Growing Smiles Pediatric Dentistry

Easter is almost here! With so many holidays that involve candy, it’s good to have some healthier alternatives. Here is a quick and fun breakfast idea that your kids are sure to love! #getcreative #easterbreakfast #itsoktoplaywithyourfood #irvinemoms #ocmoms #tustinmoms #letsgrowhealthykids #easterfun

Again, community love means so much to us! Most loved pediatric dentist three years in a row! Thank you to all of those that voted for us! #feelingthelove #loveourcommunity #irvinefamilies #growinghealthysmiles #pediatricdentist

My little one has a cavity, now what! When it comes to baby teeth and cavities there are many ways to go about treating them. The decision on what to do will be based on many factors. As pediatric dentists we consider the child’s ability to cooperate, location of the cavity, size of the cavity, number of cavities, amongst many other things. This little three-year-old was an amazing little helper and allowed us to fix her teeth. On the top you can see one of her front ...teeth was quite broken down requiring a crown. The entire process took us around 30 mins and both patient and Mom left happy! #pediatricdentistry #pediatricdentalcare #babyteeth #irvinemoms #ocmoms #kidsdentist #hapyteeth #cavities See more

Let’s do this 2021! Feeling grateful and hopeful. While I know the decision to vaccinate can be a confusing one, I am choosing to believe in science. Hoping that our children and our world can come a little bit closer to normalcy. #letsdothis2021 #covidvacccine #scienceisreal #trustscience #irvinecommunity #occommunity #tustincommunity

From our bubble to yours, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a happy holiday season! #wishingyouamerrychristmas #christmas2020 #christmascheer #happyholidays

Christmas Party 2020 Today we had our office Christmas party. This year we did a masked gift exchange. Definitely a little different, but we still had a blast! Many laughs were had and a TikTok was made (check our story for a laugh). This year I feel especially grateful to have such a wonderful team that is more than willing to do the right thing to protect our team, our patients and our community. These women work hard and do it with a smile. ... #dreamteam #bestteamever #dentaldreamteam #occommunity #irvinekidsdentist #ockidsdentist #pandemiclife #pandemichristmas See more

When should my baby first see a dentist? Your child should see a pediatric dentist when the first tooth appears, or no later than his/her first birthday. Visiting a pediatric dentist by the time the first baby tooth appears enables your child to begin a lifelong preventive dental care program to minimize tooth decay and cavities. Pediatric dentists can detect early tooth decay, provide parents with information on proper oral and facial development, determine fluorid...e needs and more. Most important, remember we are here to help and not to judge. Be upfront with your struggles and concerns. Raising our children really does take a village and we are here to be a part of yours. #growinghealthysmiles #dentistforkids #irvinekidsdentist #ockidsdentist #irvinekids #ockids #irvinemom #dentalfacts #dentalhome #dentafamily #babyteeth #firsttooth #babyoralcare #babylife #momlife #ittakesavillage #weareyourvillage #letsraisehealthykids See more

Community love means everything! Thank you to all you Moms and Dads who show us so much love and support, it truly means the world to us! #communitylove #irvinefamilies #irvinemoms #irvinekids #ockids #ocmoms #growinghealthysmiles

First Day back to school for us in Irvine! Wishing you all the best! This year will definitely be one to remember. I don’t know about you guys, but my husband and I spent most of last night setting up chrome books, making sure we could login to everything. Making sure all links to YouTube were removed... #iusdcommunity #iusd #firstdaybackatschool #weareinthistogether #wecandoit

First Day back to school for us in Irvine! Wishing you all the best! This year will definitely be one to remember. I don’t know about you guys, but my husband and I spent most of last night setting up chrome books, making sure we could login to everything. Making sure all links to YouTube were removed... #iusdcommunity #iusd #firstdaybackatschool #weareinthistogether #wecandoit

Today we celebrated Dr. Laura’s birthday with a yummy lunch, Porto’s cookies, and a yummy cake. Happy Birthday Dr. Laura! We are so lucky we get to work with you!

