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It’s Nice to be Noticed!

July 26, 2019 By Dale

 Dr. Ash has assembled an outstanding team of dedicated professionals that make up the staff at Valley Creek Family Dentistry. Our hygienists, dental assistants and office staff, all share a goal of providing excellent patient care that includes Restorative, Cosmetic and Family Dentistry. 

From toddlers to grandparents, we take special care to make sure each visit with us is a positive experience. Good dental habits developed young will last a lifetime. 

Dr. Jill Ash has 30 years of experience and her kind and compassionate care is well respected among her colleagues and patients. 

Dr. Erik Davis joined Valley Creek Family Dentistry in 2017. He is a wonderful addition to our practice. 

We would love to meet you! Please give us a call. 

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The Most Dangerous Animal In Our Neighborhood!

May 6, 2019 By Dale

One of our favorite patients just went through extensive treatment for Lime Disease. He never saw the famous “red target” rash and didn’t know he’d been bit. He found no tick; just started feeling generally bad and had a constant slight headache. Then his joints began to ache, particularly his fingers. Finally he went to the doctor and took the simple blood test. Sure enough – Lyme Disease (or as some call it Lyme’s Disease because the first cases were reported in Lyme, Mass).

Spring marks the start of tick season. Ticks like cool, moist weather so they are most active in the spring and fall. We live in a high tick population zone so it makes sense to take precautions. Always look for ticks when you come in form the outdoors. Wear long pants and tuck them into your socks if you visit open fields. Use repellant with Deet, but it is not always effective for ticks.

Most of all, if you begin to feel listless, have a constant headache and joint pain, get your blood tested! A course of antibiotics will beat Lyme Disease if begun early enough. If symptoms go untreated Lyme will morph into chronic arthritis and, in extreme cases, meningitis or Bell’s palsy.

Here is some good Lyme Disease information from the Mayo Clinic:

Symptoms of Lyme disease

The signs and symptoms of Lyme disease vary. They usually appear in stages, but the stages can overlap.

Early signs and symptoms 

A small, red bump, similar to the bump of a mosquito bite, often appears at the site of a tick bite or tick removal and resolves over a few days. This normal occurrence doesn’t indicate Lyme disease.

However, these signs and symptoms can occur within a month after you’ve been infected:

  • Rash. From three to 30 days after an infected tick bite, an expanding red area might appear that sometimes clears in the center, forming a bull’s-eye pattern. The rash (erythema migrans) expands slowly over days and can spread to 12 inches (30 centimeters) across. It’s typically not itchy or painful but might feel warm to the touch.
    Erythema migrans is one of the hallmarks of Lyme disease, although not everyone with Lyme disease develops the rash. Some people develop this rash at more than one place on their bodies.
  • Other symptoms. Fever, chills, fatigue, body aches, headache, neck stiffness and swollen lymph nodes can accompany the rash.

Later signs and symptoms

If untreated, new signs and symptoms of Lyme infection might appear in the following weeks to months. These include:

  • Erythema migrans. The rash may appear on other areas of your body.
  • Joint pain. Bouts of severe joint pain and swelling are especially likely to affect your knees, but the pain can shift from one joint to another.
  • Neurological problems. Weeks, months or even years after infection, you might develop inflammation of the membranes surrounding your brain (meningitis), temporary paralysis of one side of your face (Bell’s palsy), numbness or weakness in your limbs. and impaired muscle movement.

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Family is the most important thing

April 10, 2019 By Dale

We had just finished the first exam on our newest and youngest patient. For a four-year-old she she did extremely well. We did a full exam and polished her teeth, which made her bright smile even brighter.

Her mother sat by her side through it all and we realized it wasn’t really that long ago that this grown woman had her first dental check up with us when she was just four; and her mother was also one of our patients. Checking our schedule, we realized that our newest patient’s Great Grandmother was next on the list!

It has been one of our great joys in our practice to get to really know our patients and in many cases, our patient’s entire family. Good health depends upon good oral health, and a healthy family is a happy family,

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Welcome Spring! Greet her with a bright smile. We can help!

March 15, 2019 By Dale

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It’s Always Back to School for Us!

March 15, 2019 By Dale

Dentistry is always evolving. New methods, new treatments and new equipment means we are always learning.

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