Defending Your Children’s Teeth (and Dentists): The Value of Sealants | Pediatric and Laser Dentistry

THE NEW YORK TIMES | Austin Frakt | September 19, 2016 Your dentist has probably offered dental sealants for your child. Mine has. Without knowing whether they work, I’ve always accepted them. Turns out, this was a good move. Introduced in the 1960s, dental sealants are plastic coatings applied to the surfaces of teeth. They fill in and seal pits […]

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Blog | Pediatric and Laser Dentistry

by admin | Mar 4, 2022 | Pediatric Dentistry | 0 Comments “Why some are trying to discover more about our bodies’ “little living archives.” By Jackie Rocheleau  Updated Jan 27, 2022 “Erin Dunn gets baby teeth in the mail, sent by volunteers from across New England. Each tooth arrives at her lab in a tube packed with fluffy… by admin | Sep 11, […]

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Our Team | Pediatric and Laser Dentistry

Your child’s appointment will be comfortable and enjoyable because of our team and the relaxed environment that we have created. We cultivate a relationship with each of our patients, which not only ensures better children’s dental care, but also turns a visit to the dentist into a visit between friends. Our staff members enjoy a long term relationship with both […]

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How a mother’s voice shapes her baby’s developing brain | Pediatric and Laser Dentistry

From Aeon.co, Kate Fehlhaber | Oct. 6, 2016 It is no surprise that a child prefers its mother’s voice to those of strangers. Beginning in the womb, a foetus’s developing auditory pathways sense the sounds and vibrations of its mother. Soon after birth, a child can identify its mother’s voice and will work to hear her voice better over unfamiliar […]

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AAPD Releases Visual Guide for Tooth Injuries | Pediatric and Laser Dentistry

With Springtime childhood activities in full swing, The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) has developed a highly-visual, easy-to-follow guide which can be printed and posted to refrigerators so family members and babysitters know what to do should a tooth be chipped or knocked out (hint: a glass of milk could come in handy)!  SOURCE: http://www.mychildrensteeth.org/aapd_releases_visual_guide_for_tooth_injuries/

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AAPD Cites Ways to Prevent Risk for Children’s Tooth Decay | Pediatric and Laser Dentistry

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), the recognized leader in children’s oral health, continues to emphasize that the way to decrease children’s tooth decay is by visiting a dentist early on. The AAPD recommends that each child should have a dental home by his/her first birthday. The results from the recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report […]

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Should Infants Be Separated From COVID-19-Positive Mothers? | Pediatric and Laser Dentistry

BY MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC./GENETIC ENGINEERING NEWS New Rochelle, NY, April 9, 2020–In a new commentary, Alison Stuebe, MD, President of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, addresses the risks and benefits of separating infants from COVID-19-positive mothers following birth. Although multiple public health organizations recommended keeping mothers and infants together, the United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises […]

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