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Earlier this year, I heard a moving story from one of my patients. As I got to know Harminder and her teenage sons, Jastar and Jaspaul, I learned about some of their family’s challenges, but also about their successes. Harminder shared her experience about their community involvement with the Army Cadet program and how it […]

Dr. Himmat Bajwa is thrilled to announce that Sullivan Heights Dental has created an annual scholarship for a graduating student at Sullivan Heights Secondary School. Working with the Sullivan Heights Scholarship Committee, a set of criteria was created for the award in order to guide students in their applications. Criteria include strong grades in sciences […]

One of our patients, who is a teacher at W E  Kinvig Elementary School in Surrey, made arrangements for Dr. Bajwa to visit her school. The request? Talk, show and review with the kids how to properly care for their teeth. Dr. Bajwa and his team met with a total of six classes from Kindergarten to […]

This is a popular question from patients, especially since teeth flossing came up for debate in the media in 2016. The US government had stopped including flossing in their 2015 Dietary Guidelines as they claimed there wasn’t enough scientific proof to support the effectiveness of flossing in plaque removal. Despite this change, most dentists and […]

You know the phrase ‘the gift that keeps giving’? An electric toothbrush is one of these gifts: It gives the recipient ultra-clean teeth and more successful trips to the dentist for many months to come. And it’s more fun than using a regular toothbrush. Not convinced? Keep reading! The technology delivers up to 48,800 movements […]

Fissure sealants – also known as ‘pit-and-fissure sealants’ or dental sealants – are a safe, painless way of protecting teeth from decay. They are one of the most effective interventions for preventing caries (tooth decay) in children. What Are Fissure Sealants? A sealant is a protective resin coating which is painted onto the grooves of […]

Halloween is the sweetest holiday of the year for kids, but not necessarily for the adults who care for them. Huge bags of candy have the ability to produce battles and arguments for weeks afterwards as parents try to limit the junk food intake. On the opposite end of the the spectrum, kids that are […]

This fall Sullivan Heights Dental in Surrey, BC, sent out a special mailer to homes around our neighbourhood. This postcard featured a ticket to enter to win a draw for an Apple iPad! We completed the draw earlier this month and called the lucky winner, Joy B., who was completely surprised and very excited to […]