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At Thousand Oaks Family Dentistry, we hope everyone gets to spend today with their beloved fathers and/or children. As a special treat, here is our office manager Michael and his son Jonathan. Michael celebrates his very fist Father's Day today! Enjoy the warm weather, fire up the grill and spend some quality time with your family!
Thousand Oaks Family Dentistry is proud to welcome Faith, our newest dental assistant! Faith was born in Detroit, Michigan and attended the University of Hawaii in Maui where she pursued a degree in nursing. A change of careers brought her to Southern California, where she is eager to expand and share her dental knowledge while helping others. In her off time, Faith enjoys spending time with her two daughters, hiking, cooking and running. We are glad to have you with us, Faith!
This month, Thousand Oaks Family Dentistry completed our two-year CPR training course. All clinical staff are required to learn two-person resuscitation methods (in addition to standard CPR) as part of our licensure and operational requirements. Even under the most cautious guidelines, medical emergencies can arise in a dental office. These training sessions help us recognize and manage crises as they happen. For your own knowledge, here are some of the American Heart Association’s most up-to-date recommendations on CPR methods:
Warning: the above video includes footage from a dental surgery. Please be advised.
Here is a service we WON'T be offering at our office! Salta, an Argentinean beer company, decided to support their local rugby clubs in a unique way. Players who lost teeth due to gameplay injuries were sponsored to receive dental implants. However, these were no normal implants. As you can see in the video above, the players' new teeth incorporated working bottle openers- a truly wild idea! While the procedure is "questionable" at best, it does underline the importance of mouth guards and dental safety in contact sports. Implant or not, we never recommend trying to open a bottle (or anything else) with your teeth!
Welcome to The Dental Library Review! In this feature, we will be reviewing and highlighting different children’s books we have collected at our office. Our staff have personally used these books with their own children and have had great reception. Today, we will be going over My Tooth is Loose! by Martin Silverman and Amy Aitken.
This book follows Gorgie, a young boy with a loose tooth. Unsure of what to do with this discovery, Georgie consults his friends. They offer him a number of options on removing the tooth, ranging from eating an apple to tying a string around it. He is unsatisfied with their answers and decides to ask his Mom. She assures him that if he leaves the tooth alone, it will come out on its own.
Our office recommends this book because it helps ease concerns about loose teeth and what to do with them. Children can have all types of wild ideas on how to remove loose teeth, some of which can be potentially dangerous. It is best to let the teeth loosen and come out on their own.
My Tooth is Loose! is a Penguin Young Readers level 2 book. As such, it features large pictures, simple sentences and context clues. If you would like to know more about this book or any other books we have at our office, please stop by! We love getting our patients and their children excited about oral health topics!
Happy Mother's Day! We hope everyone got to spend this special day with their beloved moms and/or children. Pictured here is Dr. Kari herself at 7 months old. She's sitting in her great grandmother's lap, joined by her mother (center) and grandmother (far left). Four generations of awesome moms in one picture!
This weekend, our social media developer and former dental assistant Dean attended CDA Presents- the California Dental Association’s yearly convention and trade show. CDA Presents is a great way to keep up-to-date with new technologies and the latest developments in the dental industry. In addition to vendors, the convention offers educational opportunities, training classes and great networking events. All of this translates to improved patient care and streamlined service. Dean is eager to report back with tons of great new ideas and products!
Duke John Warren was baptized Sunday April 19th, 2015 at St. Matthews Episcopal Church. He was joined by his godparents Aunt Vicki and his Daddy's best friend Bruce. Duke didn't mind the water from the baptism and made it through the service with minimal cooing. He is almost 11 weeks old now! We hope everyone got to enjoy this weekend with their friends and family!
We hope you had a great Easter Sunday surrounded by your family and loved ones. For those still in school, enjoy your spring break. Just one more semester/quarter until summer! This year, Dr. Kari Hong and her family traveled to Maui, Hawaii for a much deserved vacation. Here, they are photoed in front of the Lahaina United Methodist Church where they attended Easter Service. Locally, the Hongs are very involved with the United Methodist Church of Thousand Oaks. Consider this a big "Aloha" from our office to you!
One of the most exciting times in a young child’s life is their first visit from the Tooth Fairy. As your little ones start to lose their baby teeth, chances are they will be expecting a special visit from the fairy herself. Likewise, you are probably looking for a way to make this event fun and memorable for your family. With all this in mind, our office has collected some of our favorite lost tooth toys and holders. Take a look at all the fun you can have!
While we have covered this tooth organizer in a previous article, it fits in perfectly with this list. The Baby Tooth Album is a fun way to organize all of your child’s lost teeth and turn them into a great keepsake. It's even flat enough to fit inside a scrapbook or memory box!
The Twinkle Toof is a fun baby tooth holder that glows in the dark. It has a secret compartment for the lost tooth and a small clip for any "Prizes." It glows quite brightly, which must make it easy for the Tooth Fairy to find at night!
From owls to robots and even sharks, these fun embroidered characters come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. You are sure to find one that your child loves! Each pillow has a little pouch to keep teeth safe until the Tooth Fairy can get to them. We are sure you will enjoy the fun fabrics, textures and colors!
We know the tooth fairy can have a hard time getting teeth out from under pillows without waking resting children. These fun toys help simplify the process and add a little pizzaz to the occasion. If you would like to see more of these tooth holders or any of our other children’s products, please stop by our office. We love getting our patients and their families excited about dental health topics!
