holidays

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!

Food drives are common place in November and December during the holiday season, but here at Gentle Dental, we want to help our community whenever the opportunity arises. That's why we're working for the month of September in cooperation with Food Gatherers and Meijer’s to provide food for the families of Perry Nursery School!

Perry Nursery School is located directly behind us and we have worked through the years to be a good neighbor, so when one of our patients, who works for Food Gatherers, asked if we would support a fundraiser for their benefit, we were delighted to participate.  You can pick up a food donation card in our office to drop off at Meijer’s with your monetary donation, the next time you shop.  All proceeds collected by Meijer’s will be given to the families in need at Perry Nursery School.

Help build a brighter future for our community by making sure that children don’t go to school hungry!  If that isn’t a reason to smile!

In this season given to tidings of comfort and joy, and as we reflect on the year that was, we’d like to ask you, our wonderful patients: What do you love about the holidays this year? Being with your loved ones? Hitting the slopes? A clean slate for 2013? Opening presents by the fireplace? All the delicious food?

Also, what gift are you most looking forward to getting this year? We’d love if you shared with us all the things you love about the holidays. Stay warm, and don’t forget to limit the amount of sweets you eat!

Happy holidays from our family to yours!

We would like to wish you a safe and happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy a day filled of friends, family, and great Thanksgiving food.

We are very thankful for all of our patients and their families. We’d like to know, what are you most thankful for this year? Leave us a comment, or if you have any stories, photos or recipes to share with us, we encourage you to share them below or on our Facebook page!

Happy Thanksgiving!

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.