You have an appointment with a new dentist. You feel anticipation and a little anxiety – something like a first date. As in any new relationship, you’ll ask questions of each other. So what should you expect? First, a dentist will need to know your medical and dental … [Read more...]
Eat Right! How Your Diet Impacts Your Oral Health
Eating healthy foods doesn’t just help your waistline. It’s also good for your teeth. Did you know that most foods we eat contain some form of sugar? We can’t avoid it. Milk contains sugar, but we want our children to drink it because calcium builds strong bones and teeth. … [Read more...]
Gum: Fact and Fiction
We all know that candy is bad for your teeth, right? Well, I hope so. It’s the sugar in candy that makes it bad for your teeth; therefore, gum should also be bad for your teeth, right? It’s true that sugar causes the natural bacteria in your mouth to eat away at the enamel on … [Read more...]
Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation Announces Grant Recipients
The Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation is proud to announce its inaugural grant recipients! In December 2012, the Foundation awarded more than $1.1 million to 36 organizations in Virginia for programs working to improve oral health through education, research or access to … [Read more...]
Resolutions for Good Oral Health
It’s that time of year again where we make promises to ourselves in the hopes that we will be better in the coming year. And setting goals for oral health is no different. Hopefully these oral health resolutions are so achievable that keeping your promise to yourself will be … [Read more...]
