When choosing dental care for your family, you may be tempted to select a family dentist. The convenience of having all of your dental needs handled under one roof is hard to beat. However, you may be surprised to learn that your dental care needs vary greatly from your child’s, and that many family dentists…

College is one of the most life-changing experiences for your child and for you. Whether you are sending your first or fifth child off to college, the empty nest feeling is always bittersweet. You want to prepare them as much as possible so that their transition to college life is simpler. The last few weeks…

There a lot of ‘firsts’ in your child’s life – first smile, first laugh, first word, first step, first tooth, and many more. Each ‘first’ serves as an important milestone! When your little one’s smile is complete, you will want to make their first pediatric dentist appointment – typically by age two. By making an…

For many families, summertime means vacations, pool parties, running in the sprinklers, cookouts, camp, sports, and more. The main objective is fun! While some routines go out the window during the summer, dental care for your children cannot be one of them. Making time to maintain a healthy dental care routine is especially important in…

Relocating to a new area means a lot of changes for you and your children – establishing new schools, doctors, extracurricular activities, dentists – the list goes on. Many questions will arise. How do I choose a reliable dental home for my children? Will they connect with the new pediatric dentist? How do you know…

Spring is officially here! The grass is greener, flowers are emerging, and the days are sunnier and longer. Traditionally, people love to spring clean their homes. Opening the windows and ridding your house of dust after a long winter is one of the best feelings! Your child’s dental health needs a refresh in the springtime,…

Enamel is both a thin covering on teeth and the hardest tissue in the human body. It acts as armor against plaque and cavities. While there are many foods and habits that break down enamel, there are also things to protect it and keep it strong. Follow these 4 steps to help keep tooth enamel…

When it comes to baby teeth and dental care, moms and dads often receive a ton of conflicting advice. Things like when to take your child to the dentist for the first time, or the reasons why baby teeth are important, or the benefits of tap water versus bottled water, make it easy to see…

Today’s article in the Charlotte Observer speaks to exactly what we’ve been preaching at Charlotte Pediatric Dentistry for the last few years…the excess consumption of fruit juices is a real problem for kids today. It is directly linked to childhood obesity, early onset diabetes and, of course, dental caries! We love the article’s quotes…”Don’t drink…

You’d be hard-pressed to find a child who doesn’t love sugary foods, and chances are the processed or packaged food your child eats has some amount of added sugar. New research suggests that this trend has spiraled out of control. A childhood sweet tooth isn’t as harmless as it might seem. Our country’s addiction to…