Happy New Year

Happy New Year

This is the time of year for merry-making, family gatherings, and plenty of holiday foods. You may be planning to attend holiday parties, win your company’s “ugly sweater” competition at the Christmas party, and enjoy all of the foods that fill up the festively...
Sleep Deprivation Can Affect Your Smile

Sleep Deprivation Can Affect Your Smile

Everybody should be aware of the importance of getting a good night’s sleep. Doctor recommendations suggest that people need to sleep for seven to eight hours every night because sleep is a vital part of keeping the human body healthy. When a person is sleep-deprived,...
Use Your Dental Insurance Benefits Before Year End

Use Your Dental Insurance Benefits Before Year End

If you’re like most people, you probably get very busy once the holiday season starts. Between year-end requirements at work, holiday parties, and gift-giving, life tends to feel rushed. Sometimes, without meaning to, you may even neglect some important things because...
Holiday Gifts for Optimal Oral Health

Holiday Gifts for Optimal Oral Health

If you’re agonizing over the “perfect present” for your loved ones, consider giving the gift of wellness. Instead of shopping the sales for treats, tech, or trinkets, give those special people in your life something that will promote their health – particularly...
Healthy Holiday Oral Care Habits for Children

Healthy Holiday Oral Care Habits for Children

With the holidays approaching, you’re likely feeling that sense of excitement, suspense, and preparation. It seems like the turkey isn’t even cool before we start thinking about several more holidays which culminate in the New Year. For all of their excitement,...
Make it a Teeth-friendly Thanksgiving Dinner

Make it a Teeth-friendly Thanksgiving Dinner

Thanksgiving Day would not be complete without the feast. Unfortunately, not everything served on the Thanksgiving dinner table is healthy. Between the traditional pumpkin pie, marshmallow-topped sweet potatoes, and tasty turkey, your oral health tends to take the...
Great Oral Care Gift Ideas for Black Friday

Great Oral Care Gift Ideas for Black Friday

Black Friday is the unofficial start of the holiday shopping. Coming off the tail of Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday is the busiest day of the year for shoppers. It seems like everyone goes out, or at least goes online, to do their shopping for the holidays. People...
It’s Better to Prepare Than Repair

It’s Better to Prepare Than Repair

People sometimes expect tooth loss and other dental problems to be the natural consequences of aging. In the past, people were resigned to accumulate cavities as they accumulated years. Up until recently, tooth preservation and decay prevention were secondary to...
Salt Water Mouth Rinse for Optimal Oral Health

Salt Water Mouth Rinse for Optimal Oral Health

Although not recommended as a substitute for modern dental hygiene, a salt water mouth rinse has been proven useful for people with gum sores, a sore throat, or those who have just undergone dental procedures. A salt water rinse is a good complement to the accepted...
How to Maintain Kids’ Dental Health on Halloween

How to Maintain Kids’ Dental Health on Halloween

Halloween is a highly anticipated holiday for children, allowing them to don costumes and go house to house in pursuit of assorted candies. While the holiday is a welcome one for children, it can be a nightmare for their parents who fear the unhealthy effects of...