According to the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools, more than 51 million school hours are lost each year due to dental disease, leading to increased educational disparities and decreased productivity.
The same research revealed that more than a third of U.S. schools find it necessary to refer children for treatment of dental problems.
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Tooth Talk Expert Answers Your February Question of the Month About Proper Amount of Toothpaste
For kids under age 6 years, parents–never children–should squeeze out the toothpaste. For children under age 3 years, parents should put a little smear crossways – across – the brush head, lightly raking a thin coating on just three to four rows of bristles. Don’t push down and don’t squish out a glob. Make it as thin as a grain of rice. It’s better to have too little than too much.
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Tooth Talk Features Toothpaste Recommendations for Kids in New, Short Video
A recent study discovered that dental problems were responsible for about 1/3 of elementary school absences among children from economically-vulnerable families.
Toothbrushing is important to a child’s good dental health. So is choosing the right toothpaste.
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Test Your Teeth Tactics: Share Insights in Our Short Tooth Talk Survey of the Month
Curious about how your peers are sharing important information about kids’ dental health?
Have you come up with a great way to encourage toothbrushing behavior change in parents?
This is your website. We want to hear from you–and so do your colleagues! Tooth Talk invites you to share your insights and healthy teeth tactics by answering our Speak Out: Survey of the Month – February.
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