The McGann Facial Design Team Wishes You and Yours a Very Happy Easter! Did You Know? Some Fun Easter Candy Facts: Americans spend $1.9 billion on Easter candy. That’s the second biggest candy holiday after Halloween. According to the National Confectioner’s Association, in 2001, Americans consumed seven billion pounds of Easter candy. Americans […]
Spring Has Officially (and in Great Style) Arrived! We have spring fever! Spring officially begins today with the vernal equinox. At 3:45pm PST on March 20, the sun crosses the celestial equator, marking the start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. But this year is special and Spring begins […]
13 Facts About Friday the 13th The infamous day has arrived! Many people agree that Friday the 13th is widely accepted in Western culture as being the unluckiest day on the calendar. But being wary of Friday the 13th is much more than a quaint superstition observed by a few uninformed people in distant, […]
There are a few definite, known things about Valentine’s Day. Everyone knows that Valentine’s Day is a day of love, that we are supposed to shower our loved ones in displays of affection, and that we are usually eat an unhealthy amount of chocolate. Some revel in the glory of love while others claim […]
“If you see a friend without a smile, give him one of yours.” – Proverb Americans spend trillions of dollars every year trying to boost our health. But did you know that you can boost your health without spending a penny? One of the easiest and cheapest ways is simple…SMILE! A smile is the […]
What is Jaw Surgery Like From a Patient’s Perspective? Wish You Could Share Your Jaw Surgery Story with Others? Welcome to The Jaw Café! Have you ever wished you could hear jaw surgery stories, tips, or tidbits…directly from a real patient? Or perhaps you have had your own jaw surgery and want to […]
Dental Did You Know? Dental Implants Have Many Benefits Here are some interesting facts about tooth loss and dental implants that you probably didn’t know: ~ 30 million people are missing all of their teeth in one or both jaws ~ 26% of people over age 74 are missing all of their teeth ~ […]
Why Does Occlusion Matter? Occlusion refers to the alignment of teeth and the way that the upper and lower teeth fit together (bite). The upper teeth should fit slightly over the lower teeth. The points of the molars should fit the grooves of the opposite molar. Malocclusion is poor fit or alignment of the teeth and […]
Happy Birthday Smiley! 50 Years of Spreading Smiles. Do an Act of Kindness. Help One Person Smile. The Smiley Face was created in America and has been part of American culture since its inception in 1963. In December 1963, Harvey Ball created Smiley for a Worcester, MA Insurance Company. What began as an internal […]
We All Deserve to Have Good Doctors, but Doctors Deserve to Have Good Patients! Are YOU A Good Patient? Any time we visit a healthcare professional, we are most often concerned about staying healthy or getting better from the condition that plagues us at the time. As part of that process, many of us […]