When Should Kids Start Going to the Dentist?
Kids & Family Dentistry8 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, DMD, MS • Updated August 2026The short answerBy the first birthday, or within six months of the first tooth appearing, whichever comes first. That surprises most parents, because a one year old has about four teeth and nothing is going to be done to them. That is precisely the point. The first visit is a look, a conversation, and...
Tribute Family Dentistry Joins The Colony Chamber of Commerce
Practice News & Community5 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, DMD, MS • Updated August 2026The short answerWe joined The Colony Chamber of Commerce, which now means we are members in Frisco, The Colony, and Little Elm. It is membership rather than an award and we would rather be straight about that. The practical reason for joining is that The Colony is ten to fifteen minutes up FM 423...
Can’t Afford the Dentist? Your Real Options in Frisco, TX
Costs & Insurance8 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, DMD, MS • Updated August 2026The short answerIf money is the reason you are not going, the worst option is waiting, because almost every dental problem gets more expensive the longer it sits. You have more choices than most people realize: an in house savings plan, monthly payments, Medicaid and CHIP for anyone under 21, a federally qualified health center,...
Kids’ Dental Care Near The Colony, TX: A Parent’s Practical Guide
Kids & Family Dentistry7 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, DMD, MS • Updated August 2026The short answerFor families in The Colony, the hard part of kids dental care is never the dentistry. It is the calendar. Book cleanings in the first two weeks of a semester before the sports schedule fills up, get a mouthguard before the season instead of after the chipped tooth, know what to do...
Can a Dentist Tell If You Smoke, Vape, or Use Weed?
Oral Health & Conditions8 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, DMD, MS • Updated August 2026The short answerUsually, yes. Not from a single cigarette last weekend, but regular use leaves a pattern in the mouth that is hard to miss: staining, dry tissue, a specific look to the gums, and healing that behaves differently than it should. The more useful question is why we ask. It changes how we...
Can You Get Braces With a Crown? Yes, and Here Is What Changes
Braces & Aligners8 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, DMD, MS • Updated August 2026The short answerYes. A crown does not stop you from having braces. What changes is the details: a bracket does not bond to porcelain the way it bonds to enamel, so it needs different surface preparation and it comes loose more often. Implants are the real exception, because an implant is fused to bone and...
What Is a Deep Cleaning of Teeth? An Honest Guide
Preventive & Hygiene10 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, DMD, MS • Updated August 2026The short answerA deep cleaning, properly called scaling and root planing, removes hardened deposits from below the gum line and smooths the root surface so the tissue can reattach. It is a treatment for gum disease, not a more thorough version of a regular cleaning. You get numbed, it is usually split across two visits,...
Delta Dental Coverage Explained: What’s Actually Covered
Costs & Insurance9 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, DMD, MS • Updated August 2026The short answerDelta Dental is not one plan. PPO, Premier, and DeltaCare USA are three different products with different networks and very different payouts, and an office can be in network for one and not another. Most plans cover preventive care at or near 100 percent, basic work around 80 percent, and major work around...