A dog in a dental office would have been very unusual 50 years ago. As we continue to learn about the benefits of therapy dogs and how they can reduce anxiety, more dental offices are using them to calm their patients during procedures. … [Read more...]
Are You Passing Your Fear of Dentistry on to Your Kids?
Children copy how their parents act, what they say, and what they do. Sometimes they model our good behaviors…and sometimes they pick up on our fears and anxieties and act accordingly. Being afraid of the dentist is one example. … [Read more...]
Extreme Dental Phobia: Tips to Become Confident
Everybody is afraid of something. For certain people, it’s spiders (arachnophobia) or bees (apiphobia) or even high places (acrophobia). For others, extreme dental phobia (dentophobia) is the thing that scares them, that keeps them far away from the dentist’s office. … [Read more...]
Can Essential Oils Improve Oral Health?
People are raving about the many uses of essential oils for teeth. These popular potions are popping up on Pinterest in the form of DIY toothpaste and even as a drug-free fix for dental anxiety. But are essential oils all they’re cracked up to be? … [Read more...]
Adult Coloring for Kids at Heart + PRINTABLE PAGES!
Fanny packs and Crystal Pepsi aren’t the only things making a comeback. Coloring books are back—but in a grown-up way. And these new bestselling books are drawing attention. 12 million adult coloring books were sold in the last year alone, according to Nielson. … [Read more...]