October Is National Dental Hygiene Month Before we get into the worst Halloween candies known to man, let us ask you a question. It was probably the last time you brushed, flossed, or rinsed with mouthwash. And if we asked you when the last time was that you thought about your dental hygienist, you’d probably […]
World Smile Day® is The First Friday In October World Smile Day has been around since 1999, when creator – Harvey Ball – declared the first Friday in October officially, World Smile Day®. You may or may not recognize Mr. Harvey Ball as the world-famous commercial artist who first created the smiley face in […]
A Smile Is A Powerful Thing “Confidence, health, and quality of life are just benefits for the person doing the smiling, the power communicated to the person – or people – receiving the smile is immeasurable.” Smiles are so powerful that we’ve dedicated an entire month to them, not to mention more than one commemorative […]
National Dentist’s Day National Dentist’s Day is observed each year on March 6 and was created as a day set to say “Thank You” and show appreciation to our dentist. You might think, why do dentist’s get a day? After all, you only see our dentist twice a year – and that’s if we really […]
Why Do Dentists Love February So Much Anyway? It’s not because of President’s Day or the week-long winter breaks for most schools giving parents a chance to catch up on those dental checkups. February is the favorite month out of the year for dentists because of the dental health awareness theme throughout the entire month. […]
Steph Curry’s Mouthguard Could Sell for Over $25,000 Steph Curry’s mouthguard from Game 4 of the 2018 NBA Finals is up for auction. Which begs the question, would you really want someone else’s mouthguard? Even though Steph’s mouthguard spends a lot of time out of his mouth, there are more bacteria in our mouths than […]
National Smile Day There is a new “national day” on the calendar this year, May 31st is National Smile Day! According to National Day Calendar, there are over 1,500 national days, and that number just increased by at least one as of the time of writing this dental health blog post. INCYMI last week when […]
Smile…It’s Good For You We’ve all heard that laughter is the best medicine, but just go ahead and try to laugh without smiling! And we all know that when we feel good we tend to smile more, but did you know that the reverse may be true as well? That is, just the simple act […]
Why Should You Recycle Your Toothbrush? Some items are easy to recycle: Old books make great additions to your local school. Hand-me-downs can be given to a neighbor or youngest child. Glass bottles make delightful DIYs. What about old toothbrushes? While we wouldn’t recommend giving them to anyone at Thursday night book club, we do […]
Is Pet Dental Health Month for the Dogs? In addition to National Children’s Dental Health Month, February is also Pet Dental Health Month, so no technically it’s not just for the pooches. Pet Dental Health Month is sponsored by the American Veterinary Medial Association, and helps build awareness by delivering the message that dental health is […]