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Camelia Cooper, DDS, is a general dentist who owns and operates Sweet Tooth Dental Loft in Frisco, which she opened in 2013.
Dr. Cooper answered questions from Community Impact about best dental care practices, the importance of dental care and lifestyle tips for healthy teeth and gums. Answers have been edited for length and clarity.

What are a few easy lifestyle habits that promote healthy teeth and gums? Of course we like a good balanced diet but we're into sweets with a name like ‘Sweet Tooth’. We know everybody has a sweet tooth. We like to talk about ways to satisfy it, but pick an alternative that's not as heavy on sugar, or go over tips so sugar doesn't have a chance to sit and do damage to the enamel. When drinking hot dark liquids, you can always use a straw so that it doesn't have as much contact time on your enamel.

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Tikka House, an Indian eatery, is slated to open in Frisco.

On the menu: The Indian restaurant is a family-owned business and features north and south Indian cuisine as well as Indo-Chinese dishes. Menu items include Schezwan lotus root, tandoori chicken, and lamb rogan josh, among various other dishes.

Tikka House has locations several locations in Texas, including in the Austin area, College Station and Waco.

The North Texas region continues to prepare for the FIFA World Cup.

Nine games are scheduled from June 14 to July 14 at Dallas Stadium, which will be the temporary name of AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

Mitch Whitten, Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau COO, spoke at the Fort Worth Chamber Economic Impact Forum on Jan. 15 at the Kimball Art Museum on the impact of FIFA holding games in the area. 

The details: He talked about the impact of the games throughout the metroplex. Numbers from the North Texas FIFA World Cup Organizing Committee expect 100,000 visitors per day, with an estimated economic impact in the region between $1.5 billion and $2.1 billion.

Zooming in: TCU has applied to be a base camp for a team in the region, Whitten said, but FIFA has yet to announce, as national teams have until March to decide where they will train during the event.

FIFA has listed 64 possible base camps, but there are only 48 teams that will qualify for the World Cup.

Catch up on some of the biggest news out of Community Impact's Dallas-Fort Worth coverage areas from Jan. 12-16.

Central McKinney Kroger store slated for closure, officials confirm

GCISD sees departure of 3 district employees

Mike’s Chicken set to serve fried chicken in Plano, near Richardson border

India Bazaar sells fresh produce, groceries at new McKinney store

Fried chicken, Tex-Mex and a candy shop: 6 Dallas-Fort Worth restaurant, business updates

AT&T to build new 54-acre global headquarters campus in Plano

Five Republican candidates are running for a six-year term on the Texas Railroad Commission in the upcoming March 3 primary election.

The big picture: Katherine Culbert, Hawk Dunlap, Bo French, James "Jim" Matlock and Jim Wright are vying for the Republican nomination for a seat on the railroad commission. The winning Republican candidate will face Jon Rosenthal in November, and the winner of that election will begin serving on the commission in January 2027.

Rosenthal, a state representative and oilfield mechanical engineer, is running uncontested in the Democratic primary. Community Impact runs candidate Q&As for contested races only.

The context: The railroad commission regulates Texas’ oil and gas industry, according to its website, while the state's railroads are under the control of the Texas Department of Transportation and the federal government.