As a young girl Dr. Luz Rojas has fond memories of The Ratoncito P\u00e9rez<\/b>, the helper of the tooth fairy back in her native home, Colombia.\u00a0The mouse is a popular figure in\u00a0Spanish\u00a0and\u00a0Hispanic American cultures, similar to the\u00a0tooth fairy.\u00a0The tradition when a child loses a tooth is for him or her to place it under the pillow, so that Ratoncito P\u00e9rez will exchange it for a gift. \u00a0The tradition is almost universal in Spanish cultures and takes different forms in different areas. Dr. Roja\u2019s Mom referred to the mouse as “Ratoncito P\u00e9rez “.<\/p>\n
Our office d\u00e9cor includes a tribute to this Colombian tradition Dr. Rojas enjoyed as a child.\u00a0\u201cRecuerdo el cuidado que tenia de no perder mi diente y lo emocionante que era esperar por el premio que el ratoncito me traer\u00eda a cambio.\u00a0It was important to me to have fun with this tradition and honor my roots by sharing this with my patients and their parents,\u201d said Dr. Rojas.<\/p>\n
We would love to care for your child\u2019s enchanting smile!\u00a0Call us for an appointment and see for yourself where Ratoncito P\u00e9rez \u201changs out\u201d. You never know El Rat\u00f3n P\u00e9rez my make his way into your family traditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As a young girl Dr. Luz Rojas has fond memories of The Ratoncito P\u00e9rez, the helper of the tooth fairy back in her native home, Colombia.\u00a0The mouse is a popular figure in\u00a0Spanish\u00a0and\u00a0Hispanic American cultures, similar to the\u00a0tooth fairy.\u00a0The tradition when a child loses a tooth is for him or her to place it under the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-story"],"yoast_head":"\n