Brilliant Oral Care

Oral Care Needs For People With Autism

DISCLOSURE: Noelle Copeland RDH is an Oral Care Specialist and Dental Consultant who provides content for Brilliant Oral Care and Baby Buddy. Oral care needs for people with autism can be extreme, but they can also be pretty straightforward. It depends on the severity of the sensory complexes the autistic patient is dealing with daily, and […]

Should You Use Baby Teeth Wipes?

DISCLOSURE: Noelle Copeland RDH is an Oral Care Specialist and Dental Consultant who provides content for Brilliant Oral Care and Baby Buddy. ABSOLUTELY!!!! Don’t let the name fool you, “Baby Teeth Wipes” are for more than just baby teeth. In fact, a better description might be mouth wipes, tooth tissues, gum towels, or my personal favorite, […]

Top 5 Benefits Of An Electric Toothbrush

DISCLOSURE: Noelle Copeland RDH is an Oral Care Specialist and Dental Consultant who provides content for Brilliant Oral Care and Baby Buddy. There are many toothbrushes out there to fit your lifestyle. An electric toothbrush is a solid option to consider and one I readily use in my own homecare. My personal favorites are the sonic […]

Tips for Brushing Baby & Toddler Teeth

DISCLOSURE: Noelle Copeland RDH is an Oral Care Specialist and Dental Consultant who provides content for Brilliant Oral Care and Baby Buddy. The arrival of a child is a special time in the life of parents, family, and friends. Did you know that Oral Care begins right away for your new baby? When oral care starts […]

Why You Should Brush Your Tongue

DISCLOSURE: Noelle Copeland RDH is an Oral Care Specialist and Dental Consultant who provides content for Brilliant Oral Care and Baby Buddy. Your tongue is actually a digestive organ that helps to strategically move around your food while you chew, and it aids the process of swallowing that food. The tongue is pretty impressive, especially […]

How Does Your Oral Health Affect Your Mental Health?

DISCLOSURE: Noelle Copeland RDH is an Oral Care Specialist and Dental Consultant who provides content for Brilliant Oral Care and Baby Buddy. There’s nothing more cyclical than how stress, anxiety, worry, and a dash of depression can rapidly change our systemic health. When our minds are swirling with too much information, we tend to stop […]

Candy And Your Teeth (An Interview)

As we enter the fall season, we come upon Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas and all the candy and sweets that go with them. What candy should parents make sure their kids avoid? Is there a good way to encourage your kids to pass up desserts for healthier foods? Our oral care specialist tackles these issues […]

Everything You Need to Know About Oral Thrush

DISCLOSURE: Noelle Copeland RDH is an Oral Care Specialist and Dental Consultant who provides content for Brilliant Oral Care and Baby Buddy. Oral Thrush can happen when the normal candida fungus that lives in the mouth gets imbalanced and then proliferates into an infection. Thrush presents as white, thick patches on the tongue, gums, and […]

Impact of COVID-19 on Oral Health

DISCLOSURE: Noelle Copeland RDH is an Oral Care Specialist and Dental Consultant who provides content for Brilliant Oral Care and Baby Buddy. The impact of COVID-19 has been monumental. Life as we knew it came to a screeching halt in 2020. We quarantined, and we had never done that before. We didn’t work, our kids […]