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 Helps You Explain Dental Health Myths to Expectant Moms
“I’ve heard women lose a tooth for every child. Is that true?”
How many times have you heard that from moms in your program? Good news! You can reassure them with the truth: Being pregnant does not weaken teeth by taking the calcium from them. That’s an old wives’ tale...
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Tooth Talk Expert Helps You Share Healthy Snacks Ideas with Parents
Healthy snacks benefit not only children’s teeth but also their overall health, building strong bones and muscles and boosting brain development, according to Alice S. Ammerman, DrPH, RD, Director for the Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and Professor, Department of Nutrition at the UNC-Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health and School of Medicine.
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Tooth Talk Helps You Improve Communication with Parents
You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can’t communicate them, you won’t get anywhere. The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. Motivational Interviewing, a different way to talk with parents that is collaborative, supportive, respectful and inspiring, helps you share brilliant ideas about kids and healthy teeth.
Want to inspire behavior change in the parents in your program?
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