check.md) - Testing which coworkers pass today's vibe check.
- [When the front desk fills your open spot at the end of the day](https://longworthdental.ca/front-desk-fills-your-spot.md) - You could see the open slot coming, and then the front desk filled it.
- [Checking I have 2 hands because my dentist thinks I have 6](https://longworthdental.ca/do-i-have-six-hands.md) - Still just two hands, even if the dentist swears otherwise.
- [POV: you need to take an impression but your patient is very chatty](https://longworthdental.ca/chatty-impression-patient.md) - Taking an impression while the conversation keeps going.
- [How to floss the right way](https://longworthdental.ca/how-to-floss.md) - A quick, step-by-step guide to flossing the right way.
- [POV: you're a dental assistant fixing the equipment with YouTube tutorials](https://longworthdental.ca/fixing-equipment-youtube.md) - Every dental assistant's go-to repair method.
- [When you're having a bad day and your work bestie is always supportive](https://longworthdental.ca/work-bestie-support.md) - The coworker who turns a bad day around.
- [When you thought the dentist was trying to make heart hands with you](https://longworthdental.ca/heart-hands.md) - When you think it's heart hands, but they're just getting to work.
- [Behind the scenes as a dental assistant](https://longworthdental.ca/behind-the-scenes-assistant.md) - A look at a day in the life of a dental assistant.
- [So you're a dentist?](https://longworthdental.ca/so-youre-a-dentist.md) - Yes, he's a dentist. No, not at the dinner table.
- [POV: attempting to contact the insurance company](https://longworthdental.ca/contacting-the-insurance-company.md) - The long wait every dental office knows well.
- [That weird patient who likes the taste of topical anesthetic](https://longworthdental.ca/likes-the-taste-of-topical.md) - There's always one patient who loves the flavour of the topical.
- [POV: you start getting curious if your patients are overreacting](https://longworthdental.ca/are-patients-overreacting.md) - After enough patients flinch at the cold air, you start to wonder.
- [Jennifer Kniznik](https://longworthdental.ca/jennifer-kniznik.md) - Dental Receptionist
- [POV: you work with the most wonderful, fun and caring people](https://longworthdental.ca/wonderful-fun-caring-people.md) - Grateful for the people who make the work a joy.
- [How we feel at the start of the day vs. the end of the day](https://longworthdental.ca/start-of-the-day-energy.md) - The energy at the start of the day versus how we feel by the end.
- [POV: training the new dental assistant](https://longworthdental.ca/training-the-new-assistant.md) - Training day at the sterilization station in Courtice.
- [When you and the dentist are having fun and then he puts you to work](https://longworthdental.ca/then-he-puts-you-to-work.md) - One minute you're joking around, the next you're back to work.
- [Take a tour of our Courtice office](https://longworthdental.ca/courtice-office-tour.md) - A look through our Courtice office, where we're welcoming new patients.
- [POV: you see the doctor going into another room, but you called her first](https://longworthdental.ca/doctor-went-the-wrong-way.md) - When you call the doctor to your room and she heads for the other one.
- [POV: showing our admin places she's never seen before](https://longworthdental.ca/showing-admin-the-washing-machine.md) - Our admin rarely makes it to the back, so the team gave her the grand tour.
- [Dr. Yousif Al-Ali, BDS](https://longworthdental.ca/dr-yousif-al-ali.md) - Associate Dentist
- [Take a digital scan with me](https://longworthdental.ca/digital-scan-with-me.md) - A digital scan on our new iTero Lumina, no goopy impressions required.
- [POV: when the dentist squeezes in another patient at the end of the day](https://longworthdental.ca/squeezing-in-another-patient.md) - That end-of-day feeling when the dentist finds room for one more.
- [Behind the scenes of a dental receptionist](https://longworthdental.ca/behind-the-scenes-receptionist.md) - The quiet multitasking that keeps the front desk running.
- [When the dentist is waiting but you can't get your glove on](https://longworthdental.ca/cant-get-my-glove-on.md) - The dentist is ready, the patient is ready, and the glove will not cooperate.
- [What your dental assistant is really doing on their 'be right back'](https://longworthdental.ca/be-right-back.md) - Where the assistant actually goes when they say they will be right back.
- [POV: when you bother admin for the tenth time in an hour](https://longworthdental.ca/bother-admin-tenth-time.md) - What it looks like from the front desk when the back needs just one more thing.
- [POV: training a new dental assistant](https://longworthdental.ca/training-a-new-dental-assistant.md) - One of our Bowmanville assistants has some fun training the newest member of the team.
- [Lorna Simic](https://longworthdental.ca/lorna-simic.md) - Registered Dental Hygienist
- [Chelsea Good](https://longworthdental.ca/chelsea-good.md) - Certified Dental Assistant
- [Jeremy’s guide to the Canada Dental Benefit (part III)](https://longworthdental.ca/jeremys-guide-to-the-canada-dental-benefit-part-iii.md) - Thirty-two of the most common Canada Dental Benefit questions from the government's launch webinar, answered in plain language. (The CDB has since ended.)
- [Jeremy’s guide to the Canada Dental Benefit (part II)](https://longworthdental.ca/jeremys-guide-to-the-canada-dental-benefit-part-ii.md) - Our launch-day guide to the Canada Dental Benefit: eligibility, how to apply through the CRA, and how claims were validated. (The CDB has since ended.)
- [Jeremy’s guide to the Canada Dental Benefit (part I)](https://longworthdental.ca/jeremys-guide-to-the-canada-dental-benefit-part-i.md) - Everything parents needed to know about the Canada Dental Benefit: eligibility, amounts by income, and how to apply. (The CDB has since ended.)
- [Amanda Germaine on the value of an in-house lab](https://longworthdental.ca/amanda-germaine-value-in-house-lab.md) - Today, Amanda talks about how the in-house lab at Longworth Dental benefits the patient. She discusses the different pieces of technology involved in creating crowns, night guards, ortho fabrications, and bleaching trays.
- [Dr. Barr on enjoying the journey, not just the destination](https://longworthdental.ca/dr-barr-on-enjoying-the-journey-not-just-the-destination.md) - Dr. Sharon Barr reflects on family, building a dental practice, team culture, and learning to enjoy the journey rather than racing to the destination.
- [Dr. Zuhair Waheed, DDS](https://longworthdental.ca/dr-zuhair-waheed.md) - Associate Dentist
- [Bella Morrison](https://longworthdental.ca/bella-morrison.md) - Registered Dental Hygienist
- [Laura Pflanzer](https://longworthdental.ca/laura-pflanzer.md) - Dental Receptionist
- [Take a tour of our Bowmanville office](https://longworthdental.ca/bowmanville-office-tour.md) - A look through our Bowmanville office, where we are welcoming new patients.
- [Emily Cooper](https://longworthdental.ca/emily-cooper.md) - Office Manager
- [Amanda Germaine](https://longworthdental.ca/amanda-germaine.md) - Lab Manager · Dental Assistant
- [Jeremy Barr, MSc](https://longworthdental.ca/jeremy-barr.md) - Practice Owner · IT · Finance
- [Dr. Sharon Barr, DMD](https://longworthdental.ca/sharon-barr.md) - Practice Owner · Principal Dentist

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