Scrape Your Tongue! Family Dentistry with Drs. Ogle, Schmitz, Hart, & Fickas would like to share the importance of scraping your tongue.  Not many realize the importance of cleaning and scraping your tongue when brushing your teeth. Scraping your tongue can be very beneficial.  Cleaning and scraping your tongue will freshen your breath by removing bacteria that gives your mouth an... read more »

Prevent Baby Bottle Tooth Decay! Family Dentistry with Drs. Ogle, Schmitz, Hart, & Fickas want to prevent tooth decay occurring from baby bottles.  First of all, do not allow a baby to fall asleep with a bottle that has milk, formula, juice, or any sweet drink.  After a bottle, clean and massage the baby's gums to remove particles and to... read more »

Beware of Baby Bottle Tooth Decay Family Dentistry with Drs. Ogle, Schmitz, Hart, & Fickas want to remind all Mothers and Fathers of the concern with tooth decay from baby bottles.  Baby tooth decay can occur with too much exposure of baby 's teeth with sugary liquids.  These liquids could be milk, formula, fruit juice, sweetened drinks, or sodas.  Plaque can... read more »

Got Mouth Guard? Family Dentistry with Drs. Ogle, Schmitz, Hart, & Fickas want to know if you or your kids play sports? Summertime is a time when children start playing more sports.  Playing sports can always be a risk for having your mouth hit by a ball, piece of equipment, or another team player.  Protection for your mouth is important while... read more »

Family Dentistry Welcomes Stacey to Our Team! Family Dentistry with Drs. Ogle, Schmitz, Hart, & Fickas is proud to welcome Stacey Runnion to our Dental Family!  Stacey is a Dental Assistant and will be assisting Dr. Fickas as well as helping to keep our office running smoothly!  We are excited to have Stacey join our family and be a member of... read more »

Oral Examinations are Key to Detect Oral Cancer. Family Dentistry with Drs. Ogle, Schmitz, Hart, Fickas, and our Hygienist want to provide thorough examinations to detect oral cancer.   5 Reasons that Keeping Oral Cancer Priority During our Dental Examination includes: 1. More and more patients in the Baby Boomer generation are developing oral cancer.  The 6 month dental check-up with examination is vital in... read more »

April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month!  Family Dentistry would like to remind all the importance of being evaluated for oral cancer.  Drs. Ogle, Schmitz, Hart, and Fickas evaluate each patient’s mouth for oral cancer  during every visit to the dental office.  These visits include your visit to the dentist when you have a procedure completed or your visit with your hygienist.   Your mouth... read more »

Congrats to Peggy-Staff Member of the Year! Family Dentistry with Drs. Ogle, Schmitz, Hart, & Fickas are so proud that Peggy Watson has received the Staff Member of the Year Award from the Evansville Dental Assistant Society!  Peggy has been a wonderful Dental Assistant for 35 Years!  The words on Peggy's award include"her smile is contagious, she is the definition of loyal,... read more »

Custom made mouth guards can protect your teeth. Do You Grind Your Teeth?  If your answer is yes, Family Dentistry with Drs. Ogle, Schmitz, Hart, & Fickas can help.  If you are constantly waking up with a dull headache or sore jaws, you probably grind your teeth at night.  Teeth grinding can cause damage to your teeth so teeth grinding should... read more »

Prevent Emergency Dental Visits After St. Patrick's Day! According to CNBC report,  the day after St. Patrick's Day has an increase of 64 Percent of emergency dental visits.  This is a huge increase from basically bad behavior of individuals with getting their teeth knocked out.  I would not anticipate the Luck of the Irish would want anything to do with an increase... read more »