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...

April showers bring May flowers, they say. We here at Westerville Pediatric Dental like flowers and Easter and all the April holidays, but we especially like that April is Autism Awareness Month. Visits to the dentist and ora...

Spring is just around the corner, in theory at least. One common tradition in our world to prepare for what is one of the more enjoyable seasons is spring cleaning! We actually like it. We take extra time and care to go aroun...

It’s kind of surprising, but did you know that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tooth decay is the most prevalent chronic disease in children? It’s true! Helping your children maintain a healt...

We’ve survived 2020 and we’ve rung in 2021. Now what? As maligned as resolutions can be, we still think they’re useful. They provide on opportunity for us at Westerville Pediatric Dental to renew and revisit any number ...