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Take Positive Action with Your Child's Thumb-Sucking Habit
Author: Anonymous updated: Mar. 13, 2020

As a parent you’re concerned with a number of issues involving your child’s health, not the least of which involves their teeth. One of the most common is thumb-sucking. While Read more
Category: Oral Health
3 Reasons to See a Pediatric Dentist
Author: Anonymous updated: Oct. 25, 2019

Your baby is turning one year old—and it's time for their first dental visit! Both the American Dental Association (ADA) and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend your child Read more
Category: Dental Procedures
A Partnership With the Dentist Will Help Your Child's Teeth Develop Normally
Author: Anonymous updated: Oct. 15, 2019

“That kid is growing like a weed!” Every proud parent likes to hear something like that about their child: It means they’re growing up—and it shows! As nature takes its Read more
Category: Dental Procedures
Simple Steps to Follow if Your Child has a Toothache
Author: Anonymous updated: Jun. 17, 2019

"Mom, my tooth hurts" isn't something you look forward to hearing your child say. But tooth pain is as common as other childhood ailments, so you may have to Read more
Category: Oral Health
3 Things You Can do to Help Promote Your Child's Dental Development
Author: Anonymous updated: Jun. 07, 2019

Tooth decay and developing bite problems could be major obstacles to your child's normal growth and development. Without good, preventive dental care at home and from the dentist, these Read more
Category: Oral Health
How to Maximize Your Child's Dental Health Potential
Author: Anonymous updated: Oct. 10, 2018

There’s a potential threat lurking in your young child’s mouth—tooth decay. This destructive disease can not only rob them of teeth now, it could also impact their dental health Read more
Category: Oral Health
Conscious Sedation can Help Ease Your Child's Dental Visit Anxiety
Author: Anonymous updated: May 22, 2018

The best way to prevent dental visit anxiety in your children is start those visits around their first birthday, and continue with them through childhood. Age One visits are Read more
Category: Oral Health
Oral Health Concerns for Preteens
Author: Anonymous updated: Oct. 13, 2017

As if the preteen years didn’t give kids and their parents enough to think about, new oral health concerns loom on the horizon. Along with major changes to the Read more
Category: Oral Health
Actor David Ramsey Discusses Baby Bottle Tooth Decay
Author: Anonymous updated: May 23, 2017

Cavities can happen even before a baby has his first piece of candy. This was the difficult lesson actor David Ramsey of the TV shows Arrow and Dexter learned Read more
Category: Oral Health
Start Early with Your Baby's Dental Care
Author: Anonymous updated: Nov. 30, 2016

You can't go wrong with an early start caring for your child's teeth and gums. In fact, dental care should begin in earnest when their first tooth appears. You should Read more
Category: Oral Health

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