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How can I protect my child’s teeth during sports?
Sports are great for children for a variety of reasons. Children can develop their motor skills, learn how to solve conflicts and work together, and develop their work ethics. As a parent, you may recognize the benefits of sports, but also naturally worry about your...
How A Smile Makeover Can Change Your Life
And if you have a medical flex savings account, now is the time to use it or you lose it.
Dental Care For Children
Did you know that it is important to start cleaning a child’s teeth as early as infancy? Bacteria, brought about by the sugars in the milk, can build up in a child’s mouth before teeth have even begun to sprout from the child’s gums, so it is important at this young...
How to Care for Your Invisalign® Aligners
Is it possible to straighten the teeth without braces? Yes, it is. Welcome to the world of Invisalign aligners. Invisalign aligners are made from a clear, thermoplastic material that is custom made to fit your teeth. Unlike conventional braces, Invisalign aligners are...
Opening Our Hearts This Holiday Season
Let me take you on a trip back in time. The year is 2004 and the Groves’ little family of three was about to change. Unbeknownst to them, their decision to become foster parents would soon set off a series of events that would ultimately take their family of three and...
Thanksgiving
At Premier Dental, we love to celebrate the holidays with vigor! Drs. Beninato, Larson, Bost, Butler, and Ebke would love to share some unique ways of celebrating Thanksgiving from beyond the Omaha, NE area to the national level! When Americans sit down to dinner on...
I can’t stop grinding my teeth! How can a dentist help?
Drs. Beninato, Larson, Bost, Butler, and Ebke will tell you that while you are sleep, your mouth may be very active. If you find yourself waking up with headaches, facial pain, neck aches, or a sore jaw, you may have tooth grinding, a condition we also call bruxism....
Oral Health Concerns Specific to Pregnant Women
A lot of changes occur in a woman's body during pregnancy. Hormone fluctuations are responsible for many of those changes, including the need for additional attention to the teeth and gums. Women who are expecting are at an increased risk for oral health...
Teeth Grinding
If you are waking up with jaw pain, tension headaches, or facial pain, you may be suffering from a condition known as bruxism. This means you could be grinding or clenching your teeth while you sleep. Some people aren’t even aware they are grinding or clenching their...
Halloween: Candy, costumes, and more!
All Hallows' Eve, more commonly known as Halloween, is a yearly event celebrated on October 31, and one that is anticipated by the young and young at heart all over the world. Some scholars claim that Halloween originated from Celtic festivals that honored the dead or...
The Secret to Fresh Breath
Bad breath: We’ve all dealt with it. You’ve been around people who have it and, like it or not, you have had it yourself. It can be embarrassing and uncomfortable, but how do you know if you have it? There is actually a simple test you can do to see if you have bad...
Early Detection is Key to Treating Oral Cancer
Every hour of every day, someone in North America dies of oral cancer, the sixth most common diagnosed form of the disease. The five-year survival rate is only 50 percent, and oral cancer is one of the few cancers whose survival rate has not improved. This grim...
Halloween Candy Buy-Back!
We will be holding our Halloween Candy Buy-Back event on November 2! Plan to join us to earn some extra money and help us give our troops a holiday treat!
What’s on your fall reading list?
How better to spend the fall months than inside by the fireplace with a warm cup of cider and a book in hand? Drs. Beninato, Larson, Bost, Butler, and Ebke and our team at Premier Dental encourage you to warm up your mind this fall season with a few great books. Sure...
Win a Trip to Mexico!
Want to win an all-inclusive trip to Mexico? Well, Premier Orthodontics is giving one away! Entering is easy! Just: 1) Refer a friend 2) Become a new patient 3) Submit an in-office video testimonial This contest will run through February 29, 2016! As a Premier...
Is dairy crucial to my child’s oral health?
Healthy eating, combined with regular physical activity, plays a vital role in your child’s health and well-being. Dairy foods are naturally nutritious, packed with ten essential nutrients that help your child feel good for life. But did you know that dairy is also...
Why do wisdom teeth need to be removed?
Drs. Beninato, Larson, Bost, Butler, and Ebke and our team at Premier Dental get this question a lot. Wisdom teeth are the last teeth to come in, once young people get their adult teeth. Because they are the last teeth to break through the gums, they are often called...
Fewer Adults are Visiting the Dentist
Our team at Premier Dental recently learned that in the decade between 2000 and 2010, the amount of adults who regularly visited their dentist declined, according to research released by the American Dental Association's Health Policy Resources Center (HPRC). In fact,...
Are dental implants painful? What You Need to Know
Whether it is the result of tooth decay, gum disease, or injury, millions of people suffer tooth loss. Dental implants provide a strong replacement tooth root for fixed replacement teeth that are designed to match your natural teeth. Of course, there is one question...
Labor Day: Our favorite holiday to rest!
Labor Day, celebrated on the first Monday each September here in the United States, is a holiday devoted to the American working community. The purpose of the holiday is honoring the country's workers and their contributions to the strength of our country as a whole....