Tag: Essential Health Care

Top Summer Questions for Healthy Teeth

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4 Top Questions

Summer is here and it’s time for lazy days and fun foods. Fun also means a balanced diet and keeping up with good habits, so those eagerly awaited goodies taste extra special.

Daddy and daughter eating ice cream and laughing on a beautiful summer day

How do I keep a routine for my children?

Put together a traveling dental kit.  This way if schedule changes disrupt your good habits you can start up where you left off.  Remember, during your travels that bottles and sippy cups are good for comforting your child, however falling asleep with one in their mouth increases cavity risk.

How do I keep my child’s diet healthy for their teeth?

Special foods are fun when eaten along with a healthy and balanced diet of fresh fruit, veggies, whole grains, water, and plain milk.

What about sticky gooey treats?

Gooey, sticky and chewy are fun to eat, not so much to remove from teeth.  When you indulge choose treats that are super smooth and slide off the teeth like smooth velvety dark chocolate.

What’s the most important thing for me to do? 

Establish consistent daily routines that can be done in a fun way. Do something fun while brushing to keep your child’s attention long enough for you to brush all their teeth. Brush and floss together and have a brush-a-thon to your child’s favorite tunes. Use a sticker chart and remember to be on the look out for their fun flavor toothpaste or a toothbrush with their favorite character.

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Taking your child to their Pediatric Dentist in the World of COVID-It’s as Important as Ever

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As a Pediatric Dentist I’m here to help you with your child’s health and want you to know that safety is always our top priority.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic obviously you are looking at their well-being differently, you have new expectations, and have questions when resuming their dental visits. While many things have changed, what has remained the same is our commitment to your family’s health and safety.

health and safety always come first

Infection control – we’ve got this. We are the experts.

What’s the difference between pre-COVID and now you’re asking? Now our infection control processes are amped up.

Infection control guidelines are established by the American Dental Association (ADA), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). We follow the regulations of these agencies so we are up-to-date on any new rulings and guidance that may be issued.

You will see changes when it is time for your child’s next visit. These changes are made to help protect everyone.

we are infection control experts

What You Can Expect

  • Creating positive experiences has always been and still is as important as ever.
  • Your Pediatric Dentist’s office will communicate with you beforehand to ask some screening questions. You’ll be asked those same questions again when you are in the office. 
  • You may be asked to stay in your car and either text or call the office number upon your arrival before entering the office. 
  • You will notice the extra personal protective equipment (PPE) being worn,  plexiglas at the reception desk and new products and equipment in the office.
  • The office will have hand sanitizer that they will ask you to use when you enter the office. You will also find some in the reception area and other places around the office for you to use as needed.
  • The office is still magical, just a little different. The waiting room will no longer offer magazines, children’s toys and games since these items are difficult to clean and disinfect.
  • Appointments will be scheduled to allow for social distancing between patients. That might mean that you’re offered fewer options for scheduling your appointment.
  • Your Doctor is allowing greater time between patients to reduce waiting times for you, as well as to allow for enhanced sterilizing and disinfecting procedures.
  • Most important, be sure to tell your child that even though the office, your pediatric dentist and the staff look a bit different, we are still the same people as before.

Pediatric Dentists appreciate and understand you have concerns about resuming health care. If you have any questions at all about your child’s appointment needs, please call or e-mail them to discuss your concerns. 

communication, trust, positive experiences

As Pediatric Dentists we value your trust and loyalty and look forward to welcoming you and your child back.

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