Do you faithfully floss every day? Or, do you neglect flossing throughout the year, except for the week of your dental hygiene appointment? “You cannot effectively vacuum a house with only one attachment. You need other attachments to get into the nooks and crannies. That’s what floss does.”‐ ADA Spokesman Richard Price, DMD If your […]
WARNING: This fact may startle you: 80 percent of the U.S. population has some form of periodontal (gum) disease. ‐ From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Despite this statistic, gum and other oral diseases are 100% preventable. The secret: Practicing good, daily dental hygiene. In honor of National Dental Hygiene Month, your Beaverton […]
Since March 6th is National Dentist Day, we thought we’d ask How well do you really know your Doctors at Smiles Northwest? So here’s to getting to know your Dentists a little better: On Dr. Montrose- Question: How long have you been an dentist? Dr. Alan Montrose: I have been a dentist in Portland for […]
Parents! Sharpen those pencils! It’s time to see if you’ve tackled that back-to-school list to completion. You got the notebooks, pens, backpack, and new shoes…but did you remember to book an appointment with your Beaverton family dentistry experts? We Share the Care Not only can hearing and eyesight degrade within a school-year, but oral […]
Congratulations to Dr. Montrose for completing even more studies in the field of Neuromuscular Dentistry. See the Press Release here: Core VII Press Release With Dr. Montrose’s nearly 300 hours of post graduate dental training at the Las Vegas Institute of Advanced Dental Studies’ (LVI) Global training facility, the level of his understanding and ability […]
Our Dental Case of the Month for November focuses on Sleep Apnea and transitioning from a CPAP device to a dental appliance. The short version: “My wife used to complain about my snoring constantly, and I never felt like I would get enough sleep. With the dental appliance we noticed a difference right away! I […]
For many of my generation, the word ‘dentist’ is a frightening word. It conjures up uneasy visions, sounds of drills, and the taste of Novocain. All these sensations have kept many individuals raised in the 50’s and 60’s from finding their way to a dentist until it is often too late to save their own […]
Portland area dentists Dr. Jodi Dotson and Dr. Alan Chen are excited to introduce a new and exciting addition to our Smiles Northwest blog called- Portland Dental Case of the Month. Each month we will showcase a dental experience in our office for the world to see. See how our Portland Dentists make a difference in […]
As your dentist for the Portland area, Dr. Montrose and the rest of us at Smiles Northwest believe that there is nothing more important than keeping your smile healthy. The question of the safety of fluoride being added to drinking water has been somewhat of a controversy for some time now. Fluoride is an important […]
At Smiles Northwest, providing expert dentistry means that we strive to advance your health as well as promote beautiful smiles. One service we provide that accomplishes both of these objectives is tooth-colored or composite resin fillings. Though mercury silver fillings were the material of choice during most of the past century, we now have a […]
