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• posted: Dec. 09, 2025

We live in a tech-savvy world, and dental professionals take advantage of it! Digital imaging, convenient record storage and sharing, even more comfortable denture design—these are just some of the Read More

• posted: Dec. 02, 2025

Need some gift ideas for family members and friends who seem to have absolutely everything? Who are impossible to shop for? Who tell you not to worry, it’s the thought Read More

• posted: Nov. 25, 2025

Nothing is more welcome at the Thanksgiving table than your happy, healthy smile! Here are some ideas to keep your holiday smile looking and feeling its best. #1 Good Dental Hygiene Doesn’t Read More

• posted: Nov. 18, 2025

Convertible or sedan? Downtown or suburbs? Electric or manual toothbrush? As life decisions go, it’s certainly not choosing your next car, or deciding where you want to live. But, even Read More

• posted: Nov. 11, 2025

As adults, we often wish our teeth could be as white as they were when we were small children. Baby teeth have thinner and whiter enamel than adult teeth, and Read More

• posted: Nov. 04, 2025

It’s peak cold and flu season, a time to be especially conscious about your health. We have some suggestions to help you navigate this contagious time of year, with bonus Read More

• posted: Oct. 28, 2025

If the scariest part of Halloween in Lynchburg, Virginia is trying to figure out which treats are braces-friendly and which treats are braces-frightful, we have a fiendishly simple suggestion to Read More

• posted: Oct. 21, 2025

Anyone who has had a compromised tooth knows that the amount of discomfort it causes can be extremely unpleasant. Although no one looks forward to a root canal, this procedure Read More

• posted: Oct. 14, 2025

The dental section of your local drugstore or favorite online site offers more dental tools for home care than ever before. Little angled mirrors. Tongue scrapers. Gum stimulators. Interproximal brushes. Read More

• posted: Oct. 07, 2025

October’s here! A month when we celebrate the beauty of fall, the taste of pumpkin spice, the fun of Halloween in Lynchburg, Virginia, and the healthy smiles which orthodontic treatment Read More

• posted: Sep. 30, 2025

the doctor and our team at Kevin S. Midkiff, D.D.S. Family & Cosmetic Dentistry understand that many of our patients have a fear of dentistry. You may be concerned Read More

• posted: Sep. 23, 2025

Many patients at Kevin S. Midkiff, D.D.S. Family & Cosmetic Dentistry are under the impression that harder brushing leads to cleaner teeth, but that is not true. Gentle brushing Read More

• posted: Sep. 16, 2025

Young adults often have the reputation of not taking good care of themselves. You may feel invincible, and not realize how much your behaviors now can affect your health later Read More

• posted: Sep. 09, 2025

Emergency care dentists are equipped to handle any tooth emergency. Seeing us first takes less time than having to sit in a hospital emergency room, only to be told to Read More

• posted: Sep. 02, 2025

On the last Wednesday in September, we celebrate “Women’s Health and Fitness Day.” Because your oral health plays such a large role in your general health and well-being, let’s look Read More

• posted: Aug. 26, 2025

There are many reasons to choose sedation dentistry. Perhaps anxiety is an issue, or your teeth are extremely sensitive. You may have a low pain threshold, an easily triggered gag Read More