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Don’t Let Plaque Stick Around! Teach Kids to Floss Project

August 3, 2020 By ddnmwordpress

This project uses an ice tray, Play-Doh, and pipe cleaners to illustrate the importance of flossing! Teaching kids to floss just got a whole lot easier.

Teaching kids to floss may be laughable right now, but this project can help change that and get them understand the importance of oral health! Use Play-Doh, a pipe cleaner, and the underside of an ice tray to demonstrate how food and bacteria get stuck in between the teeth. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Children's Oral Health, Clinic and Provider Tips, Just For Fun, Oral Health

Blemish Control: Is Toothpaste for Acne Effective?

July 30, 2020 By Wyatt Dilling

It’s the night before a job interview and you discover a huge pimple on your nose. You reach for the toothpaste, following the words of an old home remedy. Toothpaste is a key part of your daily oral health routine, but could it also come in handy in a beauty emergency?

It’s the night before a job interview and you discover a huge pimple on your nose. You reach for the toothpaste, following the words of an old home remedy. Toothpaste is a key part of your daily oral health routine, but could it also come in handy in a beauty emergency? Here … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clinic and Provider Tips, Just For Fun, New Mexico

Healthy Snack Swaps for July 4th – and All Summer Long [INFOGRAPHIC]

June 8, 2020 By ddnmwordpress

Make easy, healthy swaps when it comes to summer BBQs and 4th of July recipes.

When the fourth of July rolls around each summer, BBQ ingredients and red-white-and-blue desserts can start to pop up all around us. At the grocery store, at work, and especially during summer cook-outs, the 4th of July party food ideas aren’t always the healthiest. We’ve made a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clinic and Provider Tips, Health and Fitness, Just For Fun, Recipes and Nutrition

3 Homemade Healthy Popsicles

June 8, 2020 By ddnmwordpress

Most ice-cold desserts found in the supermarket are packed with added sugar. Do your smile a favor and make your own homemade healthy popsicles.

Ice-cold desserts always taste better during the summer months, but most varieties found in the supermarket are packed with added sugar. Do your smile a favor and make your own homemade healthy popsicles. Fruit Infused Water Pops Ingredients Sliced fruit (add your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Clinic and Provider Tips, Health and Fitness, Just For Fun, Recipes and Nutrition

5 Things You Can Clean with Toothpaste

February 21, 2020 By ddnmwordpress

We know that toothpaste helps our teeth shine, but what else can it clean? Here are 5 of our favorite cleaning hacks.

We know that toothpaste helps our teeth shine, but what else can it clean? Here are 5 of our favorite toothpaste hacks: We know that toothpaste helps our teeth shine, but what else can it clean? Here are 5 of our favorite cleaning hacks: 1. Headlights One of toothpaste’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Just For Fun, New Mexico

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