Preschool

Dental health can start with cleaning your toddlers’ teeth as soon as they appear. Clean teeth don't decay, but even a tiny speck of plaque is capable of causing tooth decay. Although there are special baby toothbrushes, a washcloth or soft gauze can be used initially. Try not to put your toddlers to bed with a bottle containing anything other than water. … [Read more...] about Fostering Dental Health in Your Infant

Fathers should monitor their children's diets closely. Bad eating habits starting in infancy can lead not only to tooth decay, but obesity as well. Children who tend to be "grazers" are more at risk for developing cavities.   It is much more preferable for children to eat whole fruits and vegetables instead of juices. It is also important to remember that any … [Read more...] about Tips on Diet and Dental Health

Good dental care is also very important to dental health.   It's important to remember it isn't actually the sugar causing the problem. It is only when the sugar is used by some of the bacteria which live in the mouth that problems begin. Cavity-causing germs use the sugar as food and secrete acids that destroy the hard enamel of the tooth first. Next the acid works on … [Read more...] about A Lifetime of Dental Health Starts in Infancy

What has long been suspected has been confirmed: Sugary drinks given to infants and toddlers adversely affect their developing teeth.   A recent study, conducted by the University of Rochester Medical Center, found honey, cola and sugar water – drinks often given to babies in the bottle – caused a very high incidence of tooth decay in developing teeth.   Dr. … [Read more...] about Dad Advice: What the doctors say

It is possible to catch the scabies infection more than once but if your children were to catch it again the rash and the itching will begin almost immediately. The treatment will be the same as before. … [Read more...] about More than once