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Start the school year with a smile: 3 back-to-school tips
It’s the start of a new school year, and your kids are set with new clothes and school supplies. But don’t forget about oral health! Add these dental health tips to your back-to-school checklist. Take your kids to the dentist Start the school year right with a dental cleaning and exam. Ask your...
Dentist builds awareness about oral cancer
When Dr. Josephine Chang Pallotto organized a 5K walk in 2017 to honor the memory of her mother, Susan Chang, who died as a result of a head and neck cancer in 2016, she remembers thinking at the time, “I don’t know what I’m doing.” She persevered, and dozens of...
Sit, stay, brush: Golden retriever helps teach kids oral hygiene habits in Kentucky
Bowling Green, Ky.— A dentist and community educator, Dr. Matthew Riley knows elementary school students aren’t usually captivated by spiels on oral hygiene. That’s why he brings his affable partner, a three-year-old golden retriever named Bennett, who helps the message sink in. For the past year or so, Dr. Riley...
Home Oral Care
Key Points Home oral care recommendations from the ADA are based on data from clinical studies.While general recommendations may adequately address the needs for many patients, a dentist may tailor home oral care recommendations to fit the individual patient’s needs and wants.Home oral care is an important contributor to oral...
Massage: Get in touch with its many benefits
Massage: Get in touch with its many benefits Massage can be a powerful tool to help you take charge of your health and well-being. See if it’s right for you. Massage is no longer available only through luxury spas and upscale health clubs. Today, massage therapy is offered in businesses,...
Use it or Lose it!
Do you have money left on your annual Dental Insurance Plan? Have you checked it lately? If not, you can check, or you can have us check for you. Most insurance plans are run on a calendar year and if you don’t use all your benefit each year you lose...
Smoking and Your Oral Health
While most people are aware of the impact tobacco use has on their overall health, some might not consider its effects on oral health, including: 50 percent of smoking adults have gum (periodontal) disease.Smokers are about twice as likely to lose their teeth as non-smokers.Cigarette smokers are nearly twice as...
No Dental Insurance? We Have the Solution!
At McGlone Dental Care, the customer always comes first – and we know that many of our friends and neighbors don’t have dental insurance. We also know that not having dental insurance makes dental care decisions more stressful – How much is a filling going to cost? Can I afford getting a new...
Oral Piercing
KEY POINTS Oral piercing of the tongue, lip, cheek, or other soft tissues is a form of body art and self-expression. Oral piercings are more typically seen in adolescents and young adults, and the tongue is considered the most common site for oral-piercing placement.Complications associated with oral piercing include: swelling,...