November Is Good Nutrition Month!

Restrictive diets and poor eating habits can deprive you of the vitamins and nutrients necessary for a beautiful smile. It's especially important to get enough folate, B vitamins, protein, calcium, and vitamin C -- all of which are considered essential for healthy teeth and gums. 

Poor nutrition can affect your entire immune system, increasing your susceptibility to many disorders and infections, including periodontal disease.

12 Worst Candies for Halloween!!

We are all aware that beggars can't be choosers, but let's face it, on Halloween, trick-or-treaters have options. We all remember going to romp around in the "good candy neighborhoods" as kids. The places where you didn't have to scoop your hand into a bucket of lame treats more than once. Don't be the bad candy house. 

We're here to help, with our round-up of the worst Halloween candy out there. To see which candies are the worst, click on this link and take a look:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/17/worst-halloween-candy_n_1968573.html

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a chance to raise awareness about the importance of screening and the early detection of breast cancer. About 1 in 8 women born today in the United States will get breast cancer at some point during her life. After skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common kind of cancer in women. 

The good news? Many women can survive breast cancer if it’s found and treated early. A mammogram – the screening test for breast cancer – can help find breast cancer early. Make a difference! Spread the word about mammograms and encourage communities, organizations, families, and individuals to get involved.

Congratulations, Alyssa!!

Dr. Kelly LeBlanc's daughter, Alyssa, won a full tuition scholarship valued at over $35,000 to the Culinary Institute of LeNôtre here in Houston.

 

Recently, the Culinary Institute LeNôtre (CIL) hosted a scholarship competition for 2013 high school graduates who met particular guidelines. This year, Alyssa LeBlanc, was chosen as the winner of the Marie LeNôtre Full Tuition Scholarship. Alyssa not only applied for the Marie LeNôtre Scholarship and won; she also took advantage of the High School Culinary Scholarship Competition, hosted in July 2013, and won an additional $2,000 scholarship. 

To read more the Culinary Institute LeNôtre and Alyssa, go to this link: http://www.culinaryinstitute.edu/campus-info/news/208-2013-marie-lenotre-full-tuition-scholarship-winner.html.

Hot Drinks

Black tea and coffee contain stain-promoting tannins that lodge into the pits and grooves of the tooth enamel, producing a rough, stained surface, which is sticky and can retain decay-producing bacteria. 

Consume such beverages in moderation, drink more water every day, and add milk to your coffee or tea to help neutralize the acids.

DYK? Birth Control

Because oral contraceptives mimic pregnancy, they can also lead to gum inflammation and infections, including gingivitis. 

If you use birth control pills, it's not a bad idea to discuss their effect with your dentist before major procedures.