The Smile Generation [official blog]

This is about the time when the gym finally begins to empty out as the weather gets colder and New Year’s resolutions take the back burner to all the other things you’d rather be doing with your numbered hours in the day. However, I’d be lying if I told you this made me terribly sad, [...]

February 28, 2012 is National Tooth Fairy Day. Here in America, the most popular tradition related to the Tooth Fairy involves having children who lose a tooth, hide them under their pillow at night. The next morning the Tooth Fairy leaves a surprise in exchange for the baby tooth. Legends and traditions about the loss [...]

Hamner Dental Group, Winery Estate Dental Group, Hemet Dental Group, Gateway Dental Group of Eastvale, Grove Dental Group, Main Street Dental Group, N. Rancho Cucamonga Dental Group, South Corona Dental Group, San Jacinto Smiles, Mira Loma Smiles, and Monet Dental Group – all Smile Generation approved offices, are holding a Food Drive to benefit the [...]

An early childhood orthodontic evaluation can yield excellent results. The American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) recommends that children get a check-up with a n orthodontist by age 7. Here is a question and answer feature from Dear Doctor magazine. Q. Dear Doctor, My son is only 7 years old and I can already see that [...]

In keeping with National Children’s Dental Health Month, we are reprinting with permission, a question and answer feature from Dear Doctor magazine. The Smile Generation connects you with great dentists including pediatric dentists, orthodontists and other specialists. This piece highlights the importance of maintaining the space caused by the premature loss of baby teeth. Q. [...]

Yesterday was about showing your loved ones how much you love them, so today and every day, show yourself love. Not to get all depressing on you, but in the end the one person you can always count on, the one person who your life depends on, is YOU. So do yourself a favor and [...]

“Tooth decay affects more than one-fourth of U.S. children aged 2–5 years and half of those aged 12–15 years. About half of all children and two-thirds of adolescents aged 12–19 years from lower-income families have had decay.”  This was one of the findings in a study by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [...]

Yes, you read right, drink up! No, not a Piña Colada or an extra-sweet, extra-large mocha cappuccino; drink water! Proper hydration has to be one of the most overlooked factors in a healthy lifestyle. I know we’ve all heard it, drink eight glasses of water a day, but how many of us actually do it? [...]

The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Series is the world’s largest and most successful education and fundraising event for breast cancer ever created.  Last year the Smile Generation had teams at 8 different races, totaling 443 team members.  Between sponsorship, registration and fundraising the Smile Generation provided nearly $100,000 to Susan G. Komen [...]

Question: “I have a toothache but it’s not constant. It’s a pain that comes and goes, sometimes when I eat. What can I do to relieve the pain until I can make an appointment? Is this considered a dental emergency?” Answer by Dr. Darbro: “I am here to help think through this problem with you. [...]