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7 Fun Facts about Braces
Moms and dads, braces have evolved since your teenage days when you rocked the metal smile! Many kids today look forward to wearing them. Here are some fun facts about braces that will help explain...
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Seen around Town: Teeth as Art
Where in Alameda were these rows of plaster cast teeth recently spotted? If you guessed the orthodontist’s office, you’re wrong! Part of Layered Anxiety, an art installation and photography exhibit at...
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5 Things Parents Should Note for Safe Dental X-Rays
In addition to being faster and more comfortable than their older, film-based counterparts, today’s digital X-ray machines are much safer. Modern machines give off significantly less radiation while...
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Portia Weiman: Generational Dentistry at Its Best
Portia Weiman was a patient at Alameda Pediatric Dentistry back when it had just three patient chairs. As fate would have it, the five-year-old who skipped happily to her cleanings went on to enjoy a...
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5 Tips to Prepare for Your Child’s First Dentist Appointment
Photo: Wikipedia Commons Is your child’s first dentist appointment coming up? No problem! Pediatric dentists and staff are specially trained to help make every visit comfortable and pleasant. However,...
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Kid-Friendly Words for the Dentist’s Office
Words have the power to change outlook. At Alameda Pediatric Dentistry, we’ve spent decades developing a specialized set of words to help young patients feel calm and informed during their...
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New Year’s Resolution: Go to the Dentist!
Afraid to go to the dentist? You’re not alone. According to CommonHealth, 10 percent of the adult population in the United States has such high dental phobia it prevents regular dental visits, while a...
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Fluoride Treatment: Your Secret Weapon!
Photo: Wikipedia Commons Fluoride is proven to help prevent tooth decay. That’s why fluoride is the active ingredient in the majority of toothpastes. You don’t have to rely on toothbrushing alone, when...
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5 Tips for National Facial Protection Month
The National Youth Sports Safety Foundation estimates that about 3 million teeth are knocked out in a single year during youth sporting events. Wearing a mouth guard helps offset this risk, preventing...
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Learning from Lenticulars
Kids love visuals, whether they’re pictures in books or graphics to go with a lesson at school. In addition to being fun, pictures help kids to learn. While the spoken words disappear and can be...
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New Trend: Improving Teeth for Selfies
Photo: Sandro Lombardo/CC by 2.0 You’ve seen your teenager posing for a selfie on the regular, and you’re likely no stranger to taking selfies yourself, whether it’s a spontaneous shot with the kids or...
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The 411 on Stainless Steel Crowns
After fillings, stainless steel crowns, or “silver caps”, are the most common type of tooth restoration for children. Since they are metallic in appearance, many parents don’t like the way stainless...
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4 Most Common Questions about Retainers
Customized Alameda Pediatric Dentistry retainer Toward the last few months of wearing braces, kids start looking forward to the day they can once again slide their tongues across the front surfaces of...
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Sharing Smiles for Oral Health Month
This month, Alameda Pediatric Dentistry was part of a nationwide effort to promote dental health for Oral Health Month. Throughout the year, we celebrate healthy habits like brushing, flossing, and...
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Meet the Staff: Spotlight on Inventory Assistant Alexa G.
Alexa, an inventory assistant here at Alameda Pediatric Dentistry, has been working with our practice for three months and counting. As an inventory assistant, Alexa makes sure the office is always...
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Meet the Staff: 3 RDAs on What Makes Pleasanton Pediatric Dentistry Special
Jennel, Maria, and Mabel (left to right) of Pleasanton Pediatric Dentistry Pleasanton Pediatric Dentistry, our sister office, is located in a thriving community with one of the highest ranking school...
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Turning on Cartoons Can Help Turn Off the Anxiety at the Dentist’s Office
Kids love watching cartoons, and it turns out there’s a place where turning on the monitor can be especially comforting for them—the dentist’s office! According to a recent study of 56 randomly...
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Q&A with Lindsay, Alameda Pediatric Dentistry’s Marketing Director
Here’s a true testament of how great Alameda Pediatric Dentistry is to kids: many of the practice’s young patients grow up to bring their own kids here, and others even end up working here. APD’s...
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Benefits of High-Tech Scanning at Alameda Pediatric Dentistry
An APD customized maxillary retainer If you wore braces as a teenager, you probably remember those gag-inducing molds you had to bite into in order to create an impression of your teeth. Lucky for...
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Alameda Pediatric Dentistry Grows, Improves Services for Families
Alameda Pediatric Dentistry has moved to 1105 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 101, and if you and the kids haven’t seen the new office yet, you are in for a treat. In spite of growing to a large...
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