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Becoming a parent can have you so focused on making sure everything is just right for your little one that you neglect your own health. A mom-to-be makes all sorts of sacrifices while caring for herself and her unborn child and neglecting her own oral health may be one of them. It makes a difference…

As we sit here and think about how the past year has been in our office nothing has been more affected by the world events as our community outreach dental program known as the Smart Smiles Program. It has come to a screeching halt due to COVID and schools having to educate children remotely and…

When someone pretends to be asleep, the first thing they do is make a snoring noise. For some reason, the snoring sound is associated with deep sleep. This could not be further from the truth! When we hear someone snoring, we all laugh and think that it’s funny – but it’s NO laughing matter! Although…

If you are anything like all the other folks in modern day society, you probably crawl into bed at the end of your day and unwind while watching some television, streaming a movie on your laptop, checking emails or playing games on your tablet, or catching up on your social media apps on your cell…

Grandma said it, and Mom said it too. “Make sure you get your eight hours of sleep!” It’s something we all want and need, but it’s also the first thing we sacrifice in this 24/7 world we live in. Everywhere you look you see commercials for pillows that “give you the best night sleep ever”…

It was always such a simple thing, going to the dentist…. Make an appointment, show up, have your treatment, pay and leave. When I would bring my kids, I sat in the operatory and chatted with the dentist or the hygienist who was seeing them. Things were loose and relaxed. Oh sure, since the early…

[caption id="attachment_1788" align="alignright" width="350"] This is to illustrate that when the teeth are the desired shape and in the desired position whitening alone can completely change a smile. This patient also has a lower smile line covering just the necks of her teeth. If she has a fuller lip it would cast a shadow making…

This month marks another milestone in technological achievement as a re-launchable commercial spacecraft, the Starliner, capable of carrying passengers into space successfully completed more than thirty orbits around Earth and returned safely. Remarkable achievements in science and engineering have become so common that we sometimes note them only in passing, yet these advances enhance so…

Hello and welcome to my blog! I hope to share my Disney knowledge and help make your next trip as easy and seamless as possible! First, I would like to introduce myself and my family. My name is Kaitlin and I am one of the Registered Dental Hygienists here at DAW. I am married to…

Good oral health has always been a pillar of good overall health. Most prehistoric hunter-gatherer cultures subsisted on a tooth-friendly diet heavy in vegetables, nuts, insects and meats, and many ancient skulls show little evidence of tooth decay. With the advent of farming, modern societies became possible with a shift to grain-based carbohydrates and sugars.…