Are you visiting Dr. Scheier regularly?

Our staff wants to know: Are you brushing your teeth twice a day? If yes, that’s fantastic. But, don’t forget that it’s also important to visit us at Mitchell D. Scheier and Associates every six months in addition to brushing your teeth a couple times a day and flossing. Regular dental checkups are important for maintaining good oral health. During the visit, Dr. Scheier can:

• Check for problems that might not be seen or felt
• Detect cavities and early signs of decay
• Treat oral health problems early
• Show you how to properly brush and floss your teeth

During an oral exam Dr. Scheier will check the health of your mouth, teeth, gums, cheeks and tongue. Checkups will also include a thorough teeth cleaning and polishing. If you have not visited Mitchell D. Scheier and Associates in the last six months, it’s time to schedule an appointment!

Dr. Scheier wants to know: What helps you relax at our office?

At Mitchell D. Scheier and Associates, we know not everyone is always thrilled to visit their dentist. But our staff and Dr. Mitchell Scheier strive to bring you the best and most comforting experience at each visit. We believe that the best approach to dental care is prevention. As a new patient you will see the quality and feel the gentle dental care we provide in our new state-of-the-art dental office. Our passion is designing an incredible smile that will give you the confidence for success in both your personal and professional life.

Today, we’d like to know: What is it about our practice that makes you comfortable or puts you at ease? Is it something about our pleasant office environment? Our friendly professional staff? Is it something about Dr. Scheier?

Post your thoughts here or on our Facebook page!

Fun fact Friday!!

Everyone loves fun facts. Fun, fun, fun. Our staff at Mitchell D. Scheier and Associates thought we'd throw some fun facts your way on this Friday afternoon. Enjoy!

• Your set of teeth is as unique as your fingerprint. No two people have the same set of teeth. It is as unique as your fingerprint and even identical twins are different.

• Most tooth loss in people under 35 years of age is caused by athletic trauma, fights, or accidents. The cause of most tooth loss in people over 35 is periodontal disease. Remember to brush and floss!

• Approximately 200,000 athletes per year save face by covering their pearly whites with mouth guards during sporting events.

• The average human produces 25,000 quarts of saliva (spit) in a lifetime. That's enough saliva to fill two swimming pools!

• The average woman smiles about 62 times a day. Men smile only 8 times. Kids laugh around 400 times a day. Grown-ups, however, laugh just 15.

• If you're right handed, you will chew your food on your right side. If you're a leftie, you will tend to chew your food on your left side.

Dr. Scheier, helping calm children's fears and anxieties

Our staff at Mitchell D. Scheier and Associates knows that many children fear visiting the dentist. Recently, we ran across a great article on helping kids overcome fears of the dentist, courtesy of our friends at WebMD.

Dr. Scheier and our team excel at making children feel comfortable visiting the dentist. In fact, most of our young patients look forward to their next visit!

Has your child visited Mitchell D. Scheier and Associates in the last six months? If not, it’s time to schedule an appointment by calling 610-572-1546! We look forward to seeing you and have a great weekend!

Smile now, smile later, smile often! From Dr. Scheier

Great news to report on this Good Friday! People with big, happy smiles may actually out-live those who don’t! That, according to a recent study conducted at Wayne State University.

Dr. Scheier and team knew that positive emotion has been linked to both physical and mental health, but researchers at the university did something interesting for their study: they used information from the Baseball Register to look at smiles of 230 players who began their baseball careers prior to 1950 and studied their smile intensity (wide smile, no smile or partial smile).

The researchers then took into account other factors associated with life longevity, such as body mass index, career length and, yes, even college attendance. They found that players who weren't smiling in the photos died at the average age of 72.9 years. Players with partial smiles lived to be 75. The ballplayers with big, wide smiles, however, lived on average to be 79.9 years old!

Our take-away from the new study? Smile now, smile often and you might just live longer! Have you perfected your smile by visiting Mitchell D. Scheier and Associates lately? If not, give us a call and have a great weekend!