Here she is! My sweet girl, my pandemic baby. Last Friday marked 3 months since the day she was born. She was born during some nerve racking times, but the hospital made us feel safe and took all the proper precautions. I hope that when you come into our office we make you feel the same. Know that we as well are taking all the proper precautions to protect our families and our community.... #growinghealthysmiles #pandemicbaby #irvinestrong #irvinecommunity #irvinemoms #irvinebaby #ocmom #ocbaby #communitylove See more

Today we celebrated Dr. Laura’s birthday with a yummy lunch, Porto’s cookies, and a yummy cake. Happy Birthday Dr. Laura! We are so lucky we get to work with you!

We are officially back in the office and excited to see you all! While there are many changes we have implemented in the office to protect our patients and staff, we are making sure to keep it fun! #afoxcleanedmyteeth #forthekids #bestteam #pediatricdentalppe #growinghealthysmiles #irvinekidsdentist #irvinekids #ockids

Here she is! My sweet girl, my pandemic baby. Last Friday marked 3 months since the day she was born. She was born during some nerve racking times, but the hospital made us feel safe and took all the proper precautions. I hope that when you come into our office we make you feel the same. Know that we as well are taking all the proper precautions to protect our families and our community.... #growinghealthysmiles #pandemicbaby #irvinestrong #irvinecommunity #irvinemoms #irvinebaby #ocmom #ocbaby #communitylove See more

We are officially back in the office and excited to see you all! While there are many changes we have implemented in the office to protect our patients and staff, we are making sure to keep it fun! #afoxcleanedmyteeth #forthekids #bestteam #pediatricdentalppe #growinghealthysmiles #irvinekidsdentist #irvinekids #ockids

MOTHERS... Believe in us more than we believe in ourselves. Do more for us than they do for themselves. Worry about us more than we realize. Pray for us more than we’ll ever know. ... Value us more than anything else in the world. Give us more than they can afford. Love us more than anyone else can. Matter more than words can express. Happy Mother’s Day to my amazing Mom and to all our wonderful Mamas! I miss seeing you all in the office and can’t wait to catch up soon. See more

The McCormack family is officially a party of 5! Little Emma was born on Good Friday and her brothers, Mom and Dad are so in love!! I know so many of you have been asking about us. We are overjoyed with all the love support and miss you all!! We hope that you are all doing well and staying safe! @ Irvine, California

PLEASE READ: After careful consideration for the safety of our patients, we have made the difficult decision to reschedule all non-essential, non-emergent dental care for the next two weeks or until further notice. For Emergency care, please call the office and you will be directed to our on-call doctor. D. Laura is committed to providing the highest standard of care and the health and safety of her patients and staff are of utmost importance. We believe that... by taking these precautions, we can make a difference in helping preserve emergency care and frontline health care personnel responding to the pandemic. It is our responsibility to do all that we can to help flatten the curve. Our health care community needs us to give them the BEST chance to fight this virus. Together we can make a difference. Please be safe and healthy. Stay inside, wash your hands. Be kind to one another. Love and Best, The Growing Smiles Team See more

MOTHERS... Believe in us more than we believe in ourselves. Do more for us than they do for themselves. Worry about us more than we realize. Pray for us more than we’ll ever know. ... Value us more than anything else in the world. Give us more than they can afford. Love us more than anyone else can. Matter more than words can express. Happy Mother’s Day to my amazing Mom and to all our wonderful Mamas! I miss seeing you all in the office and can’t wait to catch up soon. See more

Please read this important information regarding COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS)

PLEASE READ: After careful consideration for the safety of our patients, we have made the difficult decision to reschedule all non-essential, non-emergent dental care for the next two weeks or until further notice. For Emergency care, please call the office and you will be directed to our on-call doctor. D. Laura is committed to providing the highest standard of care and the health and safety of her patients and staff are of utmost importance. We believe that... by taking these precautions, we can make a difference in helping preserve emergency care and frontline health care personnel responding to the pandemic. It is our responsibility to do all that we can to help flatten the curve. Our health care community needs us to give them the BEST chance to fight this virus. Together we can make a difference. Please be safe and healthy. Stay inside, wash your hands. Be kind to one another. Love and Best, The Growing Smiles Team See more

