In August, 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…
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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…
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New ToothTalk Video on NC Rules That Make Toothbrushing Safe and Healthy in Child Care Centers
Do you want to make your child care toothbrushing program a big success? Follow these State of North Carolina rules about effective sanitation and parental permission to use fluoride toothpaste, the evidence-based and most effective way to prevent tooth decay. Rule # 1: Parents must give permission for toothbrushing (but now they only have to…
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So, Who Can You Trust For Accurate Information about Little One’s Oral Health?
If you spend part of every day Googling a question, tuning into a YouTube video, or checking in with Facebook friends, you’re in good company. The average American spends six-and-a-half hours a day online, a good bit of it on social media. Surveys of online mothers by The Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan American fact…
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