halloween

Halloween is one of our favorite holidays - the costumes, the decorations, the cavities. Wait, one of those things doesn't belong!

To help prevent cavities for our patients, we're hosting a Trick or Treat Trade In event on Saturday, November 2nd from 10am - 3pm in our office. You can RSVP to the event here.

Every participant will get an awesome prize (while supplies last), and every pound of candy you donate will get you one entry to win our AWESOME grand prize.

Maybe you're wondering where your candy will go? Nope, the doctors won't be splitting up your spoils and eating it all! We'll be sending it over to the troops overseas instead! Operation Gratitude delivers your candy straight to our troops abroad!

So trick or treat for Halloween, and then bring your spoils into our office November 2nd. It's for a good cause - the troops AND your oral health.

So wear your Halloween costume, donate your candy to a great cause, and walk away with some great prizes! Sounds like a sweet deal to us! Take a moment and RSVP here, and make sure to help us spread the word!

Since October is one of the most fun months, we decided to share some fun facts about a pretty iconic part of Halloween here on our blog. Read on to learn something new about the pumpkin!

•Pumpkins are a fruit that originated in Central America.
•The name "pumpkin" comes from the Greek word "pepon," meaning a large melon.
•90% of the pumpkin is made up of water.
•The yellow-orange flowers that bloom from a pumpkin vine are edible.
•Using pumpkins as lanterns at Halloween is based on an ancient Celtic custom brought to America by European immigrants.
•The world's heaviest pumpkin was grown by Chris Stevens (USA) and was recorded on October 9, 2010 weighing 1,810.5 lbs. (source: Guinness World Records)
•Pumpkins, and their seeds, were a celebrated food of the Native American Indians who treasured them both for their dietary and medicinal properties.
•Illinois grows more pumpkins than any other state in the country. It harvests nearly 12,300 acres of fruit.