3 Important Details About Digital X-Rays!

You know, after you’ve done even a tiny bit of investigative work, that when your child receives a preventive dental visit with us (including a dental checkup and dental cleaning), one aspect of care will include digital X-rays. This is just like what Mom and Dad receive during their smile care. With that said, however, you may not have ever given much thought to dental imaging in the past but now your child needs it and you have some questions for our Dallas, TX team! Of course, we welcome your inquiries and look forward to helping you feel confident about this and all aspects of dental care.

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Baby Tooth Removal: Extremely Important Reminders

Of course, you probably always imagined the exciting experience of looking on, as your child’s baby teeth fell out one by one and that is probably what you’ll end up getting to do! With that said, however, it is always possible for the unexpected to show up. Perhaps your child ends up with an accidentally damaged baby tooth. Maybe a loose tooth is loose for a very long time but just doesn’t fall out! In such cases, your kiddo may require baby tooth removal! Today, our Dallas, TX team offers you some extremely important reminders that will provide you with some very necessary insight to keep in mind, should you need it!

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FAQs From Parents: About Preventive Dental Visits

You may have scheduled and attended dental appointments for yourself many, many times in your life, none of which managed to cause you any sort of anxiety. However, you may also find that as you’re scheduling your child’s preventive dental visits, you’re suddenly feeling somewhat (or very) nervous, you’re full of questions, and you feel shockingly concerned about nearly everything! First, our Dallas, TX team reminds you to rest easy: This is a very normal reaction. As for the questions you have and the reassurance you need, we’re happy to help. Consider some initial FAQs and bring all other questions in with you to your child’s visit (which will, we assure you, be a wonderful experience!).

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When The Answer Is: Schedule A Dental Checkup! 

You might have questions about dental care. Maybe they’re focused on immediate concerns with your child’s smile health. Perhaps they’re centered around more general, long-term questions about how to keep your child’s smile safe. What you will find, of course, is that when you’re home and realize you have questions for our Dallas, TX pediatric dental team, the answer is very often going to be: Schedule a dental checkup with us! Let’s review some of those instances, so you quickly realize when you need something, it’s usually a very smart move to simply come in!

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Remember, Everyone’s A Dental Care Student!

We like to remind the parents of our patients that the journey toward becoming a true master of dental care is a lifelong one! That means, just like your children are just starting to learn how to care for their own smiles, you are still learning, too! So, why is our Dallas, TX team taking the time to tell you this, you wonder? Well, we know that you can feel as though you’re supposed to know all of the answers and that, when faced with attempting to be the teacher to your little one, you can sometimes worry if you come up short with answers, advice, or know-how! Consider some suggestions, so you can feel much better about things!

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Don’t Let Scheduling Uncertainty Hinder Visits!

It always begins the same way: You think to yourself, “Wow, I really need to schedule a dental visit.” After all, you recognize the importance of bringing your child in for professional dental checkups and cleanings. However, this realization is followed by another one, in which you recognize you are really not sure when to schedule your visit. While it seems simple at first glance, there’s a lot to add into the mix when you select a date and time. There are a lot of factors and often a lot of people to think about! Let our Dallas, TX team share some hints that will allow you more easily set up essential care.

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Smile Care Perspective Shift: Your Kids Will Be Adults One Day

Why is our Dallas, TX team speeding up time and asking you to consider the fact that your precious babes will one day be adults, just like you? Well. We certainly don’t want time to feel like it is passing you by any more quickly! However, we do want you to remember that sometimes, reminding yourself that those kiddos will be grown-ups way, way in the future will help you shift your perspective as it applies to their smile care. Hopeful that this may offer you some help in terms of your general outlook? Consider some ways you may put it to good use!

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When Was Your Child’s Last Dental Cleaning (And Why We Ask)?

Was your child’s last dental cleaning recent? Are you having trouble remembering when it was? Unless you’re up to date and exceptionally on target with keeping up with this part of your child’s preventive dental care, our Dallas, TX team would like to review some important details associated with cleanings and with protecting your child’s oral health! Remember: All it takes is maintaining a tight schedule with a few particulars in mind and you can feel completely secure in knowing you’re getting essential tasks taken care of!

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Things To Help Your Kids With During Brushing

When you’re still sitting in on brushing sessions with your children, you get to see how they’re doing! It’s always thrilling to watch on as they develop better and better skills. Along the way, though, you may notice a little issue or two, for which we suggest you offer kind reminders. Remember, it’s not just about getting through anything that happens to resemble a brushing session but about tweaking the details until your kiddo know how to thoroughly cleanse that grin! Consider some simple yet significant things our Dallas, TX team suggests you watch for as you monitor your child’s dental hygiene!

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Asking Questions: An Easy Way To Talk About Smile Care With Kids

When you find yourself saying every morning, “Go brush your teeth!” and every evening, “Go brush your teeth, please!” and at some point each day, “Remember to floss!” you may feel like a broken record. You may also wonder if your kids would bother caring for their smiles without your prompt and consistent reminders. One way to consider approaching speaking with your kids about their smiles, in regard to preventive care and more, is by asking questions. Learn more about what our Dallas, TX team means and you may find that this helps you hand over a bit of responsibility to your kiddos, while communication becomes easier!

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