Connecticut (PRWEB) February 10, 2014 -- February is the American Dental Association’s sponsored National Children’s Dental Health Month.
As a parent, you can do a lot to ensure your child has a beautiful smile and enjoys a lifetime of great dental health. Here are a few facts and tips from Dental Associates of Connecticut to help you understand the importance of early dental care for your child.
• Your new baby should have a dental check up right around his or her first birthday.
• Tooth decay can result from frequent and prolonged exposure of a baby’s teeth to liquids, such as fruit juice, milk or formula, which all contain sugar.
• About 25 percent of our nation’s children have nearly 80 percent of the cavities
• Approximately 51,679,100 million school hours were missed annually by school-aged children due to a dental problem or visit, with 117 hours missed per 100 children.
• Fluoride not only helps prevent tooth decay, it cures beginning cavities.
• On the whole, American children enjoy the best oral health in the world. For example, half of U.S. school children have never had a cavity.
For more information and important tips on caring for your child’s smile, visit: http://www.dentalassociates.us/NCDHM.
Lisa Silverman, Silverman Group, +1 (203) 562-6418, [email protected]
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