April, in addition to showers and flowers, marks the beginning of Autism Awareness Month. This month’s designation was launched to bring awareness to a disorder that affects 1 in 68 children in some way--according to the Ce...

For us, we’re certainly mad about March. All that basketball, the temperatures warming up, sports coming to life... All combined, here at Westerville Pediatric Dental we can only think about mouth guards. Custom fitted mout...

The start of a new year is the perfect time to commit to some new goals. This year, consider some dental health resolutions to add to your self-care routine so you can pass these healthy habits down to your kids! Check out th...

While Christmas stocking traditions can vary from one household to the next, sometimes it can feel like a challenge to fill one up. Luckily, there are a lot of stocking stuffer ideas that can be ideal for the occasion, and ma...

Is Halloween is a dentist’s favorite holiday because of the potential toothaches all that candy can create? Nope. While we love seeing our young patients in costumes, we really don’t want to see them come in with tooth tr...

Nutrition is important when comes to your child’s health, and their teeth and gums. Many of the things associated with school lunches involve the beloved snacks and sugar-laden treats. We see packing lunches as an opportuni...

We’ve come to the heat of August. Back to school time is just around the corner.  As we begin this year within the shadow of COVID-19, we know children and teachers will face some unique challenges. Getting back into a...

Summer is a great time for all kinds of things, but mostly for kids to be out, running around, and playing. Keeping them hydrated throughout the day is super important, but you may want to think twice before reaching for thei...

Westerville Pediatric Dental and our whole team would like to wish all dads and father figures out there the happiest of Father’s Day celebrations this month. In our experience, dads everywhere like to both do things and so...

It’s probably not surprising that mothers excel at recognizing and interpreting the moods and emotions of their infants. Although we all know infants can’t speak, we’re also surprised when mothers seem to know exactly w...