Moms-to-be are usually bombarded with how to take good care of their health, one tip after the other. Unfortunately though, few tips are about how to take care of their teeth during their pregnancy. We all know that an expectant mother takes careful decisions since anything and everything she...
Why the heck is treatment of my child’s teeth so expensive? It’s about time someone tackles the elephant in the room “why is dental treatment for children expensive”! After all we know they are just children and it’s just baby teeth! Oh and won’t these teeth fall soon anyway!...
Everybody knows that removing pacifiers from the life of your child is like pulling teeth or even worse, a total nightmare! It is a process that needs good planning and patience. If your child is between 2 to 3, you have got time, don’t fret. We can take our...
Dentistry that is painless! Say what! Is that even real! The great news is: it is as real as real gets. Here are a 3 facts for you to know about the tools of the trade: One of the most important tool to use to achieve painless dental work,...
Many moms look at pacifiers as guardian angels, allowing them and their babies to enjoy uninterrupted sleep; a win-win for everyone! However, it soon erupts into a war when the baby is just that…hooked! When it comes to weaning though, that is a different story. Prepare for all hell...
Preparing yourself and your child for the upcoming visit to the dentist can be quiet challenging especially if you don’t know what to expect. As with any child, the key is in preparing your child for his upcoming visit. Sometimes for a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) preparation...
Bring an end to the furious battle of the brushes! Is your child giving you such a hard time brushing his teeth? Well, power struggles are a normal daily part of life as a mom or a dad. It is simple, your toddler is going through that phase of...
Memoirs of a raving Pediatric Dentist- Malawi Charity Trip August 2017 You can call it fate! Some people call it magic! I call it my “calling”. Here is the story how I ended up as part of the D.R.O.P.S team that traveled to Malawi, Africa specifically to a small...
Mostly, everyone has a very complicated relationship with the dentist … it is understandable that the dentist is not everyone’s favorite doctor! The unfortunate truth is that fear gets passed on from parents to children quite easily! The question is how to start that relationship for my child and...
طفلك غير متعاون في مسألة تنظيف أسنانه؟ اليك بعض الاقتراحات العملية لحل ذلك! تشكوا الكثير من الأمهات من عدم ابداء الطفل أي حماس تجاه عملية تنظيف أسنانه. ولأن تنظيف الأسنان نشاط يومي متكرر، فإن ذلك يجعل خطوة حل هذا التلكؤ لدى الطفل أمراً ملحّاً. اليكِ خمسـة نصـائح مُقترحة من...