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One Massachusetts dentist is taking an innovative approach in helping his young patients avoid developing dental caries. Dr Thomas Pushak of Lexington, Massachusetts has been collecting Halloween candy from local children for the past 15 years. What's his secret? He pays them for it.
Pushak offers to buy up to five pounds of Halloween candy from trick-or-treaters at $2 a pound. This means if a child had a particularly successful night, they can make up to $10 from the dentist and the children selling their candy to him don't have to be current patients and that his aim is to improve the dental health of young people.
Not to be outdone, a dental office in Wausau Wisconsin has a candy buyback program but is only offering $1 per pound of candy. However, each child bringing candy will receive a goodie bag and a free toothbrush in addition to being eligible for an IPod Shuffle that will be raffled off. The candy buy back will take place from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Nov. 2 at Wausau Family Dental, 3650 Stewart Ave., Wausau, Wisconsin and all children must be accompanied by an adult.
Fort Worth Dental has a new patient special. For $1, new patients can receive an exam and X-rays. Those of you who live in the area can call 817-921-0253 or go to FortWorthDental for more information.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
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I forgot to mention that today, October 21, 2009, is the first day of my blogs new look; a little smaller, little more compact and hopefully a little more professional looking.
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Our family dental office in Toronto treat children as well as adults. We start seeing children from two years of age. Our team excels at providing a positive and fun first dental visit for children.
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