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Let's look at the milestones you and your smile will experience throughout your lifetime.

For National Smile Month, we explore the ways that individual smiles are unique.

Silver Diamine Fluoride is a treatment used for cavity (dental caries) prevention and management. Learn when and how it can be used.

Even though we only have our baby teeth for a short time, they can have a huge impact on the health of our smile throughout our lives. Learn about the differences between adult and baby teeth and why it's important to take care of them at all ages.

Brushing and flossing our teeth are the most important measures for cavity prevention. However, sometimes children do not want to adopt these habits. Here are some ideas that can make good oral health more fun for the whole family!

The new school year is a great time to freshen your family's oral health supplies! Here are a few suggestions to add to your back-to-school shopping lists.

Summer is a great time to get kids caught up on routine dental visits and seek additional preventive care treatments ahead of the school year! Learn about fluoride treatments and dental sealants.

Even though medical and dental treatments are looked at as separate – the HPV vaccine is an area where integration between the two is important. HPV infection is thought to cause 70% of cases of cancer in the back of the throat and tonsils (also known as oropharyngeal cancer). The vaccine prevents these types of cancer-causing infections.

Since May is Mental Health Awareness Month, we are focusing on the connection between mental health and oral health, specifically for children and adolescents. Anxiety and depression in youth doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic.