Keeping Your Child’s Teeth Healthy
As a parent, we are always concerned about our children’s health. It’s crucial to establish a healthy smile through prioritising the groundwork for proper dental hygiene habits from a young age. In this guide, we’ll explore the value of protecting children’s dental health along with useful tips for preserving those pearly whites!
Importance of Maintaining Oral Hygiene
- Preventative Care: Infections, pain, and discomfort brought on by poor dental hygiene can interfere with a child’s ability to eat, sleep, and focus. Thus resulting in dental issues such as tooth decay, gum disease, and cavities.
- Development Impact: For healthy teeth and gum early adoption of proper dental habits are necessary. Leading to proper speech development, chewing, and nutrition absorption for young kids.
- Healthy Habits: Set them up for a lifetime of bright smiles. These habits involve regular brushing, flossing, and dental check-ups.
- Boost in confidence and social interactions: A healthy and pearly smile may have a favourable effect on their peer relationships, academic achievement, and social interactions.
Early Childhood Oral Health Tips
- Routine: Parents and caregivers can set the foundation for a lifetime of healthy habits and overall well-being. Once a child’s teeth emerge, switch to a small, soft-bristled toothbrush advised by your dentist. Brushing teeth twice a day (morning and night). Encourage and praise your child for their efforts in maintaining good oral hygiene.
- Healthy eating: Limiting sugary food and drinks. Serving healthy snacks such as low-fat yoghurts, cheese, veggie sticks, and fresh fruit are better alternatives. However, it’s better to save sweets and sugary beverages only for special occasions.
- Family Time: Getting family together, organising social interactions with family to perform hygiene routines daily. Turn tooth brushing into a game or activity.
- Role Model: Having a parent act as a role model for their children would encourage the daily habit of maintaining dental hygiene as it would limit the feeling of being anxious and alone. Let them see you prioritising your own oral health by brushing, flossing, and visiting the dentist regularly.
- Using timer & playing music: Create an enjoyable and fun experience for kids by incorporating music. As well as letting your children pick out colourful toothbrushes and toothpastes.
- Rewards: Use toothbrush charts to reward kids, encouraging them to discover the secret to a stunning smile.
- Regular Checkups: Most importantly, by prioritising regular dental checkups, parents can help ensure their children maintain optimal oral health and develop lifelong habits for healthy smiles.
Regular Checkups
The expert team at Asquith Dentists will provide excellent advice regarding any dental issues as well as identifying any problems early on to offer tailored guidance for preserving your dental health. Your kids will find themselves looking forward to their next visit. Our expert team will advise you on the frequency of dental recalls upcoming within the next 3 to 6 months. Asquith Dentists guarantees a supportive, friendly and nurturing environment for kids regular check ups. Learn more HERE.
What We Offer ~ Dental Benefits
At Asquith Dentists, we are committed to becoming your reliable partner obtaining and preserving optimal oral health through providing special offers that benefit your child.
The Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS) gives eligible children from 0–17 years of age access of up to $1,095 in benefits for oral health care over two calendar years.
So, let’s continue nurturing those smiles, one brush at a time. To pave the way for a bright smile and happy dental visit for our little ones.
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