Lake Baldwin Dental Blog

Have you ever been out an about, maybe taking a walk or going to the grocery store, and you get the urge to hold your breath every time someone passes too close? Okay, maybe that’s just me. Clean air has been very much on my mind lately, and I know it’s been on a lot […]

As you may have heard, the World Health Organization released an advisory earlier this month that implied non-emergency dental procedures should be delayed until the COVID pandemic is under better control and new case numbers have dropped. The American Dental Association released a response shortly thereafter that highlights their strong disagreement with the statement. The […]

If you’re anything like me, you’re second guessing every move you make. Is it okay to get my hair cut? Should I wear a mask at the gas pump? What about getting my teeth cleaned; is it safe? As you read from last week’s blog (link), the data for dental office safety looks pretty good […]

        With case numbers skyrocketing here in Florida, many of us are starting to rethink what “essential” business is for us. Should we go to the gym? To a restaurant? What about getting a haircut? There are certainly some experiences we can skip to stay safe, but where does the dental office […]

It seems like all anyone can talk about at this point. Whether you believe this whole thing is being overblown or you’re stockpiling hand sanitizer, COVID-19, also called the coronavirus, is on everyone’s mind. Sporting events are being cancelled, people are backing out of their vacation plans, and organizers even pulled the plug on South […]

For a while there, I couldn’t seem to get away from those ads on Instagram and Facebook: SmileDirectClub! Straighten your teeth for half the price, from home! Great results in six months! Fortunately, my ad targeting algorithm seems to have caught the hint that I’m not interested. Yet, I’m still seeing several patients who have […]

We try to make every experience here at Lake Baldwin Dental as pleasant as possible. Now we have a new way to keep you comfortable and get you in and out faster than ever before. Meet Solea. Solea is a laser system that uses CO2 and a special wavelength of green light. We have always […]

It’s the peak of flu season and coronavirus is all over the news and spreading like a…. well, you know. Getting sick can really get in the way of our lives, and most of us want to just push through and do what we need to get done, fever be darned. We especially don’t want […]

Let’s face it, we all have a few bad habits. A new year is the perfect opportunity to commit to doing better. Here are a few bad habits to break in 2020! Skipping Your Cleanings                 Listen, it happens to the best of us. We have to cancel a cleaning because we caught that flu […]

Recently, a man in the UK suffered a severe infection that almost killed him. Fortunately, he got open heart surgery in time and he is doing fine now. But how did that infection get started? It seems that a few weeks prior to the emergency surgery, the father of three was enjoying a movie night […]