Read through the following events and stay up to date with the latest happenings at Silver Star Dental! Check back frequently for updates, news and more information!
Fight Cavities BEFORE they happen! Advanced prevention system CariFree.
Silver Star friends and families; we're excited!!! February is just around the corner and it's National Children's Dental Health Month! With the focus on oral health, Dr. Hsu and the Silver Star team strongly believe that with today's know-how and technology, cavities are entirely preventable. That's why we spend the time to assess the specific risk for developing dental disease of each of our patientvs so that we can create an individualized prevention plan for them.
The reality is, some individuals need more aggressive measures to prevent the disease than others. Caries, the infectious bacterial disease that causes cavities, is just like any other complex disease such as heart disease and diabetes. Lifestyle changes and specific preventive strategies are necessary to control the disease and maintain good health. That's why we adopted the scientifically proven CariFree® system designed by some of the premier leaders in preventive dentistry.
The Carifree® system allows us to break from traditional "old-school" dental thinking where cavities are "just a fact of life", and everyone is treated the same way. Each child faces a unique variety of environmental and genetic factors regarding the likelihood of developing cavities. Your child deserves personalized care in a safe, kid-friendly environment. That's why the creators of the Carifree® system have updated their protocol to deal with this challenge head on.
On February 1st, we will be launching the new protocol. We believe you'll find this update to be more efficient, effective, and help you better understand the unique benefits of the CariFree® system.
What to expect:
- A short Caries Risk Assessment questionnaire at check in
- A free quick and easy Caries screening test as part of your child's exam
- Individually tailored preventive treatment recommendations for your child
- Safe, effective products and an easy to follow plan
- Dr. Hsu will monitor your child's progress at each visit
- Early detection is the best treatment possible!
Please remember, participation is entirely optional and you may opt out at any time. Visit their website at www.CariFree.com to learn more. We look forward to seeing you and your child soon!
Chester Hsu, D.D.S. and the Silver Star Dental team
2011 Halloween Candy Buy Back
Hi friends! It's that time of year again, Halloween is here! We are hosting the Halloween Candy Buy Back program again this year. After the kiddos collect candy on Halloween, bring it in to our office, and we'll trade you $1 per pound of candy you turn in. The candy is then sent to our troops who are away from home defending our country. We will collect candy at the office starting Nov. 1-3 during business hours. Also, whoever gets the closest to guessing the correct number of pounds we collect this year will win a Star Smilez Puppet! In the event of a tie, a drawing will be held to determine the winner.
It's Festival Season!
Visit our booth at the upcoming NorCal KidsFest on Sept 11th in Rocklin or at the Honey Festival on Sept 18th in Granite Bay. We look forward to seeing everyone! For more information click the following links: KidsFest and Honey Festival
2010 Candy Buy Back Program a Success!
Your effort on making our Candy Buy Back program a success is greatly appreciated. We are proud to inform everyone we were able to collect over 80 lbs of candy this year for the Halloween Candy Buyback for Operation Gratitude! This candy will be shipped out to our troops overseas.
Thank you for making this program a success and for supporting our troops!
Store-A-Tooth Day
On Friday April 4th, 2008, your Silver Star Dental office proudly hosted the national launch of the Store-A-Tooth™ dental stem cell banking service. As a biology major in college and self-professed life-long student, I remain fascinated by biotechnology, especially when it involves the profession and patients I love. Feel confident knowing I am dedicated to being on the forefront of dental advancements in order to provide your child superior dentistry.
Stem cells have unique regenerative properties and have great potential to produce groundbreaking treatments for a myriad of conditions and diseases in the future. Researchers have discovered that baby teeth and wisdom teeth are a rich source of "adult" stem cells. Unlike embryonic stem cells that have questionable ethical and moral implications, adult stem cells like those found in teeth are not controversial and are easy to obtain.
Jeff Gruneich, Ph.D. realized this when he started his company with 3 other visionary entrepreneurs to create Store-A-Tooth™ in Boston, MA. Unlike umbilical cord blood derived stem cells that can lead to blood cells and treatments of blood-related diseases; dental derived stem cells give rise to bone and neural cells and their related diseases and conditions. Although no treatments are currently available utilizing dental stem cells, researchers all over the world are working on an extensive array of medical applications of dental stem cells that are at varying stages of development with billions of dollars being spent. It is only a matter of time before these treatments will start to become available to the public.
I had the pleasure of enjoying an enlightening conversation with Dr. Gruneich over sushi at Zakuro in Lincoln the night before the Store-A-Tooth™ Day event. After learning a tremendous amount about the science behind stem cells and developing an understanding of its near limitless potential in medicine, I am thrilled to be able to share this information with you.
Now, you can experience the Store-A-Tooth™ service right here at Silver Star Dental as an alternative to throwing away your child's precious baby teeth or giving them away to the tooth fairy. Safely preserve your child's baby teeth for decades to come. Enjoy all the benefits of Store-A-Tooth™ -- just the latest of all the very important and valuable services available for you and your family at our office. Please inquire about Store-A-Tooth™ at your next visit to our office.
All my best,
Dr. Hsu
Something To Celebrate
Enjoy knowing your child's dental office is unique - your child's dental team cares deeply about the health and well-being of all children. That's why part of Dr. Hsu's mission is to help children in our community (and beyond) that do not have the means or access to the dental care they need. You'll be happy to know that this past year your Silver Star Dental team exceeded our goals.
A recent survey sent by the local dental organization requested a dollar value of the pro bono dental work performed at our office in 2007. So our team's office manager, Nancy, calculated the dollar amount of the free services our office provided that entire year. The number we came up with was astonishing. In 2007, based on our fee schedule, The Silver Star Dental team provided $32,122 in dental services at no charge to patients with no dental insurance and no financial means to pay for dental care.
Each year since Silver Star Dental opened, our team is actively involved in the local Smiles For Kids program. Underprivileged children enjoy a "free" dental day at our office and receive desperately needed dental services. This past year, our team also participated in the California Dental Association's Pediatric Oral Health Access Program (POHAP). Through this program, 23 children were seen and treated over the course of the year at no charge.
The greatest amount of dental disease exists among those in the underprivileged population and the lack of access to dental care for those patients can lead to heart-wrenching results. In 2007, a 12 year old boy with no dental insurance died because he had a severe dental infection and no dental care provider was willing to see him. Dental caries, the infectious disease that leads to cavities, is near epidemic levels in young school-age children, especially in California. Programs such as the ones mentioned above, and dentists willing to pitch in are sorely needed to put a dent in this growing problem.
For more information on how you can partner with your Silver Star Dental team and help fight for dental care for all children, please contact our office.