Advise parents to take children to a doctor who is including a tooth check-up as part of a well-baby visit, preferably starting with the appearance of the first tooth. In addition to establishing a medical home, encourage parents to take kids to the dentist by age 1; by age 3 at the latest.
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Tooth Talk’s 7 Tips to Help You Improve Communication with Parents
A recent UNC-Chapel Hill study suggests that EHS staff advice and support can improve the chances of getting a child to that early dentist visit, but not necessarily improve home dental care. How do you optimize your effectiveness when communicating with the parents in your program?
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New Tooth Talk Video Shares Great Way to Improve Communication with Parents
Many NC children have poor dental health: The leading chronic childhood disease is tooth decay, with 40% of kids entering kindergarten with a cavity. Educating parents about good dental health is vital, yet it can be difficult to communicate this message to busy parents. Partnership is the key.
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New Tooth Talk Video Focuses on Babies and Bottle-Weaning
Did you know…A UNC-CH study on infants and obesity cited in the March 2014 journal Pediatrics found that 43% of low-income parents put their babies to bed with a bottle?
Shifting babies from the bottle to a cup at the appropriate age is important to their good dental health. Suggest these Dos and Don’ts to the parents in your program...
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