Most pediatric dentists agree that regular dental care should begin by 1 year of age, with a dental check-up at least twice each year for most children. Some children may need check-ups more often. This dental checklist for infants and toddlers is from the American Academy of … [Read more...]

Dental benefits might not be on the top of your holiday wish list, but there are plenty of reasons it should be! Teeth are about more than a pretty smile.According to a U.S. Surgeon General’s report, working Americans lose an estimated 164 million hours annually to dental … [Read more...]

You've gone through open enrollment and vaguely remember the PowerPoint slides reviewing the changes to your dental plan, or you try to find the web pages you browsed for an individual plan. But when it’s time to use your benefits, it's easy to forget those little changes to your … [Read more...]

The challenges we’ve faced this year have been unlike any other. From social distancing measures, to restrictions on group sizes, to insurmountable loss. It seems like the gloominess of the year has made us eager to start holiday planning earlier with decorations, lights, buying … [Read more...]

We don’t often think of our mouth as part of our digestive tract — but it is! How well we digest our food impacts our mouth, teeth, and oral health. That’s why diseases in the digestive tract and other stomach problems can lead to poor oral health, but also how poor oral health … [Read more...]