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…
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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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It’s Back to School Time: Parents, Brush Up on Your Toothbrushing Technique
Want to score an A+ on brushing children’s teeth? Head back to school with Tooth Talk! Our video Brushing Is Fun: How to Brush Young Children’s Teeth is a step-by-step guide to brushing little ones’ teeth every day with the right amount of safe and healthy fluoride toothpaste, starting with that first tooth. This short…
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Tooth Talk Video Reveals Top 3 Things You Can Do Right Now to Protect Children’s Healthy Smiles
Tooth decay is the most common chronic childhood disease. It hurts...and affects a child’s ability to talk, eat, learn, play, sleep, smile–even watch TV. Fortunately, tooth decay in children is also preventable. Stopping tooth decay is as easy as 1, 2, 3! # 1 Brush children’s teeth with fluoride toothpaste twice a day. …
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