Girls Tumble To Athletic Success
Girls Tumble To Athletic Success Through Local Boot Camp Three days of Intense workout routines can’t deter young girls from becoming the best at cheerleading. The little girl in the green shorts that is in the background throughout the entire video is a patient at our Mallard Creek Office. Cadence Smith, she is a competition [...]
New Pediatric Dentist at Our Davidson Location
Dr. Boo Lee was born in Seoul, Korea and raised in Leland, NC. She went to UNC-Chapel Hill for her undergraduate public health degree in Nutrition. She graduated from UNC Dental School and obtained further training in general dentistry at York Hospital in Pennsylvania. She went back for her pediatric specialty training at University of [...]
Toothpaste: when should we begin using it and how much should we use?
The sooner the better! Starting at birth, clean your child’s gums with a soft infant toothbrush or cloth and water. As soon as the teeth begin to appear, start brushing twice daily using fluoridated toothpaste and a soft, age-appropriate sized toothbrush. Use a “smear” of toothpaste to brush the teeth of a child less than [...]
AAPD Member To Appear on NBC Nightly News Regarding Bisphenol-A
Recently, news stories have appeared on MSNBC.com and CNN.com regarding Bisphenol-A in dental sealants, based on a recent paper in the journal Pediatrics. Both AAPD Vice-President Dr. Joel Berg and AAPD Child Advocate and AAPD Head Start Dental Home Initiative Project Director Dr. Jim Crall were interviewed regarding the study, and the two articles are [...]
AAPD Member To Appear on NBC Nightly News Regarding Bisphenol-A
Recently, news stories have appeared on MSNBC.com and CNN.com regarding Bisphenol-A in dental sealants, based on a recent paper in the journal Pediatrics. Both AAPD Vice-President Dr. Joel Berg and AAPD Child Advocate and AAPD Head Start Dental Home Initiative Project Director Dr. Jim Crall were interviewed regarding the study, and the two articles are [...]
Your Child and Cheese
Your Child and Cheese Did you know recent research shows cheese is one of the healthiest snacks for your child’s teeth? In addition to providing large amounts of much-needed calcium, cheese also does its part to fight cavities. For more resourceful tips vsit: www.aapd.org
Back to School Dental Visits
It’s back-to-school across America!! You’ve packed away your childrens’ swim suits and bought new backpacks…you’ve sharpened their pencils and visited their pediatricians…but have they seen their dentist yet?? A dental check-up should be a part of the back to school checklist Tooth decay is still the most common chronic disease in US children according to [...]
Dental Care During Pregnancy
Are you or is someone you know pregnant? Congratulations!! Now that you’ve got a little bundle of joy on the way, you may be hoping that you can ditch the dentist for a few months…but you may want to think twice about skipping those appointments. Pregnancy is actually the time to take extra special [...]
The fight against decay
One serious kind of decay among young children is baby bottle tooth decay. This is caused by frequent and long exposures of baby’s teeth to liquids that contain sugar. These liquids are milk (including breast milk), formula, fruit juice and other sweetened drinks. Putting baby to bed for a nap or at night with a [...]
YMCA’s Outreach Program
The YMCA is having YCommunity Starfish Academy Site Tours and Family Cook-Outs. Download the letter (Adobe PDF) to learn more. YMCA_Letter





