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5 Tips for Paying for Kid’s Dental Care

Bill E. Kidd — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:47:49 +0000

Paying for children’s dental treatments can be quite a real problem to a family members. Even families with dental insurance plans can feel the strain when investing in co-pays and non-covered expenditures. Here are some tips that may help you find a solution in order to pay for youngster’s dental care. Methods for Paying for [...]

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5 Tips for Paying for Kid’s Dental Care

Things To Ask Your Child’s Pediatric Dentist

Bill E. Kidd — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:15:46 +0000

Every single parent wonders if there are specific questions to ask your little one’s dentist before treatment, but generally, the anxiousness and busyness of the appointment equals a complete mind wipe when it’s time to address your child’s dental professional. A good way to avoid this issue is to create a list of questions or [...]

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Things To Ask Your Child’s Pediatric Dentist

How Pediatric Dentists Make Visiting the Dentist Pleasurable

Bill E. Kidd — Wed, 25 May 2011 20:06:35 +0000

About the time your daughter or son has their very first birthday celebration, you can start trying to find a pediatric dentist. The sooner the child begins her dental hygiene, the greater your chances are to make certain her dental hygiene and care are carried out all through her childhood, and straight into her adult [...]

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How Pediatric Dentists Make Visiting the Dentist Pleasurable

Consulting With A Pediatric Dentist

Bill E. Kidd — Sun, 08 May 2011 20:24:53 +0000

Those that are not sure what you should expect when you take your kids to the pediatric tooth doctor, you could be just as distressed or even more stressed out than your child. If you are one of the numerous adults who had moms and dads who insisted on bringing you to the dental practitioner [...]

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Consulting With A Pediatric Dentist

Everything You Need To Know About Finding A Pediatric Dentist

Bill E. Kidd — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 03:22:23 +0000

It may be a long challenge to find a perfect local pediatric dentist which your children feel comfortable with seeing and you can afford. In truth, it can be almost impossible to find someone your youngsters love and you feel satisfied with their fees at the same time. Here are a number of tips for [...]

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Everything You Need To Know About Finding A Pediatric Dentist

Common Dental Hygiene Procedures Performed at the Dentist

Bill E. Kidd — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 23:18:37 +0000

Just what does a dental hygiene do? Have you ever wondered what dental hygiene procedures performed at the dentist are able to be performed by a dental hygienist? We have, and we’ve decided to outline a few of them for you here. Common Dental Hygiene Procedures Performed at the Dentist The dental hygienist acts as [...]

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Common Dental Hygiene Procedures Performed at the Dentist

The Best Toothpaste

Mark Mutschler — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:55:08 +0000

There are so many types of toothpastes available that I often get asked by parents, “Which toothpaste should I use?”. These basic types of toothpaste are available: non-fluoridated fluoridated highly fluoridated sensitive formula tartar control formula whitening with or without sodium lauryl sulftate soap All toothpastes have pretty much the same ingredients, but try to make themselves [...]

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The Best Toothpaste

Tears & Fears

Mark Mutschler — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:59:34 +0000

As a pediatric dentist, I specialize in children and special needs patients. Nevertheless, a large part of my job is overcoming parental fears. Parents have an incredible influence on their children; both positively and negatively. Kids are so tuned into parental non-verbal communication that even if a mother does not say anything negative about an [...]

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Tears & Fears

Autism & dental care

Mark Mutschler — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:53:31 +0000

A recent national Pediatric Dentistry meeting had an excellent speaker, Dr. Cavan Brunsden, DMD, on Autism. Here is some of the material he covered: Autism is a developmental disorder of the brain that has no known cure and usually appears before age 3. Poor social interactions and communication with repetitive behaviors are indicators of Autism. [...]

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Autism & dental care

Medical Emergencies

Mark Mutschler — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 05:27:37 +0000

Our continuing education class on medical emergencies was held by the Clackamas Dental Society in Wilsonville, Oregon. This class covered all the most common emergencies that dentists in Portland and Oregon City might see in their offices. The most common problem is fainting, followed by hyperventilation due to anxiety and fear. Pediatric dentists are [...]

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Medical Emergencies