Your Special Smiles PLLC

Your Special Smiles PLLC For details on contact info see our website Education sessions are free however, there are very limited times available and very specific requirements.

Your Special Smiles PLLC began educating caregivers in 2015 and has provided hands on education in partnership with the College of Southern Idaho to over 100 caregivers in that first year alone. The educational component of our program would love to come to your facility or help you better take care of your loved one. Contact Dr. Brooke if interested and we can set something up to help improve the

quality of life for your loved one or client(s). Contact Dr. Brooke if you are interested. This component continues to function in partnership with the College of Southern Idaho's wonderful dental programs. Your Special Smiles PLLC began treating patients in 2016. This was made possible by generous donations of funding/services from: The Twin Falls Health Initiative Trust, Idaho Power, Walmart, Glanbia, Family Health Services, Dr. Dave McClusky, Dr. Dave Seegmiller, and the Wellness Tree Community Clinic. We also had other private sponsors that may wish to remain unnamed. In our first year we provided access to care in the operating room for over 20 individuals who otherwise would have not been able to receive comprehensive dental care. The treatment component of this program begins with contacting Dr. Brooke to set up a screening. Screenings:
Screening days are held once a month and are typically the first or second Tuesday of the month (the schedule varies). Screenings are by appointment only and paperwork will be emailed to you prior to your screening. It is important to have as much as you can filled out prior to your screening in order to be seen efficiently. If you do not have your paperwork filled out you may be seen behind someone else with a later appointment who does. Screenings are located that the College of Southern Idaho Dental Clinic. 397 N. College Road in the HSHS building. The purpose of the screening is to determine the most appropriate mode of treatment for your loved one/client(s). At the end of the screening most of the time we will know if the patient is best suited being treated in a private practice setting with light conscious sedation (laughing gas), in a private practice setting with IV sedation, or in the operating room under general anesthesia. Don't worry if you feel your loved one will not behave for the screening, that is what we are here for. If it is deemed that comprehensive dentistry under general anesthesia at the hospital is what is most appropriate for your loved one/client(s) then three more things will need to occur:

1) We have to set up a pre-surgical anesthesia appointment which will be approximately one week prior to surgery.

2)We have to set up an appointment for the actual surgery

3) You have to set up a physical exam with a St.Luke's physician that is no greater than 30 days prior to the date of surgery. (Ideal to be a week or so ahead of time)

There are very specific patient qualifications to become a patient of Your Special Smiles PLLC. Contact Dr. Brooke to find out more. Everyone who comes to a screening appointment will be trained in oral hygiene. For those who will be going to surgery we have the caregivers sign a contract that they will do their best to apply the training to improve home care. We understand that when it comes to home hygiene, everyday is not going to be a success. What is important to us is that every day you give 100% effort, that you have the training and tools to do your best, and that you do not get discouraged by repeated failures.

09/29/2023

At first glance, this doesn't look like a glamorous or exciting or exotic photo. All wheelchair users recognize it right away. It's the button to activate an automatic door opener. Every now and then we find them, usually at hospitals, medical facilities, public/government buildings, and occasionally museums or other sights/attractions in tourist areas. The only city I've ever been to where they were absolutely everywhere was Toronto, and I loved Toronto for it.

That is, until I visited Fargo this past week. It's the largest city in North Dakota, yet only has a population of roughly 129,000 people. The downtown area is very charming, but small, and doesn't have any high-rises or a particularly high-tech or ultra modern feel. Yet, these door opener buttons were absolutely EVERYWHERE. I'm talking hotels, restaurants, stores, small and older establishments. It got to the point where I actually expected them, which is very weird for me. 

I did stay mostly in the central downtown area, but there at least, the sidewalks were very wide, smooth, the curb cuts were fantastic, and it was very easy to roll around. I could get into almost every single store or restaurant very easily, and for the doors that didn't have openers, there was always somebody very willing to open the door for me. Fargo gets an A+ for me in the accessibility department, and it's so cool to have a city and business owners that truly consider us. 

