Young at Heart Kids Dental • La Junta

01/16/2026

📞 Call us today to schedule! (719)733-3303

12/31/2025

🦷✨ Happy New Year from Young at Heart Kids Dental. ✨🦷

Wishing our amazing patients and families a year full of healthy, happy smiles.

Please note: our office will be closing at 1:00pm today, December 31st - Friday, January 2, 2026. We will return to normal business hours on Monday, January 5, 2026. For any dental emergencies, please call our Pueblo office at (719)564-6464.

We look forward to seeing your little ones in the new year!

12/23/2025

Concerned about your child's dental habits or oral health? We'd love to help! Thumb sucking, tongue thrusting, or any other oral habits can affect your child's smile and development.

📞 Call us today to schedule! (719)733-3303
Early care makes a big difference. 🦷✨

Prolonged Thumb-Sucking Effects

Thumb-sucking beyond age 4–5 is not just a habit—it can influence jaw growth and tooth position. Constant pressure alters the balance between lips, tongue, and developing bones.

Over time, this may lead to open bite, protruding front teeth, narrow upper jaw, speech difficulties, and increased orthodontic needs later in childhood.

Early dental guidance matters. Gentle habit-breaking strategies, positive reinforcement, and timely dental visits can protect normal oral development and reduce long-term treatment complexity.

12/22/2025

✨🎄 Christmas is almost here! 🎄✨
Just a reminder that our office will be closed for the upcoming holiday.
We can't wait to see your smiling faces when we return! 🎅
Merry Christmas from the staff at YAH - La Junta.

12/03/2025

The offices of Young at Heart and Vision Now! in La Junta will be closed due to inclement weather. We hope everyone stays safe and warm today! 🥶

11/26/2025

🦷✨ 𝐻𝒶𝓅𝓅𝓎 𝒯𝒽𝒶𝓃𝓀𝓈𝑔𝒾𝓋𝒾𝓃𝑔! ✨🦃

Our tooth-fairy team will be taking a short holiday break. We hope all our little patients enjoy the holiday with family, fun and lots of smiles! Gobble gobble. 🦃

11/20/2025

"Peace begins with a smile."
– Mother Teresa

Our school presentations are underway! Thanks to the Swink School District for having us. 🦷🪥

10/31/2025

ANY possible chance we get to have spirit week, we take it! 👻

The doctors and assistants definitely dressed to impress this year. 🎃

Happy Halloween!

10/31/2025

HAPPY HALLOWEEN to our dental family and friends! 👻🎃 We hope everyone has a safe and fun filled day/night.

REMEMBER to stop by 116 W. Third Street in La Junta, CO today from 03:00-05:00PM for a Halloween treat! 😈 Happy Trick o' Treating.

10/30/2025

WE HAVE OUR WINNERS! 🎃

First and foremost, thank you to all of our amazing dental assistants/tech for participating in the contest and making our Halloween Spirit Week so much fun! You all did a great job. 👏🏼

🥇 Place - Kylea with “Movie Night”
🥈 Place - Kyla with “Up”
🥉 Place - Karina with “Carousel”

Congratulations!

10/30/2025

Many thanks to those who have casted their vote so far! 🗳️ We will be calculating the winners at 3:00pm. Be on the lookout for our 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners! 🤩