Family Dentistry Welcomes Stacey to Our Team! Family Dentistry with Drs. Ogle, Schmitz, Hart, & Fickas is proud to welcome Stacey Runnion to our Dental Family!  Stacey is a Dental Assistant and will be assisting Dr. Fickas as well as helping to keep our office running smoothly!  We are excited to have Stacey join our family and be a member of... read more »

Oral Examinations are Key to Detect Oral Cancer. Family Dentistry with Drs. Ogle, Schmitz, Hart, Fickas, and our Hygienist want to provide thorough examinations to detect oral cancer.   5 Reasons that Keeping Oral Cancer Priority During our Dental Examination includes: 1. More and more patients in the Baby Boomer generation are developing oral cancer.  The 6 month dental check-up with examination is vital in... read more »

April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month!  Family Dentistry would like to remind all the importance of being evaluated for oral cancer.  Drs. Ogle, Schmitz, Hart, and Fickas evaluate each patient’s mouth for oral cancer  during every visit to the dental office.  These visits include your visit to the dentist when you have a procedure completed or your visit with your hygienist.   Your mouth... read more »

Congrats to Peggy-Staff Member of the Year! Family Dentistry with Drs. Ogle, Schmitz, Hart, & Fickas are so proud that Peggy Watson has received the Staff Member of the Year Award from the Evansville Dental Assistant Society!  Peggy has been a wonderful Dental Assistant for 35 Years!  The words on Peggy's award include"her smile is contagious, she is the definition of loyal,... read more »

Custom made mouth guards can protect your teeth. Do You Grind Your Teeth?  If your answer is yes, Family Dentistry with Drs. Ogle, Schmitz, Hart, & Fickas can help.  If you are constantly waking up with a dull headache or sore jaws, you probably grind your teeth at night.  Teeth grinding can cause damage to your teeth so teeth grinding should... read more »

Prevent Emergency Dental Visits After St. Patrick's Day! According to CNBC report,  the day after St. Patrick's Day has an increase of 64 Percent of emergency dental visits.  This is a huge increase from basically bad behavior of individuals with getting their teeth knocked out.  I would not anticipate the Luck of the Irish would want anything to do with an increase... read more »

Early dental appointments is the key to healthy teeth. Family Dentistry in Newburgh, Indiana with Drs. Ogle, Schmitz, Hart, & Fickas are happy to hear these results.  From an article in The New York Times on 3-5-15,   untreated cavities appears to be declining in preschoolers.  Fewer young children have untreated dental decay according to the Center of Disease Control(CDC).  This is the first decrease... read more »

Family Dentistry with Drs. Ogle, Schmitz, Hart, and Fickas was quite surprised to hear that women smile more than men.   On average, women smile 62 times a day and men only smile 8 times a day.  Many questions arise as to why women smile so many times more than men.   From a dental point of view, anyone who is happy with... read more »

Family Dentistry's Bear Chair with Arlo! Starting the babies at the dental office! Family Dentistry with Drs. Ogle, Schmitz, Hart, & Fickas have a tradition of children sitting in our Bear Chair when they visit our office.  Our goal is to be welcoming and inviting for all ages.  Our Bear Chair is a special chair for our children to sit in... read more »

Family Dentistry is thankful for our Amazing Dental Team and Patients! As we have received approximately 8 inches of snow in Newburgh, Indiana, Family Dentistry is reminded of our awesome Dental Team and patients during this snowstorm.  We are thankful to be located at 10655 State Road 662 which is a main thoroughfare and allows our road to our office... read more »