We are NOT A TEAM because we work together. WE ARE a team because we respect, trust and care for each other. - Vala Agshar This week is National Dental Assistant week, and I can honestly we have the BEST RDA's and team! ... This picture was taken at my recent baby sprinkle, where we celebrated together. My Mom who works in the dental field commented on what a wonderful team I have. Even when not at work they help each other and care for one another. Thank you for being so wonderful with all our children and thank you for being part of our work family. #bestteam #workfamily #lovewhereyouwork #respecttrustcare See more

Excited to be a part of this wonderful event once again! This year the Flowerchild Festival will be held at the beautiful Pasea Hotel in Huntington Beach! Come visit us!! For to tickets and more info on the event visit: ... https://www.flowerchildfestival.org #irvinemoms #irvinekids #irvinefamilies #ockids #ocmoms #ocfamilies #weekendfun See more

We are NOT A TEAM because we work together. WE ARE a team because we respect, trust and care for each other. - Vala Agshar This week is National Dental Assistant week, and I can honestly we have the BEST RDA's and team! ... This picture was taken at my recent baby sprinkle, where we celebrated together. My Mom who works in the dental field commented on what a wonderful team I have. Even when not at work they help each other and care for one another. Thank you for being so wonderful with all our children and thank you for being part of our work family. #bestteam #workfamily #lovewhereyouwork #respecttrustcare See more

Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world. -Nelson Mandela. We recently visited Hicks Canyon Elementary School to discuss oral health. What fun we had teaching this wonderful class. Today we received this book the children made filled with thank you letters and art. It literally brought tears to my eyes! Not only the gesture, but I could see from their drawings and writing that they really absorbed what we discussed. ... Thank you kids for your beautiful work and your open minds! #teachthemyoung #februaryoralhealthmonth #irvinekidsdentist #growinghealthysmiles #plantingseeds #ockids #irvinekids @ Growing Smiles Pediatric Dentistry

When your family fills up the whole dental office!! With one more on the way, does this mean I need a bigger dental office?? For now, we all still fit. Dad on the far right, the two boys and baby girl in my tummy. Also, is this considered nesting?? Wanting to clean the whole family’s teeth before the baby is born? #dentalnesting #springcleaning #partyoffive #momlife #ocfamilies #irvinekidsdentist

We are currently in the running for Most Loved Pediatric Dentist for 2020! Please take a moment to go vote for us and share, share, share!!! https://hulafrog.com/irvine-ca/subcategory-browse

Excited to be a part of this wonderful event once again! This year the Flowerchild Festival will be held at the beautiful Pasea Hotel in Huntington Beach! Come visit us!! For to tickets and more info on the event visit: ... https://www.flowerchildfestival.org #irvinemoms #irvinekids #irvinefamilies #ockids #ocmoms #ocfamilies #weekendfun See more

HOLIDAY GIVEAWAY!! Winner takes home a gift basket with $50 AMC Gift Card as well as other fun Christmas goodies!! To enter:... 1 LIKE this photo 2 FOLLOW @growingsmiles 3 COMMENT your guess on how many candies are in the jar. 4 TAG three friends that would like to win this. BONUS: check-in on Yelp! for an additional entry. Your name will be entered in to a live video raffle and drawn out on Friday, December 20 @ 5pm. Happy Holidays!! #holidaygiveaway #irvine #ocgiveaways #irvinekids #irvinekidsdentist #ockids #happyholidays #dentalgiveaway #growingsmilesirvine

Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world. -Nelson Mandela. We recently visited Hicks Canyon Elementary School to discuss oral health. What fun we had teaching this wonderful class. Today we received this book the children made filled with thank you letters and art. It literally brought tears to my eyes! Not only the gesture, but I could see from their drawings and writing that they really absorbed what we discussed. ... Thank you kids for your beautiful work and your open minds! #teachthemyoung #februaryoralhealthmonth #irvinekidsdentist #growinghealthysmiles #plantingseeds #ockids #irvinekids @ Growing Smiles Pediatric Dentistry