Greetings to our loving patient families! This month, I wanted to drop a brief note to update you on a few things. If you’ve had an appointment this summer or fall, you’ve likely noticed that our waiting rooms are still closed. We hate this part of it, but let’s be honest…everything about this pandemic [...]
Greetings Everyone, I wanted to take a beat and give you an update on what’s new at Children’s Dentistry of Charlottesville. We’ve been working hard to adapt to the “new normal” of operating in an environment that has been universally affected by the coronavirus. We’ve previously informed you of a few of the changes that [...]
Greetings! According to Governor Northam’s Guidance for Virginia, dental and medical practices are allowed to perform elective procedures starting May 1. As we return to routine patient care, there are many accommodations we’ll be making so we can continue to ensure the health of our patients, staff, and families. Your safety [...]
It’s not uncommon for the dentist to hear some variation of this line: “My child got her bad teeth from her (fill-in-the-blank) side of the family.” Usually, when I hear parents say this, I just smile and don’t further acknowledge it. While I understand where it’s coming from, the sentiment discounts the personal role [...]
Hello there! Children’s Dentistry of Charlottesville is pleased to announce that as of November 1, 2019, Dr. Anna Dinh has joined our practice. Anna originally hails from Vietnam, but is local to the Charlottesville area having grown up and attended high school locally. She attended James Madison University, where she earned a degree in [...]
Children's Dentistry of Charlottesville is pleased to announce that our practice recently purchased a laser to improve the patient experience for lip-tie and tongue-tie procedures. If you’re not already familiar, a frenectomy is a procedure that helps to relieve tongue ties and/or lip ties. These conditions develop due to a strong muscular attachment of [...]
In an effort to help our patients understand our patient onboarding process, we’ve outlined a piece of our process in this blog post. As always, if you have any questions on our patient onboarding process or any other aspect, feel free to contact us online or call us at (434) 817-1817. [...]
Last week I was browsing on the internet and stumbled across this public health article. The aim was to educate parents about how much toothpaste is the right amount for young children. It got me thinking that if this is being addressed in large newspapers, then it might be a good idea to highlight [...]
Winter is coming. Here’s how to find out if Children’s Dentistry of Charlottesville is operational when snow hits. We’re midway through January 2019 and already the Central Virginia area has been hit with 3(!) snow storms.The snow Charlottesville received in December is the most I can remember prior to Christmas in my 8 years [...]
Note: The following story is for illustrative purposes and isn’t meant to refer to any specific patient. Rather, it’s a combination of multiple patient encounters distilled into a single event to simplify the story and protect patient privacy. A 9 year old child was brought to the office for dental treatment with general anesthesia. [...]
