How to Find the Best Dentist in Frisco, TX
Choosing a Dentist 7 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, DMD, MS • Updated August 2026 The short answer The best dentist for your family is the one who picks up the phone when something hurts, tells you what it costs before you are in the chair, and is owned by the people who actually treat you. Look the license up with the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners,...
Dr. Kevin Baharvand of Tribute Family Dentistry Named a D Magazine Best Dentist for 2026
Practice News & Community6 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, DMD, MS • Updated August 2026The short answerD Magazine named me a Best Dentist for 2026. The thing that makes this one worth mentioning is how it is decided: other dentists in the area nominate the names. It is a measure of reputation among colleagues, which is people who would actually know. It is still not an inspection of...
New to Frisco? How to Switch Dentists Without Starting Over
Choosing a Dentist7 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, DMD, MS • Updated August 2026The short answerYou do not need permission to switch dentists, and you do not owe anyone an explanation. Call the old office, ask them to send your records and most recent x-rays to the new one, and book. The records are yours. Most offices email them within a few days. The only real planning involved...
Are Dentists Open on Weekends? What to Do Until Monday
Emergency Dental Care7 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, DMD, MS • Updated August 2026The short answerMost dental offices in Frisco, ours included, are closed on weekends. We are open Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. That sounds like a problem until you know which dental emergencies genuinely cannot wait until Monday morning, which is a short list, and what to do with the rest. A knocked...
Gingival Abscess: What That Painful Gum Bump Actually Is
Oral Health & Conditions8 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, DMD, MS • Updated August 2026The short answerA gingival abscess is a pocket of infection sitting in the gum tissue itself, usually because something got pushed under the gum line and stayed there. A popcorn hull, a piece of shell, a toothbrush bristle. It shows up as a shiny red bump that hurts to touch, it comes on fast,...
Bad Breath: What Actually Causes It, and What Fixes It
Oral Health & Conditions9 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, DMD, MS • Updated August 2026The short answerAround 85 to 90 percent of persistent bad breath starts in the mouth, and most of that comes from the back of the tongue rather than the teeth. Bacteria there break down proteins and release sulphur compounds, which is the actual smell. Mouthwash masks it for twenty minutes. What resolves it is...
Frisco’s Busiest Intersection: Lebanon & FM 423 | Tribute Family Dentistry
Practice News & Community6 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, DMD, MS • Updated August 2026The short answerOur office sits at Lebanon Road and FM 423, which City of Frisco engineering data identifies as the highest volume intersection in the city. That cuts both ways. It means we are genuinely convenient to west Frisco, The Colony, Little Elm, and the Prosper side, and it means the time of day...
Lead in Toothpaste: What the Testing Actually Found
Products & Reviews8 min read • By Dr. Kevin Baharvand, DMD, MS • Updated August 2026The short answerIndependent testing has found detectable lead in most toothpastes on the shelf, which sounds alarming and mostly is not. The published risk assessment found the amounts are far below what you get from ordinary food, and the exceedances that did turn up were in children under worst case assumptions, meaning kids swallowing paste...