2012-03-16


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Invite your first-time pregnant friends
to join us for
New Mother's Day
 
As many of you know, Advanced Pediatrics has been collaborating on projects with Berg’s Baby & Teen Furniture for some time. Together, we have even published the book “The 5 Most Important Things to Do During Pregnancy to Ensure the Future Health of Your New Baby.” Berg’s has been recognized as one of the nation’s top baby furniture stores.
 
We are pleased to announce the addition of Alexandria School as the newest member of our collaborative association. Located in Solon, Alexandria School brings the best in training for Newborn Care Specialists and Nannies as well as offering courses to parents and parents-to-be. Alexandria School is one of four schools certified nanny schools in The United States.
 
In contrast to trends in the marketplace, where relationships are cast aside in elusive pursuit of efficiency, the core mission of each of our businesses is creating and nurturing a strong relationship with our clients and customers. We three take pride in basing our activities on thinking about what you need and being as knowledgeable and responsive as possible.
 
On May 12, we join forces to present New Mother’s Daythe first in a series of offerings to the community. The focus is on first-time pregnant women. We ask you to forward this invitation to any and all of your friends who meet that criterion. And, of course, feel free to link up through Facebook.
 
Thanks for your cooperation.
 
Here is the agenda for New Mother’s Day.
 
Topics:
      • Five steps that let your newborn sleep safe
      • How to create a green nursery and why it might be important
        to your baby’s health              
      • How to evaluate and choose the best way to  care for your baby
        when you go back to work
 
Guest Experts:
      Carolyn Stulberg • Alexandria School
      Dr. Arthur Lavin • Advanced Pediatrics
      David Brodsky • Berg’s Baby & Teen Furniture
 
When:
      Saturday, May 12th
      10:00 am to noon                                                             
            10:00 am • Meet and greet, refreshments
            10:30 am • Presentations
            11:30 am • Questions and answers
 
Where:
      Alexandria School
      28500 Miles Road, Suite P
      Solon OH
      The first building west of Miles Farmer’s Market
      all the way at the back
 
Registration and more information:
      440-914-0044 • Alexandria School
 
More information:
      216-591-1515 • Advanced Pediatrics
      440-585-2374 • Berg’s Baby & Teen Furniture
 
 
Dr. Arthur Lavin
Dr. Julie Hertzer
Ms. Kelley Muldoon Rieger, APRN, PNP
 
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2012-03-07

Cavities are Back in Kids

Cavities are Back in Kids- Time to Act

It's a curious thing.  For most of our lives, the chance our preschoolers would get a cavity has been dropping, at times dramatically.  But now, for the first time in 40 years, the trend is reversing.  In a dramatic turn around, our 2-5 year old children are now more likely not only to have cavities, but to have so much tooth decay that general anesthesia is needed to repair 6-12 teeth at one time!

It's worth thinking about this development for a moment.  Not too long ago, dentists were getting close to celebrate the end of tooth decay in young children.  But that moment appears to have vanished.  In its place is a shocking epidemic of very severe cavities in pre-schoolers.  Unlike the cavities seen in kids 30-40 years ago when money protected against cavities, this epidemic afflicts rich and poor alike.

No one knows exactly why things have gotten so much worse so rapidly.  But here are a few theories:
  1. The rise of juice.  Today more than ever, an expectation has been established that what you drink should be exciting.  
  2. The rise of sweet snacks.  Again, that excitement enticement.   The combination of juice and sugar snacks causes a tremendous bolt of bacterial growth in the mouth with every juice pack and fruit roll up.  When sugar is eaten, the saliva in the mouth turns very acidic for about 20 minutes.  Acid dissolves enamel, which can weaken all of a pre-schoolers teeth very well, opening the door to multiple cavities.
  3. The rise of bottle water.  No real reason this should have happened, beyond successful marketing.  But the move towards bottled water has effectively dropped the protective power that fluoride in tap water offers.  Flouride blocks cavities.  Dropping fluoride invites cavities.
  4. The fall of toothbrushing.  Once a tooth appears, a child should have their teeth brushed twice a day with a small amount of fluoride toothpaste, no more than a pea size.  This action drops the chance of getting tooth decay.  Some kids don't like doing it, but if parents go along with that preference, they effectively increase the chance that cavities will appear.
Put it all together, and we have a very good scenario for a big jump in cavities, a jump that is here.  

Bottom Line:
Cavities, once nearly vanquished from the lives of our young children, are now back with a vengeance.  Preschoolers now are developing multiple cavities, many requiring general anesthesia for repair.
Take these four steps to protect your young children from this happening:
  • Only give your children water to drink, with the only exception being skim milk.
  • Make sure the water you give is tap water, not bottle water.  
  • If your tap water has no fluoride, make sure your children get fluoride supplements
  • Snacks should be fruits and vegetables, only.
  • Brush every child's teeth twice a day with a tiny bit of fluoride toothpaste
These simple steps will not only protect your child's teeth, but their overall health, too.

Dr. Arthur Lavin

*Disclaimer* The comments contained in this electronic source of information do not constitute and are not designed to imply that they constitute any form of individual medical advice. The information provided is purely for informational purposes only and not relevant to any person's particular medical condition or situation. If you have any medical concerns about yourself or your family please contact your physician immediately. In order to provide our patients the best uninfluenced information that science has to offer,we do not accept samples of drugs, advertising tchotchkes, money, food, or any item from outside vendors.