Your baby’s first year of life is full of surprised and big changes. Milestones like their first tooth can bring a lot of joy to parent, but with these new choppers comes a lot of responsibility. With solid food, teething and a curious mouth, your baby will need to make their first dentist visit. You may feel nervous about bringing …
4 Reasons to Visit a Pediatric Dentist
Choosing your dentist is just as important as choosing a doctor for your family. We know you always want the very best for your kids, especially when it comes to their health. While family dentists provide excellent care, a pediatric dentist has specific benefits that can help your kids have great teeth for the rest of their lives. 1.Specialization Pediatric …
Prepare and Prevent Cavities With Sealants
We all know the importance of brushing and flossing regularly to help prevent cavities and to protect our teeth. There are a few things you probably haven’t heard of, or given much consideration to, that you can do to protect your children’s mouth health. According to many dentists teeth sealants are one of the most-recommended, yet most under-used treatments to …
3 Life Lessons We’ve Learned as Dentists
You tend to learn a thing or two when you work as a dentist Whatever you do in life, you always learn something. As a pediatric dentist in Medford, Oregon, we’ve certainly learned a lot about family, health, and life. We’d like to share three things that we’ve learned as we’ve helped you and your family. 1. Caring for others …
5 Things That Make a Great Pediatric Dentist
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 …
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 …