posted: Jul. 27, 2021.

You do everything you can to protect your toddler with safeguards large and small. Installing that complicated car seat. Figuring out which sunscreen is best for delicate skin. Spending weeks Read more

posted: Jul. 20, 2021.

Perhaps you had a particularly irritating commute home from work, and you realize at the end that your jaw was clenched tight the entire time. Or maybe you grind your Read more

posted: Jul. 13, 2021.

Toddlers are notoriously balky about strangers. But their first dental visit should not be cause for fear and tears. Nor should you assume that getting your toddler to Southern Smiles Read more

posted: Jul. 06, 2021.

School’s out and you’ve emptied your gym locker until next fall. But while you’re stowing away the football gear, the basketball warm-ups, the field hockey sticks, and all the other Read more

posted: Jun. 29, 2021.

Happy Independence Day from the doctor and team! The Fourth of July celebrations in America may have changed a lot over the years, but there is no doubt that we Read more

posted: Jun. 22, 2021.

Temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) refers to a diverse range of disorders that relate to muscular function in the jaw and face — the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). That could mean difficulty opening Read more

posted: Jun. 15, 2021.

At Southern Smiles Family Dentistry, we know that as many as one in 88 children today have some form of autism, a complex brain disorder that affects a child's ability Read more