In the past, moviegoers hanging onto the edge of their seats during some climactic moment, watching their leading actor shout out at the top of his lungs, might have found themselves somewhat jarred from the immersion when the close-up revealed a mouth full of black fillings. Perhaps such details were overlooked, though, since many in…

Unlike most of us, Mandara Cromwell loves going to the dentist. Though she lives in Augusta, Georgia, Cromwell drives two hours each way to see her dentist in Greenville, South Carolina. “In today’s dentistry, we’re doing it wrong,” said Cromwell, who has been engaged in health-related work for more than 45 years. “We really need…