New Year, New Smile, and a New You!
What were your New Year’s resolutions this year? Get in shape? Spend more time with the kids? Take up a new hobby? The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to start making the changes that we’ve been…
Why You Should Consider Teeth Whitening This Holiday Season!
A fresh new year is ahead of us, and we’re hoping 2022 will be filled with gatherings, work functions, and other fun occasions where our smiles will be on full display. Now is a great time to consider asking your…
Five Tooth-Staining Foods and Beverages to Avoid this Holiday Season
The holidays are almost here, and what would the holidays be without the delicious food and drink that we share with our friends, family, and loved ones? Of course, not all food and drink is created equal. When it comes…
What KC Parents Can Do With All That Candy After Halloween
Halloween is almost here, and kids all over the Kansas City metro area are getting ready for a big night of costumes and candy, ghosts and goblins, and trick-or-treating. Halloween night can be great fun for parents, too. There’s not…
Perform an Audit of Your Oral Health Tools This Fall
Temperatures are still warm right now, but fall weather is just around the corner here in Kansas City. Halloween decorations are beginning to show up in stores, pumpkin spice lattes are back, and the kids have returned to school. The…
SIX Great Back-to-School Dental Health Tips
It’s that time of year again! As the new school year swings into gear, we tend to focus on everything from new school supplies and class lists to bus schedules and after-school activities. It’s a busy time, and it’s all…
Why You Shouldn’t Go To Bed Without Brushing Your Teeth First
As soon as we were old enough to handle a toothbrush on our own, we were taught to brush our teeth every night before bed. This is a great way to get kids in the habit of taking their daily…
Cool Dental Health Tips for Summer Pool Season
Here in Kansas City, summer weather has officially arrived. For many of us, that means it's pool season. Whether you have an inflatable pool, a backyard pool, or a membership to the local public pool, an afternoon swim is the…
Top Tips on How to Prevent Dry Mouth at Night
Saliva is one of those things that you don't really think about until you need it. When you wake up in the middle of the night parched and coughing from a dry mouth, however, saliva is pretty much immediately on…
Spring and Summer Sports and the Value of Mouthguards
Spring is already here in Kansas City! The trees are budding, flowers are blooming, the weather is getting warmer, and summer isn't far behind. With warmer weather comes the opportunity to shake off the winter blues and get outdoors for…