You Say It's Your Birthday (Cake)

Believe it or not, we celebrate birthdays here at Hamlin Dental Group in pretty much the same way you likely do at your home and office. Yes, when our own Dr. Reza had his birthday only hours before we wrote this, we celebrated with the traditional, sugar-laden, ice cream and cake.

Yes, while some folks might assume that an Encino, Northridge or North Hollywood dentist and dental team might live some kind of ultra-ascetic lifestyle, at least when it comes to tasty tooth-decay causing sugar products, we're only human. Of course, we know how to minimize the harm that comes from eating sugary foods when it comes to teeth, and that's really the rub.

In the coming months we'll all be celebrating Halloween, aka dental plaque's favorite holiday, as well as Thanksgiving and Christmas, not to mention countless birthdays. Let's just say that while doctors and dentists might suggest we'd all be better off if we skipped the sugary treats entirely, our approach to family dentistry involves more of what you might call a harm reduction model.

In other words, celebrate now; brush and floss thoroughly later...but not too much later!