Creative Ways to Celebrate a Lost Tooth
A child’s first lost tooth is an exciting yet scary time, and is considered to be a rite of passage that we all go through. When a child begins to lose their baby teeth, this is a sure sign that they are growing up! In America, when children lose their teeth, the Tooth Fairy makes […]
The Ancient Art of Dentistry
Did you know that dentistry is an ancient art that has been practiced for at least 9,000 years? Archaeological findings have shown us the ingenuity that existed in the application of cosmetic and surgical dental practices during ancient times. Dating back to 7000 BC, the Indus Valley Civilization has produced evidence of the earliest form […]
National Dental Assistant Recognition Week!
There’s only one holiday we look forward to after Valentines Day… Dental Assistant Recognition Week! From March 2nd to March 8th, show your affection to the Dental Assistants who’ve dedicated their time to their practice and helping to provide patients with the care that they need. This year’s theme, “Dental Assisting: Embracing the Changes of […]
Ancient Dental Techniques
In our last article we told you about how teeth can leave behind a record of what our ancestors ate millions of years ago. According to the journal Nature, evidence of tooth drilling has also been discovered from nearly six millennia ago. In a Neolithic graveyard on the Pakistan/ Afghanistan border (also known as the […]
Ancient Teeth Provide Evolutionary Clues
Did you know that our teeth leave behind a record of what we ate for dinner millions of years ago? According to a recent article featured in the scientific journal Plos One… our teeth have evolved. A scientist analyzed a collection of 15 ancient teeth found in Indonesia. The teeth date from the mid-Pleistocene period, from […]