Author: DrSchneidmiller

Charcoal in your toothpaste!‘Activated Charcoal’ is the ingredient in a new breed of toothpastes advertised to whiten your teeth. It is an abrasive similar to baking soda, silica or pumice. It may remove surface stains just as well as other abrasives. Be wary of claims that charcoal will strengthen enamel!  Other ingredients within the toothpaste…

In healthcare lingo, dentistry exists as a specialty to assist people in the prevention and treatment for dental disease.  The main causative agent dental disease is bacterial; an invisible and silent enemy for the most part.  Most of us are aware that left untreated, these bacteria eventually lead to quite painful and always inconvenient sequelae.…

Did you know that after graduation from dental school, every dentist in California must keep their license updated with 50 units of dental education?  Drs Hill and Schneidmiller have attended the California Dental Association convention for 27 consecutive years and procured many units at this site.  The Southern California Convention takes place in Anaheim, right…

 When Dr Hill and Dr Schneidmiller first came to their practice, their dream was to create a dental home where generations of people could feel comfortable and confident with the care they are given.  All ages of people would be welcome, from toddlers to great-grandparents, and everyone inbetween.  After a couple of decades, this is…

How Your San Diego Dental Detectives Can Determine the Proper Course of Action So you’ve got a toothache.  You are certain it’s inside one of your teeth somewhere inside your head. Beyond that, you’ve got so many other things on your plate that additional details have escaped you. After a quick call to Dianne at…

Using Dental Glasses to Keep Your Teeth Healthy At Hill & Schneidmiller DDS, we love to teach our patients about dentistry and some of the inner workings of our dental practice.  We believe that transparency is good, and are happy to broaden the horizons of all those who seek knowledge and would like to learn…

 Possibly the most important of senses for a dentist to use is the sense of hearing.  Dr Hill and Dr Schneidmiller are particularly adept at listening to people.  Hearing what each person has to say, especially in the case of a toothache is tantamount to a proper diagnosis.  This can take some time, as most…

What Sets Our Practice Apart From the Rest… THERE ARE PROBABLY good things to be said about most of the practices out there, but we’re confident that we’re one of the special ones.  Here’s a couple reasons why: Our Tools Dr Hill and Dr Schneidmiller use state of the art instruments not only to optimize the quality…

Stick Out Your Tongue Ever seen white stuff on your tongue?  Ever had less than sweet breath?  Ever cleaned your tongue?? It turns out that the tongue is a magnetic carpet of sorts for collecting bacteria, food particles and dirt/particle from the air we breathe.  This can manifest in a white film or soft white…

Pizza Prospects      It turns out February 9th is National Pizza Day!!!  Who knew?  It seems like everybody loves pizza; even the gluten-free and lactose-intolerant find a way to enjoy a great pizza pie.      Our office is no exception!  With a quick poll of everybody present in the office, there’s clearly a…