Where do germs go the other 8 months of the year?

By Dr. Matthew Lapp, Columnist, The Times It’s that time again!  The holidays haven’t yet arrived, but the flu season is already upon us.  Chances are, the last time you stepped outside, you also saw or heard someone discuss the “bug that’s going around.”  But, where’s the “bug” actually going?  If you pay any attention to the news, you might think that a newly discovered disease...

Taking a bite out of ‘Back to School’

A handful of tips to make it easier to get your child dentally ready for the school year By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times It’s the beginning of August and signs proclaiming back to school have been popping up everywhere.  As a mom, I approach the upcoming start of school with a mixture of enthusiasm and trepidation.  As a dentist I can offer a few tidbits to make the start...

Knowing who is who in your dental office

It takes a team of professionals to keep you fully healthy By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times It’s easy to get confused when so many people work in a modern dental practice. Most dental practices have a variety of skilled people working to provide you with state of art dental care.  It takes a team to provide great dentistry.    Send article as PDF   ...

Why we work with children

By Matthew Lapp, MS, D, Columnist, The Times Sometimes when people visit our office and see our wall of children’s pictures they ask why a child would go to a chiropractor.  The answer is simple.  In most cases we see children not because there is something wrong with them, but because we believe that there is something right with them! Each of us embodies an incredibly wise and wonderfully innate...