This is the time of year when kids are heading back to school and last minute appointments are being made. The best kind of checkup are cavity free checkups. Parents can help with this by instilling a good oral habit of […]
Read Full ArticleEarly childhood caries is defined as the presence of one or more decayed, missing (due to caries) or filled tooth surfaces in any primary tooth in a preschool-age child between birth and 6 years old. The American Dental Association (ADA) recognizes this […]
Read Full ArticleThe Philadelphia Inquirer (3/6, McCullough) reports that HPV is “unleashing an epidemic of oral cancer among men.” The article reports that “men are four times more likely than women to be diagnosed with oral cancer,” which has “overtaken cervical cancer […]
Read Full ArticleAs many of you may know Ann, a Dental Hygienist at Hillside Dental, is about to make a huge change in someone’s life. Next week Ann will undergo surgery to remove one of her kidneys. She will become a living […]
Read Full ArticleIt’s that time of year when we resolve to improve ourselves, either by eating healthier, exercising more,or cutting back on our bad habits. We set goals, buy gym memberships, meander through the produce aisles, and by mid February go back to our […]
Read Full ArticleSmoking is one of the worst habits for a person’s health, so help educate your patients this week about the dangers of tobacco for their teeth. According to the American Cancer Society, “36.5 million Americans still smoke cigarettes, […]
Read Full ArticleDid You Know….. You could be throwing away hundreds of dollars every year and not even know it! Shocked??? Surprisingly, however, many of our patients with dental insurance “lose” hundreds (even thousands) of dollars a year because they fail to […]
Read Full ArticleFall has arrived at Hillside Dental in Eau Claire! Have you scheduled your professional cleaning and oral health exam yet? If this has been something you have put off, now is the time to schedule. Be ready to show off […]
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