Time to Check Your Flexible Spending Account for Dental Needs!

Do you have a Flexible Spending Account?  This amount of money that has been deducted from your paycheck over the year will need to be utilized before the year is over.  You may also have a Health Care Spending Account that may work in the same fashion as a Flexible Spending Account.   This is the time to make certain that your dental needs... read more »

End of Year Dental Benefits

December is beginning and 2012 has one more month before the end of year benefits may expire.  Dental benefits provided with your dental insurance assist the insured to practice proper dental care for your teeth so that they may prevent further dental problems.  Being aware of your dental benefits and what is covered can be very confusing.  Family Dentistry is proud to... read more »

Happy Thanksgiving from Family Dentistry!

Now is the time to be Thankful for the Many Blessings In Your Life!  Drs. Ogle, Schmitz, and Hart are Thankful for all the wonderful patients that allow for our Family Dentistry family to provide Great Dental Care for them!  Having Healthy Teeth is definitely a Blessing!  Enjoy your Thanksgiving Holiday with Your Family and Friends!

Is Chewing ICE Harmful to Your Teeth? Part 2 of 2

Drs. Ogle, Schmitz, and Hart would like to remind you the dangers of chewing ice.  The teeth are naturally kept at body temperature.  Ice changes this temperature and can cause the enamel on the teeth to expand rapidly.  If you have fillings in your teeth,  this change in temperature from chewing ice  can also cause the expansion of these fillings which... read more »

Is Chewing ICE Harmful to Your Teeth? Part 1 of 2

Chewing on ice can be very harmful to your teeth.  Teeth are naturally suppose to be room temperature and when you place something cold on them the natural composition is changed.  The habit of biting and chewing on hard ice is a very common habit.  When biting on this hard ice, a tremendous amount of bite stress will be placed on... read more »

Happy Halloween From Family Dentistry!

Family Dentistry wishes you all a wonderful Halloween!  Remember to assist your Ghosts and Goblins to brush and floss their teeth with extra care considering the treats that they will be enjoying for the next week or more.  Also, pay close attention to the treats that are extra sticky that will continue to adhere to their teeth even following brushing.  Children... read more »

Choose Your “Trick or Treat” Treat Carefully for Their Teeth

As we continue to consider what treat to share with the Trick-or-Treaters, remember thinking "outside the box" is a good plan.   Remember a toy, a drink, a small water bottle, or a salty snack are just a few great alternatives. Easter Seals Halloween booklets that give children many opportunites to have treats for several months is also a wonderful option as well as... read more »

How Is Your “Trick or Treat” Treating Your Teeth?

Now is the time in the stores to choose your treat for those  "Trick or Treaters" on Halloween.  Family Dentistry would like to remind you that not all treats are the same.  Drs. Ogle, Schmitz, and Hart would like to encourage proper care for our teeth.  So when choosing a treat, you can think outside the box of regular candy.  What... read more »

Do You Have Bad Breath?

According to the Wall Street Journal, 25 % of adults around the world suffer from chronic halitosis that has nothing to do with illness.   Halitosis also known as bad breath is caused by bacteria build-up in the mouth.  This build-up often occurs on the back of the tongue where postnasal drip occurs.  Bacteria can also live in between teeth and gums and this... read more »