Western Dental Blog

It’s October and time for Halloween! It's great fun for children, trick-or-treating around the neighborhood, collecting candy, coming home to admire their haul, and sometimes stockpiling it for months.

Let’s face facts: Kids hate to brush their teeth. And parents grow extremely weary of the daily battle to get them to do it.

It may be Dental Sealants Month at every Western Dental office, but sealants will help reduce cavities all year long.

If you’re a parent, you know that getting your child to brush after every meal can be a challenge.

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) recommends parents take their child to a pediatric dentist within six months after the baby’s first tooth appears, but no later than the child’s first birthday.