Grove City Family Dentistry Blog

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reaffirmed its view that dental amalgam is a safe, effective material for use in dental restorations.

“The FDA has left the decision about dental treatment right where it needs to be-between the dentist and the patient,” said Dr. John S. Findley, ADA President.

Jason Lozner 

Congrats!

In our continued effort to provide the best products and services to our patients, we want to share some exciting new products you will see from our hygiene department.

Enamel Pro Prophy Paste:

• Enamel Pro is the only prophy paste formulated to deliver amorphous calcium phosphate.  ACP is an inorganic compound made by combining the soluble salts of calcium sulfate and dipotassium phosphate. 
• Challengers such as acidic foods, systemic diseases, and poor plaque control can affect the integrity of tooth enamel.
• ACP-forming ingredients also strengthen teeth by acting as an enhanced fluoride delivery system to deliver more fluoride than products without ACP.

Eclipse Fluoride Varnish:

• Eclipse is a white Fluoride Varnish that safely and effectively provides the maximum amount of fluoride possible to your teeth.
• Fluoride varnish has been found to provide a higher concentration of fluoride over a longer period of time and was tolerated better by younger children, and had less ingestion.
• Indications for Fluoride Varnish include:
  • Routine prevention for anyone who may not brush well or regularly
  • Newly erupted teeth
  • Incipient caries lesions
  • Margins of restorations of all types
  • Orthodontic patients
  • Demineralized enamel
  • Over sealants at recalls
  • Post perio surgery
  • Bulimic patients

Grove City Family Dentistry

donated a gift basket for the D.A.R.E. fundraiser. 

Officer Matt Writsel

D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) is a cooperative program between Grove City area and local law enforcement.  D.A.R.E. educates students on the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse, peer pressure, and making healthy choices.  Our officers interact with over 4,000 students each school year.  This number increases each year with the city’s development, thus increasing the opportunity for officers to develop a positive relationship with the students in their community. 

Having diabetes can cause tooth decay, periodontal (gum) disease, salivary gland dysfunction and infection.  Diabetic patients are at greater risk for tooth decay due to the presence of higher bacteria levels found in saliva when diabetes is not under control.  As diabetes can lower resistance to infection, periodontal disease can develop.

Grove City Family Dentistry, is proud to announce Dr. Paula Zimmerman has been nationally recognized for her work with Invisalign, and is a finalist in the Invisalign Summit GP Case Shoot-out at the annual conference in Las Vegas, Nevada July 9-12.

“This type of honor lets people know that having a lot of experience really does matter with Invisalign,” Dr. Zimmerman said.  “Invisalign is definitely a passion for me and I try to keep educating myself and continue learning everything I can.  It’s nice to be recognized for it.”

The Invisalign Summit Case Shoot-out is a national competition for dentists who provide Invisalign, and only four finalists are selected to present at the annual Summit conference.  The requirements for cases submitted include impressive before and after records, excellent dentistry in combination with tooth alignment, improvements to overall oral health, function and stability, less invasive approaches to esthetic solutions, and, of course, interesting patient stories. Dr. Zimmerman, the only finalist from Ohio, will be presenting her winning case submission to 1,500 of her peers at the conference.  

July 2, 2009

To: Michele Fisher

She was very sweet and understanding.  I haven’t been to the dentist in 11 years, but she’s so kind and has motivated me to keep coming!  Thank you so much!

Jenni Buschman