The Dentist Momma

08/06/2026

Not all “healthy” habits are healthy for teeth. 👀🍋

This 16-year-old had naturally weak enamel, braces, and a daily lemon-water habit. She had seen online that mixing baking soda with lemon juice would “cancel out” the acid.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t quite work like that in the mouth.

Because she was sipping it throughout the school day, her teeth were under frequent acid exposure with very little recovery time.

The result? Significant gingivitis, visible enamel damage, and severe acid stress on already vulnerable enamel.

This is your reminder that:
✨ frequency matters
✨ sipping matters
✨ vulnerable enamel matters

You don’t have to fear food — just understand what repeated acid exposure can do over time. 🦷💙

SAVE this for the next time someone tells you lemon water is automatically “good for you” — and send it to a parent with a Stanley cup full of citrus water. 👀🍋

08/06/2026

NYC. FIFA. CHAOS. And I was right in the middle of it — alone in the city, coming home to Walmart shareholders week in NWA. My nervous system needed help.
tech sent me their vagus nerve stimulator and I used it right there at the airport. Did I feel a little weird? For about one second. Did my nervous system thank me? Absolutely. 💙
4 MINUTES. That is all it took to feel more peaceful.

A stranger actually stopped me to ask what I was wearing — and that told me everything I needed to know. She said she saw me relax and wanted to learn how.

As a wellness dentist and functional health advocate — for my health and my family's health — these are the tools I am going to keep talking about.
✔️ Connects to an app — choose stress, anxiety, sleep, focus, or burnout prevention
✔️ Gentle vibration through the vagus nerve
✔️ Auto shut-off at 4 minutes
✔️ Wearable, portable, use it anywhere

Thank you .tech for seeing the need. Click the link to purchase: https://tr.ee/fVM0hhj415 .

FIFA2026 NYC

07/06/2026

Such an incredible event for Northwest Arkansas.


Here's what made it so special:
✨ brought their mobile bookstore
✨ .nwa was there — and the incredible served as emcee
✨ Local children's book authors sharing their stories and inspiring the next generation of readers
✨ Author talks and author readings
✨ Face painting and arts and crafts for the kids
✨ Vendors giving out FREE books 📚

They are open until 4 PM — you still have time. 🌧️

For seven years, I taught high school literacy, so I'm in love with this event. This one hits close to my heart. I grew up with both of my parents reading to me every night — and I thought that was just... normal. It wasn't until I stepped into the classroom that I realized how many children never had that experience. That changed me. Anything that promotes literacy, I am there for. 📖

As a mom and a pediatric dentist, events like this are everything. Literacy, community, and the magic of books — yes please. 🤍
It's a rainy Sunday afternoon — this is the perfect way to spend it.
And mark your calendars to come back next year — this one is not to be missed.

Find them on Instagram →
A huge thank you to the sponsors who made this possible 🙏
💙 Community Literacy Collaborators
💙 Moxy Fayetteville
💙 Once Upon a Time Books
💙 Pearl's Kids
💙 Two Friends Community Books
💙 Underbrush Book Club
💙 Walmart
PediatricDentist FormerTeacher CommunityLove

04/06/2026

Shoutout to for encouraging me to find awe in things. Being this high up, staring at the Empire State Building, and just watching people below gave me so much joy today. 🤍

04/06/2026

First week of residency I found out I was growing a tiny human. Now that tiny human is cheering me on as one of America's Top 40 Under 40 dentists. New York City, here I come. 🗽

Headed to NYC for the Top 40 Under 40 America's Dentist Award photo shoot and I still can't believe this is real life.

Thank you!



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kissmylipstickbeauty

02/06/2026

This award means so much to me. ✨️

Selected from a national pool of pediatric dentists — only 5 received the inaugural AAPD Early Dentist Award. Five out of the whole country.

Thank you and for this honor. For choosing me. I wasn't there to accept it, and that part still stings a little. Between rebuilding from a tornado, new puppies, saving for big plans ahead, and trying to be responsible for our little family — it just wasn't in the cards.

But the reason why? That's the real story. And it's one I think a lot of you will feel. Swipe to read it.

📸 .mmjp
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WomenInDentistry Grateful MomLife DentistMom WorkingMom Leadership NWA

01/06/2026

Rewind to my first day dropping Layla off at daycare in NWA — height of the pandemic, everyone in masks, totally isolated. I'd just come out of residency into corporate dentistry, didn't know a single person, and had a broken foot. So picture me hobbling on crutches trying to carry a toddler and all her things into the building. Dr. Stroope held the door for me.

She was generous with her time and advice as I figured out how to be a working momma and a dentist at the same time. I'll always appreciate that.

If you're looking for an orthodontist in NWA — she does early intervention + airway orthodontics, traditional braces, lingual braces, 3D printed white braces, Invisalign, and has an in-house lab. Springdale + Farmington. Free consults. 🦷 .brittanyilene


Shoutout to for being where we met!

01/06/2026

Week 3 of the Ray-Ban Meta challenge and honestly... we're still adjusting 😂🐶

Meet Luffy & Lulu — our new chaos coordinators. They've taken over the kitchen, the reading nook, and apparently the crates too. Except now the kids think the crates are for THEM. 🤦‍♀️

Puppy life is undefeated 🐾✨

31/05/2026

30/05/2026

THE FIRST OF MANY! 📚✨

Had the absolute BEST time leading our very first CE class for the Springdale crew! So many of our amazing team members are new to dentistry, so we dove deep into best practices, communication, and team dynamics. 🦷💙

I even got to flex my old teaching muscles (former high school teacher over here! 🙋🏻‍♀️) and it was SO much fun getting to pour into this team.

And because we believe in learning AND snacking… Danielle Schader aka the Chief Dough Officer 🏆 from showed up and completely spoiled us! Long-fermented sourdough crafted right here in Northwest Arkansas — we got to try their sourdough cinnamon rolls and let me tell you… they were GONE in 0.5 seconds. Good thing we are all CPR trained because we were inhaling them! 😂 We also tried a croissant sourdough loaf for the first time and we are officially OBSESSED. 🥐✨

Drop a 🙋🏻‍♀️ if your team invests in continuing education together — or a 🤤 if you need to try ASAP!

When your team is this dedicated to growing together, you know you're in the right place. Love this crew so much! 💕

SAVE this for inspo if you're building a team culture that actually sticks. 📌