Your child's first visit to the dentist should happen before his or her first birthday. The general rule is six months after eruption of the first tooth. Taking your child to the dentist at a young age is the best way to prevent problems such as tooth decay, and can help parents learn how to clean their child's teeth and identify his or her fluoride needs. After all, decay can occur as soon as teeth appear. Bringing your child to the dentist early often leads to a lifetime of good oral care habits and acclimates your child to the dental office, thereby reducing anxiety and fear, which will make for plenty of stress-free visits in the future.
To read the entire article, visit: KnowYourTeeth.com
Millcreek Family Dental
Dr. Anthony J. Baird, DDS
1455 South 500 West, Suite D
Bountiful, UT 84010
Phone: (801) 292-4009
Website: www.DrBaird.com
Learn more about what the American Dental Association has to say about the importance of dental sealants as a preventive dental treatment for your children!
With a little imagination, brushing can be fun! In this animated video, a child teaches proper brushing tips while fending off the Invisible Nasties living in her smile.
From the video library at Colgate.com we have a short video providing fun & educational tips to teach children how to brush and why they should brush.
To view this video in its original library, please visit: Colgate.com
Millcreek Family Dental
Dr. Anthony J. Baird, DDS
1455 South 500 West, Suite D
Bountiful, UT 84010
Phone: (801) 292-4009
Website: www.DrBaird.com
Our
Care for Your Children
Each team member in our office will ensure your children
will be at ease to enjoy their visit. With the latest
advances in dentistry, we deliver each treatment with care
and compassion. This includes teaching your children proper
care of their teeth and gums, so they will keep their
natural teeth for a lifetime. As we watch them grow and
change, they'll enjoy their visits to maintain good health
and keep a happy, healthy smile.
No More Dental Fears – No Kidding!
We want to ensure that future generations of children will
not have fear of dental visits. Our happy parents have told
us we are achieving those goals! No matter if you have an
active three-year-old or a scared eight-year-old, we can
help to relieve their fears and make them feel happy to come
to our office.
Choosing
Your Child’s Dentist for Good
Dental Health
Children’s teeth are more susceptible to cavities during
formative years for many reasons. That is why it is
important to instill good dental and nutrition habits at a
young age before permanent teeth are damaged from decay.
As children do not always brush well by themselves, it is
important that parents maintain and observe their daily
dental care. This helps to create good dental habits for
years to come.
Kids tend to eat throughout the day, which prolongs the
exposure of their teeth to the acids in the food. This makes
them more prone to the development of cavities. If a tooth
is already not as clean as it needs to be, more contact with
food and drink will increase the rate of decay. A child who
is taught good dental and dietary habits early in life, plus
applications of a fluoride varnish to mineralize teeth, can
greatly reduce the chance of having cavities develop.
Millcreek Family Dental
Dr. Anthony J. Baird, DDS
1455 South 500 West, Suite D
Bountiful, UT 84010
Phone: (801) 292-4009
Website: www.DrBaird.com
Halloween is around the corner,
which for most children means bags of free candy and a chance to build up the
stockpile of sweets for the winter. Being one of the most fun times of the year
for families, Halloween can also present parents with a variety of health and
safety challenges.
The American Dental
Association, America's premier source of oral health information, has prepared
a list of 10 suggestions to help parents maintain good oral health for their
children around the Halloween holiday and throughout the year.
- Consume Halloween
candy and other sugary foods with meals.
Saliva production increases during meals and helps neutralize acids produced by
bacteria in your mouth and helps rinse away food particles.
- Avoid hard candy and
other sweets that stay in your mouth for a long time.
Besides
how often you snack, the length of time food is in your mouth plays a role in
tooth decay. Unless it is a sugar-free product, candies that stay in the mouth
for a long period of time subject teeth to prolonged acid attack, increasing
the risk for tooth decay.
- Avoid sticky candies
that cling to your teeth.
The
stickier candies, like taffy and gummy bears, take longer to get washed away by
saliva, increasing the risk for tooth decay.
Above
article from: ada.org
Millcreek Family Dental
Dr. Anthony J. Baird, DDS
1455 South 500 West, Suite D
Bountiful, UT 84010
Phone: (801) 292-4009
Website: www.DrBaird.com
