Posts Categorized: Family Dentist

How Does a Vegetarian Diet Affect Oral Health?

Concerns about the harmful effects of cholesterol and fatty foods lead many Americans to turn toward vegetarianism in their efforts to live a healthy lifestyle. It’s true that adopting this kind of diet has proven benefits, but it is also important to understand how a vegetarian diet might impact your oral health. This is true… Read more »

Jump Start Your Holiday Family Fun

Feeling festive as you prepare for Thanksgiving with the winter holidays fast approaching? Bring yourself and the whole family out on the town for the 32nd Annual Lighting of the Doves and 8th Annual International Winter on the Waterway (iWow) Festival. You will appreciate the break from the hustle and bustle of planning and can… Read more »

Should Mouthwash Remain a Part of your Dental Care?

The basics of oral hygiene have stood the test of recent time. Brushing twice a day and flossing once a day is the minimum recommendation. Add in an antibacterial mouthrinse, a healthy low-sugar diet, and biannual checkups and cleanings and you’re on your way to the best possible dental health you can have. Regarding mouthwash… Read more »

A Mother’s Influence on her Child’s Dental Health

Most mothers obviously play a central role in the well-being of their children. They selflessly provide love and care. When it comes to dental care, moms of children play an influential part in determining their child’s oral health for the rest of their lives. Conroe dentist, Dr. John M. Richards, reviews what is already known… Read more »

Lower Cavity Risk with a Halloween Candy Buy Back

If your children indulge in too much sugar, they (and you) might pay the hefty price in terms of dental health. We’d like to reverse that equation. How about if a local dentist were to pay your child to give you their excess candy? We are referring Halloween candy buy backs which occur all over… Read more »

One Dentist for the Entire Family

Setting your young child up for a lifetime of regular preventive dental care will likely be the equivalent of them holding onto their healthy, natural teeth for all of their years. Kids need to feel comfortable about going to the dentist, so it’s important that you seek out a practice that dedicates itself to meeting… Read more »