We now have 10 providers at DPC, with a wide range of both personal and professional interests and experiences. We’re excited to share some of our pearls, tips, and thoughts on a wide variety of topics via our new blog posts. Between us we have many years of pediatric experience and have 23 of our own “kids” ranging in age from 8 months to 27 years. We’ve all struggled with life balance, picky eaters, parenting decisions, sleep – or lack thereof, babysitters, daycare, school issues, discipline, etc., etc. We have an ex-preemie, twins, kids who’ve had minor surgeries, minor injuries, hospitalizations, asthma, ADHD and a laundry list of minor illnesses. Our conversations at work are sometimes about breast feeding and toilet training, school issues and after school activities, teen issues – drinking, driving, college applications, and empty nest syndrome (that’s me!).
It was a typical hectic morning at the Marcus house, and my daughters had just sat down to eat breakfast before school.
Children should receive fluoride treatments starting from 6 months of age or when their teeth are visible until they are 5 years old, according
Schools with salad bars in the lunch line before the point of purchase had a more than fourfold increase in the consumption of fruits
Researchers conducted a survey on almost 150 children ages 11 to 15 and found those who saw others drink alcohol or use drugs were
We would like every child to have access to a good book and would like you to help us make that possible. We have set up a bookcase at our check out area that is available for every patient,
We are now offering routine fluoride applications at the appropriate ages after tooth eruption, and photoscreening vision testing to screen at earlier ages for vision problems.
We now do in-house lipid panels as routine screening once between age 9-11 years, and for any patient at risk, as recommended by the Academy