Dr. Steve Carstensen and his team were proud to support the Toys for Tots drive this holiday season and especially proud of the participation and support from our patient community.

We recently received a wonderful comment and wanted to share it with you:

Steve, this is such a great report to your patients. Thank you for doing this, not only for the amazing food, toys and gifts, but for what this kind of effort does to boost awareness of the serious issues of hunger and poverty that surprisingly pervade the Eastside.

Thank you to everyone who supported this worthy cause and helped to provide a message of hope to those in need!

As the holiday season approaches, Dr. Steve Cartensen and his team are asking for your help in supporting our Bellevue communities by donating to our food drive.

From now until December 19th, bring in canned foods or a new toy and we will get you a spiffy travel toothbrush and enter your name in a drawing for Sonicare’s new Diamond brush, valued at over $200!

Toys for Tots and the food bank get a boost for our neighbors in need!

If you have questions, call us or find us on Facebook. Thanks for helping!

With summer in full swing, some of us at Steve Carstensen DDS wanted to remind all our patients about the importance of reading. Sure it’s easy to keep putting off reading this time of year, but reading during the summer is a vital step in brain development and warding off the dreaded 'summer slide.' While it is rare for Dr. Carstensen to read for pleasure, he thinks that some folks will appreciate a couple of his favorite reads.

Malcolm Gladwell's What the Dog Saw is a collection of his essays from The New Yorker that is fascinating from first to last. He writes information in a comfortable, readable style that leaves the reader entertained as well as informed about subjects you’ve probably not thought too deeply about!

Simon Sinek wrote one of Dr. Carstensen's recent favorite books, Start with Why. Aimed at leaders, it’s premise is that taking action without knowing the reasons behind it will be far less rewarding than if you or your team begins with understanding the ‘why.’  Building on Maslow, it illuminates a pattern for success that the reader will recognize in their own lives, as well as when they observe positive teamwork in their workplace and personal relationships.