We're moving to Encino!

Dear Friends and Family,

It is our utmost pleasure to announce that our new office is currently being built at 17071 Ventura Blvd, Encino. Located 1.5 miles East of our current office (cross street is Amestoy ave), we are thrilled for this new opportunity to serve you. Because of your support and loyalty, we are now able to expand our office to 6 chairs and be in our own facility.

Six years ago my dad built the current office to expand and incorporate the latest technology available into his practice. When I joined the practice, we began running at full capacity and even though challenging at times, thanks to your patience, we have been able to treat you effectively and on time. By moving into our own, more dedicated space, we will be able to fully optimize all of our capabilities.

Dentistry has come a long way in the last 6 years, and we are very excited to show you our brand new equipment and technology. Our Encino office will be state of the art, helping us serve you with the best materials and techniques available. Our projected move in date is the beginning of August, 2011. Please keep a lookout for future postcards and emails with our firm move in date and complete directions to our new office in Encino!

I wanted to personally thank you for your support through out my Dad's career, and the first 2 years of my career. We consider all of our patients as part of our family, and we are excited to continue this special relationship into the future.

Sincerely,


Dr. Yoni Howard, Dr. Alan Howard and all the staff

I Need To See the Dentist How Often?!

So how often are you really suppose to come see us? The answer is...it depends. Cop out huh, well, let me explain. For a dental exam, we recommend a yearly exam that might be accompanied by digital X-rays. For the majority of our patients, we provide exams during routine dental cleanings because you're in the chair and we might as well make sure nothing has happened since your last visit. By doing this kind of exam recall, we can catch things before they become more painful, more time consuming and more expensive.

The real factor about how often you should see your Dentist depends on your Hygiene recalls. If your gums are very healthy, with no bleeding on probing or bone loss, the recommended visit is every 6 months or twice a year. Plaque and tartar build up occurs pretty rapidly and going longer than 6 months can be very detrimental to ones oral health. If your gums are not as healthy or you have a history of gum disease, than we recommend 3-4 month recalls depending on many factors. These include the color of your gums, your bone level, the depth of the pockets in your gums and other factors.

So how often should you come to see me? It all depends...

And for all those young and/or old parents with new toddlers, we recommend your child's first dental visit when their baby teeth begin to come in or at 1 year, whichever comes first.