The Smile Generation [official blog]

For February, Ask a Dentist, features a 2-part Q&A with pediatric dentist Dr. Ellis, since this month is National Children’s Dental Health month.   Dr. Eric Ellis is a pediatric dentist in Arizona.  He is a multiple-office owner dentist of Smile Generation-trusted offices – Norterra Dental Group and Orthodontics in Phoenix, Laveen Modern Dentistry in [...]

“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). [...]

This edition of Ask a Dentist, features Pediatric Dentist Dr. Bobby Raber from Every Kid’s Dentist in Arizona, a member of the Smile Generation family. Take it away Dr. Raber… One of our Facebook followers, Laura Norton Baez asks: “My son has breathing treatments (xopenex and pulmicort) due to asthma. He is 3 and already [...]

Smile Generation dentist Dr. Charles Rodgers, DDS answers questions from our Facebook followers. Q. When should a child first see a dentist?  A. Typically for a general practitioner, the age is 3.  But if a parent sees something suspicious, they should get the child in sooner.  In cases like this, the child will usually end up being [...]