Jackson Creek Dental Group doctors will be providing free oral health assessments at local elementary schools for children registering for Kindergarten. These screenings will assist families in meeting the “Oral Health Assessment” requirement for entering kindergarten. Dr. Dwight Simpson will be at Jackson Elementary tonight, March 12th from 2:45-5:00 pm…. Read More…

Jackson Creek Dental Group will once again open their office to treat children, at no cost, who “fall between the cracks” in healthcare – children who would not otherwise receive dental treatment – on Saturday, February 1, 2014 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Because of the overwhelming number of… Read More…

Our employees and patients participated in the Angel Tree program here in Amador County again this year. We put “angels” on our Christmas tree and folks selected an angel to purchase gifts for so these children would have a very Merry Christmas! It’s a great way to give back to… Read More…

The winner of our Halloween “Count the Candy” contest this year was Ben M. He came so close to the total number of candies with his guess of 947. There were actually 957 pieces of candy in our jar. Congratulations to Ben and his girls! Enjoy the movies.

School is back in session and students are signing up for all kinds of activities. Do your kids play sports? Be sure to get them a mouth guard to protect their teeth from injury during this year’s sports season.

It’s back to school time. As part of your checklist, make sure to schedule an appointment with the hygienist/dentist to take care of your child’s oral health needs. There are many hours of school missed each year because of dental issues. Not only can these children be in pain, but… Read More…

Drs. Craig Kinzer and Dwight Simpson from Jackson Creek Dental Group, along with their families, recently returned from a mission trip to the Dominican Republic where they performed general dentistry on over 700 kids in five days.  “These folks cannot afford to go to dental offices for fillings so we treated… Read More…

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin officially endorses community water fluoridation as “one of the most effective choices communities can make to prevent health problems while actually improving the oral health of their citizens.” For more information visit:  http://www.ada.org/news/8532.aspx

Most everyone has a sweet tooth, and it’s important to understand the different types of sugars and how they are absorbed in the body.  In this video Dr. Ask discusses the different sugars/sugar substitutes and how they may contribute to dental and medical issues.  He also talks about sugar content… Read More…

Dental injuries are the most common type of orofacial injury sustained during participation in sports.  Dr. Kinzer from Jackson Creek Dental Group talks about what you can do to help prevent sports injuries involving the mouth and why it’s important to wear sports mouthguards.  Also, find out what you should… Read More…