Spring Lake Dental Group

Author: Kimberly N. Powell, DDS, MS, FAGD An article in General Dentistry titled Understanding Special Needs in Dental Practice starts with the statement, “Every patient is special, and each deserves the greatest care we can deliver”.  The statement is very true, but the emphasis is on a population whose needs can range from “anxiety to […]

Author: Dr. Sarah Mischo, DMD Did you receive a gift card for the holidays, but aren’t sure what to spend it on? Are you thinking about treating yourself to a new toothbrush? No, I’m not joking, and if you’ve recently walked down the oral hygiene aisle at Target, Walmart, or any other department store you […]

Author: Dr. Alison Vitelli-Berger, DMD, FAGD Christmas season is my favorite time of the year. We get to laugh, enjoy our family and gather at the dinner table with lots of comfort food. Also, it’s the best time to bake all those yummy desserts and cookies. My family and I love all the chocolate and cookies […]

Author: Dr. David Dickerhoff, DDS, MAGD, FOCOI USA Today reported Pfizer and its partner BioTech “have shown that their new COVID-19 booster does what they hoped it would, with the same safety and side effect profile as earlier shots”. In a study released on Friday, “the pair found that adults mounted a strong immune response to the new […]

Author: Dr. Sarah Mischo, DMD Root canal therapy is performed for many reasons, and more than 15 million people undergo root canal therapy every year. So, you are not alone if you have ever needed one! Patients requiring a root canal may have a cavity that has grown so large that it has now come […]

Author: Dr. Alison Vitelli-Berger, DMD, FAGD We have to count our blessings everyday and show others compassion and gratefulness. Today, I want to give a shout out to our amazing staff. Spring Lake Dental Group is full of highly talented people in all of our departments. Starting with your first interaction as you enter the reception […]

Author: Dr. Sarah Mischo, DMD Before becoming a dentist, I worked as an assistant at a pediatric dental office, and the dentist who ran our office would frequently call October “Cape Season” because the number of children that came through the practice with dental trauma increased dramatically when all the costumes came out around Halloween. According to the […]

Author: Kimberly N. Powell, DDS, MS, FAGD “Process to completion” is what is written on the final lab slip before a patient is presented with their dentures or partials.  It is the end of denture fabrication but the beginning of the relationship between the patient and their new prosthesis.  There will be hurdles.  For the […]

Author: Dr. Alison Vitelli-Berger, DMD, FAGD As we dive into the sugary season of Halloween, I thought of the importance of keeping a healthy and stable oral environment in order to keep cavities away. But what causes cavities? Well, bacteria in the mouth feeds off of the sugars found in our diet. Simple sugars, such […]

Author: Dr. David Dickerhoff, DDS, MAGD, FOCOI October is National Dental Hygienist Month. Today, I want to elaborate on why they are such an essential part of providing oral health care within our health care system. It starts with their training where many colleges throughout the country offer a hygiene training program. Most candidates that apply […]