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Are your favorite treats playing tricks on your teeth? There’s something about fall weather and the quickly approaching holiday season that tends to spark a higher consumption of sweets, especially around Halloween. Sugar and dental health aren’t the best of friends, and while it’s easy to tell yourself to just not eat candy, this isn’t…
Read MoreHappy Halloween to you! The one day a year where your little one can pretend they’re anything and eat their weight in free candy, simply be saying ‘trick or treat’. Did you know that October is also National Diabetes Month? National Diabetes Month and Halloween together – what are those odds? Between trick-or-treating, parties, and…
Read MoreGhosts, goblins and tooth decay, oh my!! October features one of America’s favorite holidays: Halloween. Witches, monsters and princesses roaming the streets collecting candy. Most parents have echoed the line that candy will rot children’s teeth, there’s no reason to deny children the enjoyment of candy, but it’s important understand the Halloween candy impact on…
Read MoreWhat are the best and worst types of Halloween candy for your teeth? Let’s take a look… Trick or Treat? More like getting tricked for a treat. It’s that time of year again. The anticipation for the night of spooky fun is approaching quickly, and your child can already taste the sweet lure of what…
Read MoreWhen October rolls around every year, a parent begins to put up their sugar radars. After all, Halloween’s sole purpose seems to be centered around sugar consumption. So, it is quite apropos that each October, the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) celebrates National Dental Hygiene Month. We all know that the way to a healthy…
Read MoreWelcome to National Dental Hygiene Month! If you really think about it, the real “trick” in the month of October isn’t the trick-or-treaters in the neighborhood. It is that it celebrates both the arch enemy of oral health, Halloween, and National Dental Hygiene Month! I know, right? What kind of dirty trick is going on…
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