Visit Fargo-Moorhead

03/01/2023

So happy to have been able to go to this one while in PA!

We are so thankful to have had the opportunity to utilize HRSA sub-grant funding to develop a program to help people in ...
08/28/2022

We are so thankful to have had the opportunity to utilize HRSA sub-grant funding to develop a program to help people in assisted living with regularly cleaning their teeth utilizing teledentistry. We saw huge improvements in oral health for the residents who participated in our pilot program. It is now bitter sweet. While we have learned how much of a difference we can make, we are at the end of the grant timeline. At the end of this month, our services are no longer funded. This service is not cheap to provide and many residents can not afford to cover the costs. We have partnered with the Idaho Healthcare Association Foundation to enable individuals and businesses to help us keep this going through tax deductible donations. Check out our video and see if this is something you or your business would want to support. Dr. Brooke has donated to keep us going for a couple of months, but after that we have to rely on the generosity of others.

Donations can be made at: https://www.idhca.org/about/ihca-foundation/

Learn more about this program by watching this short video: https://youtu.be/amvo5Stkm1Y

You can also see more about this program on our website: https://www.yourspecialsmiles.com/portable-dentistry

https://youtu.be/amvo5Stkm1Y

Two programs developed in Idaho that improve oral home hygiene programs for people who are unable to perform their daily recommendations.

04/27/2022

Did you know April is Autism Awareness Month?

Autism Spectrum Disorder is an intellectual disability often accompanied by physical limitations and can come with oral manifestations. One of the most difficult challenges on the part of the dental provider is helping the patient and caregiver understand the importance of home care.
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Our blog explores why it's most beneficial (and easiest!) to teach in a way that your patients learn best and how teledentistry can be a great resource for doing so!⁠

Read Now: https://hubs.li/Q018PHDV0

Day 3 NMTC
03/06/2022

Day 3 NMTC

Day 2: National Mobile and Teledentistry Conference:Our team rocked registration, then attended some fun and exciting co...
03/05/2022

Day 2: National Mobile and Teledentistry Conference:

Our team rocked registration, then attended some fun and exciting courses.

Dr. Brooke gave a course … lots were interested! We were excited to see it was standing room only! Great to see such interest in special care and geriatrics!

Then Carolina Lopez CNA hosted a wonderful fireside chat that had many people from all over the country engaged taking about oral health from a CNA’s perspective.

After that everyone went their separate ways for fun night with family and friends.

Day 1 : National Mobile and Teledental Conference Dr. Brooke served on a panel discussion and Jingjing Qian and Carolina...
03/05/2022

Day 1 : National Mobile and Teledental Conference

Dr. Brooke served on a panel discussion and Jingjing Qian and Carolina Lopez worked on photography techniques during Mouthwatch’s excellent teledentistry pre-conference workshop!

After all the learning, they went zip lining to Fremont St.

We were excited for Maria Santana and Ivy Burgess to come tomorrow !

Maria CNA , Carolina CNA , Dr.Brooke, and Jingjing RDH, EA will share our program at the National Mobile and Teledental ...
03/04/2022

Maria CNA , Carolina CNA , Dr.Brooke, and Jingjing RDH, EA will share our program at the National Mobile and Teledental conference.

We shared last year as well. A person came up to Dr. Brooke and said that she now works with CNAs on her team. This is what it is about. Sharing information 🙂.

Watching teledent videos of wiggly patients inspired Dr. Brooke to make this movie poster …
02/27/2022

Watching teledent videos of wiggly patients inspired Dr. Brooke to make this movie poster …

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12/29/2021

Today Jingjing Qian RDH, EA was nominated for The Denobi Awards Wish her good luck! (better with sound, she talks on the video)

Welcome to the team Vicky! What a great addition ! So fun seeing some of our great patients !
12/19/2021

Welcome to the team Vicky! What a great addition ! So fun seeing some of our great patients !

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