Hillcrest Family Dentistry Blog

Trusted dental tips, expert advice, and helpful insights to keep your family’s smiles healthy and bright — straight from your Medford dental team.

Kicking the Soda Habit

Posted: Apr 07, 2025

Soda is made with all sorts of habit-forming ingredients: caffeine, sugar or artificial sweeteners, sodium and carbonation. It can lead to unwanted weight gain, type…

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Free toothbrushes for classrooms!

Posted: Apr 07, 2025

It’s never too early to teach and encourage children to take care of teeth. A study of tooth brushing techniques in groups of children aged…

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Pulling Your Baby’s BabyTooth

Posted: Apr 07, 2025

Do it! A hanging tooth needs to be removed. It’s probably not getting brushed, and the socket becomes a magnet for bacterial invasion. Rock it…

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Beautiful White Teeth

Posted: Apr 07, 2025

Simple & Simply gorgeous It’s the surest, safest means of brightening enamel, minimizing discoloration, and delivering a smile guaranteed to get noticed. Q. How does…

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Big Changes Start Small

Posted: Apr 07, 2025

If you want to make changes for your life for the better, one great approach is to makes small changes. James Clear writes about doing…

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STRESSED OUT? A SELF-HELP PRIMER

Posted: Apr 07, 2025

Physical exercise, good nutrition, predictable sleeping habits are all means of reducing stress. Meditation, time management, positive self-talk, a strong social safety net—these help too.…

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