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

Katelyn won! YAY!!

Katelyn won tickets to Carowinds from Charlotte Pediatric Dentistry  at the Taste of Charlotte event!

When should I schedule my child’s first dental visit?

Good question! According to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, your child should visit the dentist by their 1st birthday. You can make the first visit to the dentist enjoyable and positive, and we can help! Talk with your child about the visit and let them know our staff will explain all procedures and answer [...]

Nakhia won!!