All pediatric dentists are trying to do their part for National Children’s Dental Health Month. This year we wanted to do something different, something memorable, and something very New York. So this past Monday me and two of the other pediatric dentists in my office hosted our first ever “Mommy & Me Luncheon” on the Upper East Side of Manhattan not far from our practice. Yes, the Upper East Side – what one blogger describes as: “the home to Gossip Girls and ladies who lunch, tree-lined streets, glorious art galleries and the kind of apartments that have gloved doormen and a line of chauffeurs waiting outside.” Pretty true. However, it is also the home to great mothers who care deeply about their children’s health and are tirelessly involved in the community in which they live. Something I learned first-hand at our event. With the help of one of our friends (and an UES mom herself), we found the perfect location in the basement playroom of a very lovely gloved doorman-building in the upper 70’s. Around 20 moms were in attendance, most with at least one of their children in tow (ranging from infant to pre-school aged). Most of the kids in the group are students at a local school, The Garden House School. It was kind of hard not to recognize this fact since most of the girls were still wearing their adorable school uniforms: a periwinkle blue-and-gray plaid dress with matching hair bow. While our hygienists helped practice brushing on puppets with the kids in different corners of the room, we gave brief informative talks to the mommies on topics such as children’s oral hygiene, fluoride, and teething.
After an easy Q&A and some schmoozing, we sent the moms and tots off with envy-worthy gift bags containing: a Brite Smile bleach pen and electric toothbrush for the moms, an electric kids toothbrush, a mommy-and-me toothbrush, a toddler toothbrush, and an infant finger brush. Not only did I have a great time teaching and playing with the adorable kids but I also enjoyed chatting with some of the moms – some very nice, young, stylish women who remind me of my own best friends.
I also didn’t mind showing off my new JCrew shirt, which I used to spruce up a dull Charcoal gray suit. As expected, the shirt did not go unnoticed with the UES moms. Bravo.
Keep an eye out for word of our next Mommy & Me Luncheon. Who knows, it may soon become THE annual event of the future with the “Ladies-and-Moms who lunch” crowd on the UES 🙂
TheTrendySmile 
