Do the parents in your program know that teeth start to develop between the 3rd and 6th month of pregnancy? A healthy pregnancy promotes healthy baby teeth. Here’s some information you may want to share with the parents in your program...
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New Tooth Talk Video Focuses on Importance of Baby Teeth
Forty percent of all North Carolina children have tooth decay by the time they enter kindergarten, half of it untreated.
Remind the parents in your program to baby their children’s baby teeth.
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Tooth Talk Tips for Good Communication with the Parents in Your Program
Motivational Interviewing is a way of talking with parents that makes things happen. Tooth Talk suggests you use the OARS to motivate your parents to change what they think and do about dental health for their kids.
What are OARS?...
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Parents Speak Out About Kids’ Healthy Teeth in a New Tooth Talk Video
Did you know…
According to a North Carolina study published in the American Journal of Public Health, kids with poor oral health were nearly 3 times more likely to miss school because of dental pain?
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