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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.

• 8838 Coleman Blvd., Frisco

Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake officials are working to prepare for the winter weather forecasted for this weekend.

What’s happening?: The temperature is expected to drop to 11 or 12 degrees overnight on Friday, Jan. 23, according to Community Impact reporting. Wind chills could drop the temperature to between 0 and -10 degrees Saturday and Sunday. 

Precipitation is expected to stop Sunday morning, but ice may remain until Tuesday or later in the week. 

How to prepare: City officials in Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake have updated their respective Facebook pages with information on what residents should do to prepare for the freezing temperatures. 

According to their Facebook pages, residents should: 

• Turn off irrigation systems and cover outdoor pipes to prevent broken pipes, damaged sprinkler heads and unnecessary water loss.
• Keep faucets dripping and open cabinet doors to help prevent freezing pipes.
• Learn how to turn water off and on to prevent bursting pipes with a video on Colleyville’s Facebook page.

With freezing temperatures expected to hit Dallas-Fort Worth this weekend, school schedules may be affected by the cold weather.

What you need to know: The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch from Jan. 23-25 and an extreme cold watch for Denton and Tarrant counties from Jan. 24-26, with temperatures forecasted to drop to 9 degrees by 8 a.m. Monday morning in Tarrant County. The forecast also shows freezing rain and sleet will hit the counties over the weekend.

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD and Carroll ISD both maintain inclement weather pages on their websites.

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
In the event of weather-related cancellations, GCISD families will receive updates through:

• Phone calls, emails and texts through the district’s emergency alert system
• The GCISD mobile app
• GCISD’s website
• GCISD’s Facebook and X
• Local media outlets

• CISD’s website
• CISD’s X and Facebook

The Fresca Palapa location within Grapevine Malls.

The overview: The business offers real fruit products, such as juices, smoothies, fruit bowls and fruit waters, according to its website.

• 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway, Grapevine

A far-reaching winter storm is expected to bring below-freezing temperatures, wintry precipitation and “dangerous ice” to Texas beginning Jan. 23, according to the National Weather Service. As residents brace for days of potentially hazardous conditions, state leaders said Jan. 22 that the Texas power grid “has never been stronger” and will withstand the storm.

What's happening: Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 134 of Texas’ 254 counties, telling reporters that the northern two-thirds of the state—from San Antonio to the Panhandle—will be impacted by the storm.

Officials said they do not expect a repeat of the widespread power outages that occurred during Winter Storm Uri in 2021, emphasizing that changes have been made in recent years to harden the grid against extreme weather. The governor said some Texans could see “local, isolated” outages due to fallen tree branches or ice on power lines.

"The severity of it is not quite as great... as Winter Storm Uri," Abbott said. "That said, people would be making a mistake if they don't take it serious."