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Infant and Toddler Oral Health Part 2: Early Childhood Nutrition Guide
Early childhood tooth decay is the number one most common disease in children. In Part 1 of this blog, we covered some essential information we think all new parents need to know about infant and toddler oral health. Check out that blog to learn about the important...
Infant and Toddler Oral Health Part 1: What Every Parent Should Know
Saskatoon Parents learn about dental development and infant and toddler oral health. Becoming a parent can be overwhelming with seemingly endless things to consider and learn. In our clinic, we hear from Saskatoon parents-to-be that infant oral health is seldom...
How to get the most out of your dental insurance in Saskatoon
In Canada, 70% of health care costs are covered by public insurance, and 30% by private insurance or out-of-pocket payment for services not covered publicly. Dental care is one of these publicly uninsured services. More than half of dental care costs in Canada are...
Halloween Candy & Cavity Prevention: Best Tips from a Kids Dentist
Sugar consumption spikes around Halloween season, when sweet festive treats are waiting around every corner. There are lots of ways to enjoy this holiday without putting our oral health at risk—and that doesn't mean you can’t eat candy, but you can be smart about it...
Everyone is welcome here: Saskatoon’s multicultural Dental Clinic
Imagine being in a completely new place, separated from everything familiar to you, surrounded by unfamiliar culture and people who speak a language you don’t understand. Regular activities like grocery shopping or navigating public transportation are complicated when...
10 tips for Invisalign teens going back to school
Let’s face it, being a teen can be awkward. Adolescence is a time of enormous change, which can be challenging at the best of times. Why add to the strain with clunky metal braces? Invisalign is an excellent alternative to braces for teenagers because it’s less...
Answers from Saskatoon dentists: mouthwash, oil pulling and more
Education is one of the main components of our jobs as professional dental care providers in Saskatoon. We often get asked about the validity and effectiveness of alternative or natural oral care practices that have become popular recently. In this blog, the Blok...
4 Reasons to clean your tongue daily
Tongue scraping is an ancient practice that originated in Ayurvedic medicine more than 5,000 years ago. Some people use tongue scrapers to reduce bad breath and improve oral hygiene—and the Saskatoon dentists at BLOK Dental Studio wish more people would! The tongue is...
How to protect your teeth from sugar damage
The prevalence of sugar in modern diets and the cost on our teeth Almost 70% of Canadians consume more sugar than is recommended, and many of us are addicted to sugar without even realizing it. It is widely suggested and has been argued that sugar is almost or equally...
TMD and your teeth: tips and treatments to protect your enamel
Saskatoon patients reporting increasing symptoms of jaw pain and TMD What are you doing with your teeth right now? Are your upper and lower teeth touching right as you read this? If so, you might be clenching and grinding as an unconscious habit, or you may have...
