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How can dentists support children in need of foster and adoptive parents in Illinois?

Kristie Ceruti • July 29, 2019

Participate in a give back event to benefit Let It Be Us this October in Chicago. Children who are coming out of the hospital. Children who have never celebrated a birthday. Children who require foster parents with knowledge of American Sign Language or those interested in learning. Children... CONTINUE READING

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Watching their giveback grow: Dental team celebrates 24 years of educating kids

Kristie Ceruti • February 28, 2019

Preschoolers in one of the first classes Mary Turcan Majewski, EFDA (shown) taught during National Children's Dental Health Month are now turning 27. Mary, as part of the duo from Watkins Dental Group in Dallas, Pennsylvania, provides dental education in the community. She explained a bit about... CONTINUE READING

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This will warm the cockles of your heart on Valentine’s Day

Kristie Ceruti • February 14, 2019

There's still time to volunteer and share the word about an event in March that will support oral health for children in Massachusetts. Tufts University Dental School will host Give Kids a Smile Day on Saturday, March 23 between 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Children must be accompanied by a parent or legal... CONTINUE READING

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Ever wonder what a priceless smile looks like? Ask Dr. Andrew Zucker. #ie40under40

Erin Yeager • December 14, 2018

If there was one path Andrew Zucker did not see himself pursuing, it was the one that led to dentistry. Growing up with two parents in the dental profession (his mother Maribeth worked as a dental hygienist and his father Dr. William J. Zucker, DDS, a general dentist) Andrew experienced a fair... CONTINUE READING

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Want a magical experience for your dental patients? Vivarra adds life, allays anxiety.

Kristie Ceruti • March 7, 2018

Vivarra™ patient engagement app is the brainchild of digital-media designer Micaela Blondin, who originally created it for the young son of Vivarra’s founder, David Nolan. The younger Nolan has autism, and Blondin—who knew the boy loved Godzilla—designed an app for him that depicted the... CONTINUE READING

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Do bribes work for kids’ dental visits? @NYPost poses the question to parents and dentists.

Kristie Ceruti • October 2, 2017

Five bucks from the Tooth Fairy might seem an innocent offering to sway a wiggly-toothed five-year-old to task. But a $500 electric toy Escalade for a dental visit? Or a Disney World trip worth more than five times that amount for the restoration of four broken teeth? @NYPost's Doree... CONTINUE READING

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Thankful for ‘Healing’ opportunities

Kristie Ceruti • November 24, 2016

A few weeks ago, a volunteer dental team on a mission of kindness in Puerto Cabezas served children 3 years of age and older, in addition to teens and adults who have no access to dental care. The dental team from the U.S., operating in partnership with Operation Endeavor and Verbo Church of... CONTINUE READING

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An offer you shouldn’t refuse – dental sealants.

Kristie Ceruti • September 19, 2016

Plastic coatings applied to the surfaces of teeth aren’t just effective; they’re also cost-effective, according to Austin Frakt @afrakt in TheUpshot today. Incorporating research from The Cochrane Collaboration, the American Dental Association, The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Food and... CONTINUE READING

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Celebrating a well-earned Head Start

Kristie Ceruti • June 29, 2016

America’s free preschool for the less fortunate, Head Start, has served 30 million children since being founded in 1965. Each morning at Head Start, kids start their day off right by brushing their teeth with their friends. Created to address the educational and developmental needs of our... CONTINUE READING

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Peanut allergy? A new toothpaste offers hope.

Kristie Ceruti • April 5, 2016

Though it might not be a cure, a new toothpaste aims to de-sensitize those with peanut allergies to adverse reactions they experience.   "Our goal in developing the oral mucosal immunotherapy (OMIT) platform for food allergies is to find a long-term solution for the 220 million, including... CONTINUE READING

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