Research shows that babies are born without any harmful bacteria in their mouths. However, once bacteria colonize in the mouth, children are more prone to cavities in their baby teeth and permanent teeth. How do they get the bacteria? Caregivers.
Most parents don’t know that they can pass harmful bacteria from their mouth to their baby’s mouth. The most critical time is during the child’s first 2 and one-half years of life. Most children are born without a single tooth. Can bacteria passed to children without teeth affect their decay potential for their whole life? According to research the answer is yes.
Here’s a shocker…..If you have a history of poor oral health,… (Read More)
November 9, 2011
November 7, 2011
It amazes me how far technology has come in the course of my lifetime. To think that I made it through my whole educational career without a cell phone and without the use of the internet is mind-boggling. I also never thought that my children would get to the point where I was asking them how to do things.
For many of us, technology consumes us. I spilled coffee on my cell phone this past weekend and spent the better part of a gorgeous day running around trying to replace it. I felt like I couldn’t live without it. Another morning this week my website was down and I could not post some new… (Read More)
November 3, 2011
There was a time when it would have been unusual to see an “advertisement” for a health care professional. In dentistry, dentists used to be able to hang out a shingle and patients would come. Today, it is the opposite. We are bombarded with advertising and it is very rare to see a “from scratch” practice open.
Times change, and that is okay. My concern is that dentistry and the dental profession are moving towards a more commodity-based service and away from a relationship-based, well-respected profession.
It used to be that dentists were among the most respected professionals. Dentists always received high marks for honesty, including high ethical standards, and trust. Today, those… (Read More)