Dentist Report

As a writer, I tend to keep long late hours, which tends to make me hungry (or at least think I’m hungry) as I work. This is not a good thing, particularly if you’re up around the clock and eating when you’re supposed to be sleeping! I have come up with several ways to not eat at my desk. If I actually use them, they typically work! Here they are. Feel free to use them and build on them, as well as share your own ways to fight midnight cravings while up and at ‘em.

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George Clooney and His White TeethI live in a neighborhood with modeling agencies, expensive condos and townhouses, and lots of beautiful men and women, who all have one characteristic in common- their teeth are as white as George Clooney’s, Brad Pitt’s, or any other celebrity. I don’t know how much they pay to keep their teeth sparkly and white, but I am highly doubtful that they get their teeth whitened using the free coupons that come in the mail.

In comparison, my teeth aren’t nearly as white and I am both leery of choosing a dentist by mail and unsure about budgeting enormous amounts of cash for the sole purpose of whitening my teeth. I have tried and used whitening strips with limited success, but am always on the look-out for inexpensive ways for self-improvement.


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February is National Children’s Dental Health Month—a perfect time to get your kids on the right track toward good dental hygiene. And if you think baby teeth aren’t that big of a deal, think again—these tiny teeth are responsible for creating the spacing arrangement for adult teeth that will come in later on. They also help your child learn to chew properly, as well as form words, so they’re pretty important. Here are a few tips to help ensure a healthy start with your child’s teeth.

Start early. Dentists say you can start when your children are actually in the womb by eating a good, healthy diet and taking the proper vitamins. These give your kiddo the best start in developing healthy bones and teeth.

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It might seem ironic that October is National Dental Hygiene Month, but what better time is there to care for your pearly whites than the same time you’re about to gorge on candy? Some states even offer programs where dentists buy the candy from kids and throw it away.

(Of course, they may not really throw it away; not every dentist is like Willy Wonka’s dad. There’s always the chance that they could hoard it for themselves or sell it on the dental black market…)

All joking aside, dental health is pretty important—especially if you want to do things like chew or eat and the like all of your life. I never really understood why my dad made such a big deal about going to the dentist until I was old enough to get that I would need my teeth for a pretty long time, and to do so I would have to take care of them myself.

Here are some things you can do just for your teeth this month.

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