Help Your Child’s Teeth Grow Super Strong: 3 Things To Know!

What’s the primary thing that you want for your children as you think about their growing smiles (and what you’re hoping to help them achieve by the time they’re adults)? You want them to have strong teeth that stay that way, of course! As with just about all of the other details you’re doing your best to keep up with, there may be times when you stop and ask yourself: Hey, am I doing all of this correctly? Is there something that I’m missing? Not to worry: Our friendly pediatric dental team in Dallas, TX is on hand to quickly walk you through a review of the main guidelines to follow, so your kids’ smiles stay the course!

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3 Ways To Cope When Your Child Gets A Cavity

In most instances, we spend time talking with you about how to help manage your child’s oral health. We love discussing prevention, how to guide your child toward healthy smile care habits, and are more than pleased to discuss what you should do in the case that your child ends up with an issue like tooth decay, so we can quickly resolve the issue. Today, however, our Dallas, TX pediatric dental care team would like to turn our attention away from your kiddo for just a bit and shine a spotlight on you! We know that when your child develops a cavity, it can feel very overwhelming for you. Unfortunately, if you’re upset, your child may pick up on this, which can lead to your child feeling anxious about smile care like dental fillings, rather than relaxed. Let us offer some helpful ways for you to cope, so you can get back on track with feeling A-OK about your son or daughter’s grin!

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Back To School Backpack Drive 2018

Yes, you read that correctly: It’s just about time for your kids to get back to the classroom for the 2018-2019 school year. Can you believe it? Of course, in addition to getting your children’s smiles all ready for a lovely new grade and experience, it also means lots and lots of supplies that your kiddos need, so they can soak up new knowledge! To make sure the children in our community have what they need, we have teamed up with Alex Sanger Elementary School for the Back To School Backpack Drive! As we send our best wishes to you and your family for a wonderful year back in the classroom, we also remind you that if you are so inclined, donations for the upcoming drive are appreciated. Allow our Dallas, TX practice to offer you additional details, should you like to participate!

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More Back To School Tips? But Of Course!

Yes, we know that just a quick reminder about back to school isn’t really going to cut it. You need some serious reinforcement and you need it now! Beyond getting fillings completed and checkups and cleanings on the books, you might wonder what to do at home now that it’s not just a fun free-for-all all the time. An actual schedule and some amount of structure must be put back into place to ensure everyone’s smiles are on track, brushed, flossed, healthy, ready for school, ready for bed, and more every day. Phew! Lucky for you, our Dallas, TX team just happens to really love helping out with these oral health details!

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Things To Remember When Caring For Your Baby’s Oral Health

You can take steps to provide oral care for your baby before their first tooth even arrives. Gently cleaning their gums with a soft, wet washcloth or piece of gauze will protect them against the formation of bacteria. When your baby’s teeth start to arrive, you will take a careful, caring approach to protecting them against cavities. Once that first tooth arrives, you can schedule their first appointment with your Dallas, TX pediatric dentist. Starting care at this stage provides your baby with great oral health support, and gives you information about their development, as well as how to continue caring for their smile.  (more…)

Making Sure Your Child Has A Great First Visit Experience

Every patient should be able to enjoy a dental treatment experience where they feel safe and secure, in addition to feeling great about their oral health care. A person’s overall comfort at the dentist’s office can be shaped by their earliest appointments, which is why these initial meetings are so important. At your Dallas, TX pediatric dentist’s office, children can be welcomed for care once their first tooth arrives for an introductory visit. In addition to checking on that tooth’s development, your dentist will take the time to introduce your child to the equipment in the office, and make certain they have a chance to grow comfortable in these new surroundings. By creating the right first impression, kids can be more comfortable, and more relaxed, at subsequent checkups. (more…)

Your Child’s Baby Teeth: 3 Things To Remember

One of those moments you wait for excitedly is when those baby teeth show up. You know it’s coming soon but when? While the anticipation can feel fun, it can also cause a bit of worry or frustration for parents. Whether you’re not sure what to expect, you’re comparing your kiddo to another child, etc., we encourage you to remember some important details, so this event can continue to be a milestone you feel happy about.

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Kids’ Smile Care: Set Yourself Up On This 3-6-9 Month Schedule

Every time you turn around, you find that you should be scheduling this visit every so often, you should be replacing that product within such-and-such amount of time, and you should probably begin getting ready for some other monumental moment within some other particular frequency of time. It can be enough to make your head spin! To help you feel like you’re on track and you’ve got mile markers for ease with kids’ dental care, try considering a 3-6-9 approach!

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Dental Care: Why It Might Be Time For A Routine

When you hear that focusing on routine-making can be an extremely valuable tool within dental care for your child, you may think to yourself, “But I already have a daily routine!” If you’ve already got times and practices for smile care all laid out on a day-to-day basis, then you may have already mastered the art of sticking to a schedule. However, if you’ve got the ball rolling as far as your usual activities (such as taking kids to school, heading out for extra-curricular activities, bedtime, etc.), you may want to allow this to spill right on over into things like brushing, flossing, and visits. See what we mean!

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April Observances That Promote Healthy Smiles

For your kids and for you, too, April may provide some helpful reminders that offer a lot of smile protection! This month of the year, in addition to bringing with it nicer weather, the blooming of flowers, and the promise of sunny days also brings with it some national observances that are most certainly worth recognizing. Let’s run through a handful of them, so you feel like you’re ahead of the game when it comes to keeping everyone’s oral health in check!

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