A dental prophylaxis, sometimes called a cleaning, is performed to thoroughly remove soft and hard deposits, (plaque and calculus), from the teeth and gums.
Fresher breath. Bad breath (or halitosis) can be a sign of advancing periodontal disease. The routine removal of plaque, calculus and bacteria at our facility can noticeably improve halitosis and reduce infection.
Professional dental cleaning and exam are recommended twice a year for patients with healthy, periodontal disease-free mouths as a preventive measure. For those patients who have been treated for periodontal disease, it is recommended that they be seen every 3 to 4 months for preventive periodontal care as per Dr. Blaustein and your hygienist. It should be noted that periodontal disease generally cannot be reversed or cured. With regular hygiene visits as prescribed by Dr. Blaustein and our hygiene team, it can effectively be controlled and the progression of periodontal disease slowed or halted.
I came across this awesome quote from Richard Friedman recently, and as a dog owner really related to it. I love that my dog is so sweet and encouraging and happy to see me.
I think my 16-year-old son was one of the first to purchase a Fidget Cube — that gadget that's supposed to help kids concentrate with buttons to push, switches to click and balls to roll.
He heard about the cube even before it was available and couldn't wait to get one. Shortly after, however, he found something even better — a fidget spinner. It's far cooler and much quieter, he explained. If you haven't seen one yet, it's a palm shaped, three pronged device that can be whirled around from a ball bearing spinner in the middle and at the end of each prong.
For the record, my son does have ADHD. In elementary school, they'd give him pipe cleaners to play with hoping to help him stay focused. He thought the Fidget Cube was a brilliant idea, but it turns out it makes too much noise. All that clicking and switching was pretty distracting to those in class around him. Kind of like the kid next to you incessantly clicking his pen, he explained.
The spinner has become so popular that almost everyone in school has one — not just the kids with ADHD. It's the latest fad. It's like the Rubik's Cube but requires no brain power. It's mesmerizing. You just want to watch it spin all day. And apparently teachers hate them — probably because all the students are watching them spin all day.
One of of my son's teachers has banned fidget spinners from her classroom. They drive her crazy. Though it might help my son concentrate, it apparently screws up her concentration. And I can see why. When you are looking out at your students and they are all spinning these little gadgets — it would be hard to stay focused.
Maybe the spinner is actually sucking his brain out of his head. Now that's an educational tool we should all endorse.
If your kids like the ice but are not great at skating, want to be part of a team and love a game with strategy, why not give curling a try? T
“Curling is a great sport for everyone, from kids to adults, and is a great sport for families,” says Jill Ferris, a member of the Chesapeake Curling Club at the Talbot Community Center in Easton, one of two clubs in the area.
Curling is an Olympic sport where eight players slide granite rocks down a sheet of ice aiming at a circular target, or “house.” As the rock travels down the ice, teammates sweep the ice in front of it to help it move straighter and farther down its course to the house. Lots of strategy and teamwork, coupled with some good luck, go into placement of the team’s rocks to get the highest score for a game.
“Curling has a broad appeal to all different kinds of people,” Ferris says. “Some love cold-weather sports and dream of attending the Olympics. Others love the intellectual challenge of a sport that is frequently called 'chess on ice.' For some with physical limitations ... curling offers a chance to actively engage in a sport that can be adapted based on need. Personally, though, I love the sportsmanship and social aspects of the sport. After each game both teams sit down at a table to enjoy fellowship and snacks (something we call 'broomstacking').”
Several curling clubs in the area offer opportunities to give curling a try and both have curling classes for youth.
The Chesapeake Curling Club has a Learn to Curl event scheduled for Feb. 20. Each Learn to Curl experience is $20 and open to anyone 12 and older. Sessions begin every 15 minutes from 1 to 3 p.m. and last an hour and a half. Register on the website at chesapeakecurling.org. The club also has Junior Curling open to all families with members younger than 21. See the website for details.
The Potomac Curling Club, based at the National Capital Curling Center in Laurel, also has Try Curling Open Houses to learn about the sport and Saturday Breakfast Extravaganzas that offer instruction and game time to new curlers.
A Try Curling Open House is scheduled for Feb. 27, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Instruction lasts about an hour and teaches the essential skills. Cost is $10 per person or $20 per family. Saturday Breakfast Extravaganzas are scheduled for Feb. 6 and 20, 8 a.m.-noon. Instruction is 8-9 a.m., breakfast is available from 8:45-9:15 a.m. and curling from 9-11:45 a.m. Cost is $20, plus a suggested donation of $3-4 for breakfast. Advance registration for all events at curldc.org is required.
The club also has youth curling programs for elementary age children up to age 21. See the website for details.
At both clubs, equipment is provided, but those signed up should wear warm, loose-fitting clothes with flat, rubber-soled shoes like sneakers.
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