Fun with Music Trivia from the 60’s and 70’s

Anyone who set foot in Brian Palank’s office knows that “musak” played constantly, partly to drown out the whine of the dental drill but also the always loquacious doctor, nurses, and gauze-garbled patients. You always left with a new ear worm—a song you hadn’t heard since high school. Through it all, the good doctor absorbed a textbook knowledge of the piped-in hits of the ’60s and ’70s, among other genres. So this morning we will enjoy an interesting “spin” on 44 years of dental practice.

Brian’s brief bio in his own words:

“I was raised in the suburbs of Washington DC., first in PG County and then in the Rockville-Potomac areas of Montgomery County. I attended high school in DC at St John’s College high school, followed by college in Worcester, Mass, where I majored in biology and was the team mascot (Crusader ) for the football team. Following graduation in 1975, I started dental school in Baltimore at the University of Maryland. There, I met my wife, Chris, who was a nursing student at the time. We moved to Martinsburg in 1979 for me to participate in a 1-year postgraduate training program learning advanced procedures. Following my year at the VA, I opened my dental practice in 1980 in Shepherdstown. I retired this past spring after 44 years. Chris and I have been married 46 years and have two children and two grandsons.”