Category Archives: Baby Teeth

Celebrate National Oral Health Month with 8 Tips for Improving Children’s Teeth Health

The month of June always gives families something to smile about. (Hello, summer vacation!) It’s also National Oral Health Month, the perfect opportunity to focus on healthy smiles–especially for young children. Good dental health for kids is as easy as, well, catching a firefly! Here are eight things you can do right now to protect…

Summer Health Tip: A Resource You’ll (really!) Love – The Importance of Drinking Water

With the epidemic of childhood obesity now affecting even very young children (the US Centers for Disease Control [CDC] says one in five children ages two to nineteen are obese), parents are taking a hard look at the calories their children consume–especially calories from drinks. Government regulation is requiring child care facilities do the same.…

6 Easy Ways to Overcome Group Toothbrushing Challenges: Children Ages Three to Six Years

Last month, Tooth Talk presented tips for overcoming toothbrushing challenges with infants and toddlers, including children with special healthcare needs. This month, we focus on group toothbrushing in the classroom with three-, four-, and five-year-olds. These tips can help you overcome toothbrushing challenges with older children! Be positive. Your great attitude and positivity go a…

4 Easy Ways to Overcome Infant/ToddlerToothbrushing Challenges

Brushing very young children’s teeth with safe and healthy fluoride toothpaste is an important daily activity that protects oral health and overall health. But, it can be a challenge for parents and child care staff to get little ones to cooperate...and it is even more challenging if a child has special health care needs. Approximately…

Category Archives: Baby Teeth

Celebrate National Oral Health Month with 8 Tips for Improving Children’s Teeth Health

Summer Health Tip: A Resource You’ll (really!) Love – The Importance of Drinking Water

6 Easy Ways to Overcome Group Toothbrushing Challenges: Children Ages Three to Six Years

4 Easy Ways to Overcome Infant/ToddlerToothbrushing Challenges

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