What’s Your Dental IQ?

Can you answer these dental-related True-or-False questions correctly? Holding an aspirin up to an aching tooth is a good temporary solution??? FALSE! In fact, doing this can cause damage to the soft tissue in your mouth. The ONLY solution for a toothache is seeing a dentist as quickly as possible. In the interim, swallowing pain […]

Why So Sensitive? The Facts On Tooth Sensitivity…

Why do teeth become sensitive? A tooth is made up of essentially three layers: Pulp: the soft part of the tooth that contains sensitive nerve endings and blood vessels. Dentin: The largest part of the tooth. It is hard, but not as hard as dense as enamel, as it contains thousands of very long and […]

So You Thought That These Foods And Drinks Were Good For You? …Think Again!

Many people erroneously believe that they are doing the right thing by buying margarine instead of butter or giving their kids lots of real or all-natural fruit juices. That’s why this article is so important to read. Find out which foods and drinks so many people think are healthy, are really not good for your […]

Questions To Ask A Nursing Home Or Long-Term Care Facility About Oral Care

Good oral health is important throughout one’s entire lifetime. However, sometimes individuals living in nursing homes or long-term care facilities receive inadequate dental care or even no attention at all to their oral health. As research has proven time and time again, our oral health is closely linked to our general health. It therefore becomes […]

Autism Awareness Day: April 2, 2017

I always look forward to writing my regular articles for our website and Brantford’s community newspaper as I find it satisfying to educate people about dental health, something that as a dentist, is obviously very important to me. However, today’s article will be a bit different. Although it is not entirely dentistry related, it does […]