What Your Children Need In Their Dentist 1. Environment Suited for Children Not all dentists have the right environment for children. I remember as a child going to the dentist and being so scared of what the secretary was going to say to me (usually I got in trouble for “causing ruckus” in the office). However, as a family focused …
Ways To Keep Busy & Happy This Summer
Ways Top Keep The Kids Happy & Energetic! With school coming to close in a few weeks, we know what’s coming. There may be children with high levels of energy at the house, all day, every day for up to 3 months. Because we are the pediatric dentist in Medford Oregon we want to help your children (and you) to …
Top 3 Reasons to Live in Southern Oregon
If you’re reading this article, you’re probably at least a little familiar with many of the benefits of living in the Northwest. When people think of the Northwest they think of green trees and lots of rain. Although this is true for Washington and part of Oregon, southern Oregon has its own reasons for being a great place to raise …
New Teeth for the New Year
Photo by Flickr User Scott Cresswell Chances are, you’ve already set some great New Year’s resolutions for 2014. That’s great! But you’ve probably forgotten a very important part of yourself that also needs some careful attention this year: your teeth. Don’t stress, it’s still January, and you’ve still got time to make some goals for 2014; this time, just don’t …
All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth
Photo by Steven Depolo The classic Christmas tune “All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth” may be just what your little one is feeling this Christmas season. Although some kids enjoy the attention they get from others when they’re missing their front two teeth, others are anxious to be able to eat normally again, or to have …
2013 Halloween Candy Buyback Event
We had our first annual Halloween Candy Buyback last week! We were trying to figure out the best thing to do with all the candy that was brought in. We’ve heard of a lot of offices who send out their candy to our troops overseas. The office that Bren used to work at did that, and they spent a lot …
Preschool Visits and Field Trips
Dr. Dixon recently visited Noah’s Ark Preschool in Central Point. He had a great time talking to the kids and their parents about the importance of brushing and flossing and proper techniques. We also had a local preschool class come to our office on a field trip. The kids had a blast dressing up like the Dr. and seeing the …
Pear-a-Fare {Our first Pear Blossom Parade}
We were lucky enough to get to be in the Pear Blossom Parade and street fair just about 6 weeks after we moved here and took over the practice! It’s the biggest event of it’s kind in the city, there had to be at least 10,000 people lining the streets for the parade. Plus it was televised for all of …
Introducing Dr. Bren Dixon
After 32 years as a pediatric dentist, Dr. Stephen Frimkess has decided it’s time to trade his dental instruments in for a tennis racket and some good ‘ol fashion R&R. Dr. Bren Dixon is honored to be taking over where he left off! Stephen A. Frimkess Dentistry for Children is now Bear Creek Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Dixon’s energy and enthusiasm …