While Governor DeWine is allowing dental offices statewide to open starting May 1st, as owner and managing dentist of Strongsville Dental and Laser Aesthetics, I have strategically opted to reopen our doors on June 1st.  Of course, for dental emergencies, we will continue to schedule patients. Please embrace this announcement as a token of our […]

For many of us, our responsibilities have shifted from work to home-based work and a host of other time-draining demands: teaching, shopping, cooking, cleaning (cleaning, cleaning!), home improvement and adjusting our homes to accommodate home-based offices. With exercise, church, restaurants and social facilities shut down, we are faced with the daunting reality of who we […]

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In accordance with Governor DeWine, Dr. Amy Acton of the Ohio Department of Health, and the Ohio State Dental Board’s recent stringent recommendations, as well as the safety of our patients, our team, and the population as a whole, Strongsville Dental & Laser Aesthetics will be rescheduling all non-emergency appointments until further notice. Our team […]

From Dr. Theodorou The situation of the coronavirus in the United States remains in a state of rapid flux. It is clear that there is community-transmission of the virus in the state of OHIO, but it is also clear that aggressive steps at containment are in play, hoping to limit the scope of COVID-19. Our […]

Guy Kawasaki is noted for advising his vast audiences that “If you want to make a good first impression, smile at people.  What does it cost to smile?  Nothing.”  He continues that the cost of not smiling equals irrevocable failure, “if not smiling prevents you from enchanting people.”  While “enchantment” may not rank high on […]

With the onset of summer – which, sadly, will disappear almost as quickly as it has arrived – I strongly encourage my patients not to espouse a vacationing mindset toward their dental hygiene.  Especially with regards to more substantial procedures that demand longer time in the office and extended recovery, summer is the OPTIMUM TIME […]

So I am shifting my role for a few moments from your Family Dentist to the Resolution Police: have you honored your New Year’s list to this point?  Many of us are catapulted into the New Year by a surge of starry-eyed resolutions that typically fail before January 31st.  With health and financial wellness topping […]

As we enter the holiday season, we must be mindful that everything we put into our mouths – and in this entry I am referring specifically to any spirits or alcohol we imbibe perhaps to enhance to joviality of the season – can have a negative impact on our dental health. Researchers from the New […]

You may have “gained” an hour of sleep this weekend with the closure of Daylight Savings Time, but time is quickly running thin for many of my patients whose dental benefits reset on January 1st.  Sadly for the population and their employers who have invested, this is a national trend, with only 2.8% of those […]

                HALLOWEEN Candy and YOUR TEETH If your teeth were the ones chanting “Trick or Treat – Give Me Something Good To Eat,” do you know what candies they would ask for? We enter the Halloween season fully mindful that when the bacteria that resides in the human […]

                 Therapy dog, “Laser,” comforts young patient                     “Laser” Makes His Debut!  Our newest “Laser” at Strongsville Dental and Laser Aesthetics made his debut last week. Yes, I said “he” as in a male, a male dog actually.  Although we are […]

Another “Laser” to love at Strongsville Dental & Laser Aesthetics… While we are known for our painless laser dentistry and our laser treatments for snoring and other issues, our newest “Laser” will likely be your favorite “Laser.” This “Laser” might not improve your smile, but he is guaranteed to make you smile! Meet “Laser” the newest […]

Radio Wisdom for Impacted Wisdom Teeth It’s not often that you tune in to your local rock radio station and hear them talking about dentistry but that’s exactly what happened the other day. The iconic WMMS , the Alan Cox show specifically, was on and they were talking about impacted wisdom teeth .  One of […]

“I’d rather have a root canal.”​ How many times have you said or heard those words to describe something you don’t want to do? Root Canal Therapy​ has become synonymous with the worst possible news from your dentist. But no one regrets having a root canal. Tooth pain can be debilitating, which makes the root […]

What is Grinding? Grinding your teeth, known as bruxism, can affect patients of all ages.  Although mild grinding of your teeth is a normal part of a child’s baby tooth development and a natural part of your teeth wearing over time, it can also be a major oral health problem.  Many people associate grinding your […]

When Ben Franklin said “​an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure​” he was actually talking about fire prevention (from the useless facts department). But if Ben Franklin were alive today, we think he would apply that advice to your mouth and regular dental care….(hey there’s no proof that he wouldn’t!) The idea […]