Formerly Rolling Oaks Dental
Formerly Rolling Oaks Dental
Sometimes teeth get knocked out. Maybe you said the wrong thing to the wrong person. It happens! Maybe you were playing sports without a mouthguard (a no-no) and your face caught an elbow. Maybe you learned the hard way that a few pieces left over after you assembled the family trampoline were actually pretty critical….
1. Benefit Awesome Charities. Every month we select an extremely worthy charity and raise funds for them through donations from our members in the form of a raffle. Be The Match, Girls on the Run, First Book San Antonio, and the San Antonio Humane Society are just a few of the organizations we have raised…
Most patients want straight teeth. For some, cosmetics is the issue. For many, improving function and increasing the chances that they will be able to keep their own teeth for a lifetime is a primary concern. Either way, more and more patients are finding that orthodontics/braces is an excellent option to meet their dental needs….
Have you ever thought about straightening your teeth? I ask this question to patients in my practice almost every single day during initial examinations. I get the full spectrum of answers, as you might imagine. I find that the older the patient is, the less likely it is they have any interest in straightening their…
When I was a child, chalky chewable vitamins were the thing. I remember Flintstone vitamins and Sunkist Vitamin C chewables fondly. Sometimes, I would eat more than one because they tasted so good, but never more than three or four! I’d probably heard somewhere that you could overdose on vitamins so I didn’t want to…
There is a popular misconception that all dental cavities cause pain. This is not true. You can have a dental cavity that does not cause pain. Let’s clear up some misunderstandings by starting with a few facts: Dental cavities, or caries, is a bacterial infection in a tooth that causes demineralization and destruction of the outside…
There’s a massive amount of confusion out there when it comes to teeth whitening. There’s take home whitening kits sold in stores with strips and gels, mouth rinses and toothpastes that claim to whiten your teeth, and all kinds of home remedies and concoctions that you can read about in any Google search on the topic….
Patients come to our San Antonio dental clinic every week and we listen to their stories. Oftentimes, dental insurance coverage, or lack thereof, is part of the story. There are many barriers that prevent patients from seeking dental care. Lack of money. Lack of time. No awareness that there is a problem or a solution. Fear…
Become the Master Scheduler Looking back, I wasn’t a great student in high school or undergrad. I was Valedictorian of my high school and had excellent grades in many challenging courses at UGA, sure, but I wasn’t approaching any of it the right way. Studying marathons followed by a week or so of inactivity followed…
First impressions are everything, and it’s great when a child’s first dental experience is a positive one. It is very important to get off on the right foot, or tooth as the case may be! Choosing the right dentist for your child’s first dental visit is the first step. Here are three things to consider…