General Dentistry

Surprising Foods That Are Healthy For Teeth

Everyone knows to keep a healthy mouth that you need to brush your teeth regularly, floss on a daily basis, and try not to eat foods with so much sugar. Food is essential for life and although no food will ever replace the need to brush your teeth, here are the top ten foods that are unexpectedly healthy for your teeth. 1. Chewing gum. Now many people may not consider this a food, but if you are chewing sugar free gum it can actually be good for your teeth. By chewing gum, it builds up saliva in your mouth helping … Read more

What is Oral Cancer?

What is oral cancer? Am I at risk for it? At Philadelphia Dentistry we do oral cancer screenings with all our patients to make sure you are healthy. Oral cancer can be divided into two categories. One, occurring in your lips, teeth, gums, inside of your lips and cheeks, the front part of your tongue and the bottom and roof of your mouth. Two, it can occur in the middle region of your throat which includes your tonsils and the base of your tongue. This is why it is so important to maintain your routine check-ups with Philly Dentistry because … Read more

December Charity Event

Giving back to the community is something that our dental practice loves to do each month. December is especially a great time of the year to give back because it’s the most wonderful time of the year! People always need help during the winter months, so Philly Dentistry decided to donate our time to help give the homeless a nice warm meal on December 28th for the event Dinner Service for the Homeless. The event will take place on December 28th from 5pm to 8pm at Chosen 300 Ministries Inc. 1116 Spring Garden St. Philadelphia, PA 19123 and is hosted … Read more

Helping the Homeless

Recently, Philadelphia Dentistry personally handed out over 100 duffel bags to the homeless. These bags had many items in it that would be able to help the homeless during their difficult time. The duffel bags contained a water bottle, food, shampoo, body wash, towels, blankets, socks, scarfs & of course a toothbrush & toothpaste! Our employees took several bags each to hand out to the homeless whenever they had a chance. Personally, I would use the time during my lunch break to find a homeless person to give a duffel bag to. The look on their face when they see … Read more

Fun Facts About Dr. Ken Cirka

Here are some fun facts and a little history about the owner of Philadelphia Dentistry, Dr. Ken Cirka. In 1987 he had his first real job at Burger King where he worked for 7 years throughout high school, college, and until he left for dental school. At 18 years old, he was a manager and at that time it was one of the highest producing Burger Kings on the East Coast. Dr. Cirka’s mom is a simple woman, a retired high school cafeteria lady. Growing up in Baden, a small town on the bank of the Ohio River, he was … Read more

Fun facts about Dr. Jeon

Dr. Mimi Jeon was born in Indiana, but grew up in King of Prussia which is about 25 minutes outside of Philadelphia. She has an older brother who works in finance in New York City and a younger sister who is a pharmacist in St. Louis. “I am the middle child, can you tell?” Dr. Jeon went to the University of Pennsylvania for her undergrad and majored in Biology and minored in Music, Chemistry and Asian American studies, graduating in 2010. After her undergrad, Dr. Jeon graduated from the University of Maryland Dental School in 2014. She completed a 1-year … Read more

Fun Facts About Dr. Smith

Our newest doctor, Dr. Stephanie Smith started with our practice in August of 2018. She grew up in New York in a very large and loud Italian family. She went to college at Villanova during the hey-day of Rollie Massimimo, Ed Pinckney, and Gary McClain. After Villanova, she went to the University of Pennsylvania for Dental School and graduated in 1987, she has been practicing dentistry for 32 years! Dr. Smith was commissioned into the Navy Reserve Dental Corp. and went to boot camp at the age of 51. She has two grown children and from that two adorable grand-daughters. … Read more

Are your teeth sensitive?

Do your teeth hurt when you take a sip of hot coffee or when you taste ice cream? When you brush or floss do you experience any pain? Well, if so you could have sensitive teeth. Some possible causes to your sensitive teeth may include; tooth decay or cavities, fractured teeth, worn out fillings, gum disease, worn down tooth enamel, and exposed tooth roots. When you have healthy teeth, there is a layer of enamel that protects the crowns of your teeth (above the gum line.) Underneath the gum line there is a layer called cementum with shields the tooth … Read more

What You Need to Know To Restore Healthy Teeth & Gums

Periodontal Disease Did you know that 47% of adults are affected by gum disease? Gum disease or periodontal disease is an infection of the gums, teeth, and the bone that supports the teeth. It is caused by a growing colony of living bacteria in your mouth known as plaque. Plaque produces toxins under your gums causing bone loss and is the greatest cause of tooth loss in adults. In the beginning of periodontal disease there is little, if any pain so you may not even know that you have it. The early stages you may notice some occasional bleeding along … Read more

2018 Spectrum Award Winner

Philadelphia Dentistry is proud to have won the 2018 Spectrum Award for excellence in customer service. By winning this award Philly Dentistry earned a rating of 5 out of 5 stars. This generous award was presented to Philadelphia Dentistry by City Beat News. The Spectrum Award is only given to businesses who have demonstrated excellence in customer service in their business and or industry. The way City Beat News awards the winner is by researching the overall customer satisfaction performance of businesses across the country. They use an exclusive algorithm that provides an unbiased rating for the year. City Beat … Read more