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By Rachael Baer, Front Office      I’ve never personally been a huge soda drinker, I would occasionally have one here and there.  As of two months ago, I stopped drinking soda completely as I am working hard to lose weight.  All those sugary, high calorie sodas just weren’t getting me anywhere!!  Since being off the soda, I also started to wonder how those drinks affected my pearly whites.  Working at a dentist office, I hear our doctors talk/stress the importance of good oral hygiene and you can count on them mentioning something about avoiding soda and sugar filled sports drinks.  [...]

Maintaining Oral Health While Camping By: Rachel Summers Aaahhhh....  Summer is here!  FINALLY!!!  School is out, the days are long, the temperatures are warm, and it's time for all that Summertime FUN!  Road trips, hiking, biking, boating, fishing, and camping.  How can you make sure your family doesn’t neglect their oral hygiene while doing all these recreational activities in the outdoors?  Here are five ways to ensure everyone's choppers and gums stay healthy while away from the comforts of home: 1. Talk to your kids about it Just because you packed your kid's toothbrush in their backpack, doesn't automatically mean they'll use it.  Have [...]

  By: April Lesh, R.D.H. The average life expectancy in the US is now 78.8 years old.  How long do you want to keep your teeth? Okay, that’s a loaded question.  The answer that everyone should give is the same: FOREVER.  With today’s knowledge of prevention, and the awareness of the negative effects of tooth loss, every person should have a common goal: to maintain their ability to chew with natural teeth until the end of the road. You may be asking yourself, “Don’t teeth just fall out as you age?” No, no, no!  Edentulism, or tooth loss, is not a natural [...]