The Smile Generation [official blog]

The Ad Council partnered with the American Dental Association (ADA) and 35 other groups in the dental community to form the Partnership for Healthy Mouths, Healthy Lives and  produced a campaign that addresses children’s oral health. The national public service announcement campaign entitled “Kids’ Healthy Mouths” launched on August 14th, 2012. It encourages kids to [...]

Where did the summer go? School is seriously here already? Wow! The thought of going back to school may seem terrible to you and your children, or maybe you’re secretly glad to have them out of your hair again, whatever the case, you want to help them start the school year off right. One of [...]

The Smile Generation connects you with great dentists and orthodontists, like our regular “Ask an Orthodontist” contributor, Dr. Ron Maddox. This week’s question comes from Laura Chavarria, who asked:” I just got my braces removed and am now wearing plastic retainers. I just wanted to know if it was okay to wear my retainer during sports [...]

Alright guys, this is important. You really need to listen to your body because it’s usually right and it’s trying to prevent you from getting hurting or sick. I need to clear up one huge thing first though. Listening to your body does not mean listening to the lazy voice in your head.  I will [...]

On the Mother Nature Network, healthy writer Judd Handler writes: How is it that some people who have never used a toothbrush have also never had a cavity? Here’s an excerpt from the article: “There’s a 99 percent chance you are not super rich. But there is a good chance that you are part of [...]

“A dynamic relation exists between sugars and oral health. Diet affects the integrity of the teeth; quantity, pH, and composition of the saliva; and plaque pH. Sugars and other fermentable carbohydrates, after being hydrolyzed by salivary amylase, provide substrate for the actions of oral bacteria, which in turn lower plaque and salivary pH. The resultant [...]

Over 200 dental offices in the Smile Generation family served their local communities on August 11, 2012, by participating in the second annual Smile Gen Serve Day. The dental offices provided pro-bono treatment to community members who would not otherwise have access to dental care, and were able to help more than 1,400 people during this community outreach [...]

If you haven’t heard of coconut oil then you must not read any health magazines, recipes, or go to the grocery store because it has seriously been popping up everywhere and everyone seems to be raving about it. Personally, I hate coconut, so I avoided this new health craze as long as I could, but [...]

Orthodontic retainers are custom-made devices that hold teeth in position after braces or any method of realigning teeth. This week, Dr. Ron Maddox, an orthodontist at Smile Generation-approved office Crossroads Dental Group in Upland, CA, answers a question about retainers. Sean O sent us the following message: “Hello just seeking some advice here. So I [...]

Congratulations to all the winners of our Baseball Sweepstakes and thanks to all who joined. The Smile Generation proudly supports the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Texas Rangers, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, the Sacramento Rivercats, Lake Elsinore Storm and the Sugar Land Skeeters. Here is a little thank you video we [...]