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Kids' Care By: Amber Basford, EDDA As most parents out there know, it can be torturous trying to get our children to allow us to properly brush their teeth on a daily basis.  I won't even start in on the flossing!  And, starting your child off with good dental care can help protect their teeth for decades to come.   A baby's 20 primary teeth are already present in the jaw at birth.  Those baby teeth that begin coming through the gums around 6 months help set the stage for their future smile, by keeping space in the jaw for adult teeth.  Let's review [...]

The Ins and Outs of Understanding Your Dental Insurance By Rachael Baer –Front Office You’ve got a great dentist.  Awesome!  A dentist you trust - Even better!  But, let’s face it: Dental work is not cheap.  You’ll need good dental insurance to help pay the hefty fees/costs associated with more expensive dental work: fillings, crowns, bridges, scaling and root planing, etc.  The dental insurance terminology can get very confusing, even sometimes for some of us that work with it every day.  Do you know what your deductible is?  Your annual maximums?  Your coverage levels and frequencies allowed for different services?  Do [...]

My Invisalign progess By: Tammy Kuzara I am now in tray 6, so that means I have been wearing my invisalgn for almost 12 weeks. The time really has gone by quickly. I have noticed the changes a bit, most likely because I had such a huge gap where the tooth was extracted.  Now I can get by with saying I just have a natural diastema (gap between teeth). I went to my first check up and everything seems to moving like they are supposed to, and the trays are fitting well.  It’s so fascinating to see the movement of my [...]

I had some funny appointments this week! Flossing encouragement and instruction is something you have grown to expect from a dental hygienist.  I mean it's our job, right?  But this week I was privileged to get flossing advice from one of my patients.  There was a significant improvement in the condition of his gums since his previous cleaning.  I was applauding his gum health and, asking what he'd done differently?  He said, "I floss when I want to encourage people to get out of my office!"  This was hilarious and very insightful.  We had a good laugh together, and I thanked him for the [...]

By: Cara Schurman, RDH Millimeters of what?  Millimeters of gum tissue! Periodontal screening and recording of these measurements is one of the first evaluations the Hygienist performs at your Dental Hygiene appointment, and the measurements we find in your Periodontal screening, dictate the direction we proceed.  I bring this to your attention, because I'm not sure many of you even know it's happening, or what it is.  These measurements mean everything!  So it's time you know exactly what they determine, and we encourage you to start asking how these millimeters matter to you. This screening is commonly referred to as "Perio [...]