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A Reminder to Parents: Early Dental Visits Essential to Children's Health |
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From Ascribe Newsfeed: February is National Children's Dental Health Month. It's sponsored each year by the American Dental Association (ADA) to raise awareness among families and policymakers about the critical importance to children of good practices of oral health. And for the sixth year in a row, the ADA opened the month with its national health outreach event, the ADA Give Kids A Smile campaign. Held this year on Feb. 1, Give Kids A Smile provided more than 51,000 dental professionals offering dental services to an estimated 500,000 underserved children at more than 2,000 sites nationwide, free of charge. Those services included educational materials and where possible, free dental care such as: cleaning, fluoride treatments, cavity fillings and even more intensive care. As tooth decay rises among the nation's preschoolers, the American Dental Association hopes that National Children's Dental Health Month and the annual ADA Give Kids A Smile campaign will serve as an urgent reminder. The ADA recommends regular dental check-ups, including a visit to the dentist within six months of the eruption of the first tooth, and no later than the child's first birthday. Baby bottle tooth decay can destroy children's teeth. It occurs when a child is frequently exposed to sugary liquids such as milk, fruit juice and other sweet liquids. Sealants are used to protect the chewing surfaces from tooth decay, the single most common chronic childhood disease. The premier source of oral health information, the ADA has advocated for the public's health and promoted the art and science of dentistry since 1859.
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