According to Dr. Frank Courts, DDS, PhD, a pediatric dentist in private practice in Rocky Mount, NC, a dental visit by age 1 is vital not only for a child’s healthy smile but also for hitting important developmental and growth milestones.
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Tooth Talk Video Helps You Explain Baby’s 1st Dentist Visit to Parents
The first dental visit is mostly educational for parents. The dentist will counsel parents about nutrition, weaning from the bottle to a sippy cup, the proper technique of tooth-brushing, the importance of fluoride, the problems tooth pain can cause to a baby’s growth and development, and other topics that foster a child’s healthy smile.
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Tooth Talk Video Helps You Explain the Importance of Baby Teeth to Parents
A recent WHO (World Health Organization) report found that tooth decay and obesity are the two most common diseases world-wide … and sugar is the culprit! Thanks for doing your part to preserve the health and well-being of kids.
Here are some tips from the short, helpful Tooth Talk video “Baby Those Baby Teeth” to pass on to parents...
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Tooth Talk Helps You Motivate Behavior Change in Parents By Changing How You Talk
Everyone needs praise! And asking a question that doesn’t require a YES or NO answer encourages conversation and builds trust. It motivates people to move forward in changing behaviors. This kind of communicating is called motivational interviewing, or MI for short...
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