Children's Dental Health Month

Dental Health
Written By Dr. Fletcher

This month, Dr. Fletcher visited Hariette Kirschen Elementatry School in Modesto, CA for Children's Dental Health Month. This was Dr. Fletcher's 15th year at Kirschen school presenting his own personal dental health program for the students(complete with toothy dinosaurs, giant underwear and a ring of toothbrushes). He also screened a few dozen children for tooth decay and dental needs.

Yesterday, Fox News published an article by Julie Relevant from HealthyMama.com about calming your child's dental fears. You can read it by clicking on this link or by clicking on the picture.  

Afraid of the dentist? 9 tips to calm your child’s dental fearsBy Julie Revelant - Healthy Mama  Published February 23, 2014  FoxNews.com

Afraid of the dentist? 9 tips to calm your child’s dental fears

By Julie Revelant - Healthy Mama  Published February 23, 2014  FoxNews.com

The advice given in this article is very good and I would only add one small suggestion. I've always thought it was a good idea for parents to bring their child along for one of their dental visits. When your kids see you getting your teeth cleaned, examined or repaired, they are given a first hand look at how easy it is to visit the dentist.

For questions about your children's dental health or suggestions about taking better care of their teeth, contact our office.

Keep on smiling,

Dr. Fletcher

Dr. Fletcher
Dr. Andrew Fletcher has been practicing dentistry since his graduation from the University of the Pacific, School of Dentistry in 1995. “Since I began my career, I have been blessed with two things: a great staff and a ton of great patients…throughout the years I have maintained one constant philosophy at my office: treat your patients very very well, and that is what I have tried to do for the past decade.” Although he began his career working with little mouths, Dr. Fletcher now treats the entire family. “I really enjoy working on different generations of the same family…it is easy to see dental trends throughout a family, but it is also a ton of fun to meet grandparents, parents and children.” In the last few years, the majority of Dr. Fletcher’s continuing education has come from studying dental implants and the challenge of giving teeth, smiles and functioning bites back to patients that are missing or have lost teeth. Each month he meets with several dentists and specialists in to treatment plan and discuss different techniques for dental restoration and rehabilitation.
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