Polish up the pearlies
     JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers OPEN WIDE- Campus Canyon Elementary School fifth-grade student Christopher Raum undergoes a dental exam by volunteer dentist Neil Fanning of Simi Valley during the "Smiles Count" visit at the school last week. The program is designed to prevent tooth decay and gum ...
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Therapist shares practical tips on parenting with residents
By Sylvie Belmond belmond@theacorn.com
      Today's parents must simultaneously juggle numerous responsibilities on several fronts to meet the emotional and physical needs of their families, said Bette Alkazian, a licensed marriage and family therapist and parenting coach who owns a practice in Thousand Oaks.
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