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Summer in Session: Why Your Kids Should Visit the Dentist Now

July 11, 2017 By Shakara Robinson

Summer Dental Visits

It won’t be long until the last-minute lunch making and after-school activities start. Take advantage of the calm before the storm. Save your family stress and get your kids to the dentist now. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dental Health for Kids

Colorado Kids Leading the Way with Healthy Choices

March 23, 2017 By Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation

Colorado kids leading the way with healthy choices

Seventeen thousand people live within the 1.5 square-mile Westwood neighborhood in Denver. Compared to Denver overall, Westwood residents earn just over half the median household income. Almost half the residents lack a high school degree and they have larger and more crowded … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Colorado, Company News, Dental Health for Kids, Foundation Tagged With: Colorado health policy, Denver children's health

Smile Soothers or Abusers? Pacifier Dos and Don’ts

January 31, 2017 By Sara Fossum

Smile Soothers or Abusers? Pacifier Dos and Don’ts

Parents will pop in a pacifier to calm and soothe their children, as sucking is a natural way for babies and toddlers to comfort themselves. During the first few years, these sucking habits aren’t harmful, but they can have long-term implications in the long run. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dental Health for Kids Tagged With: habits, how to wean, kids health, Kids oral health, national children’s dental health month, oral health for kids, pacifier, sucking habits, sucking thumb, thumb sucking, thumbsucking, wean, weaning, when to wean

3 Reasons Your Kids Need the Tooth Fairy

January 24, 2017 By Shelby Tatomir

3 Reasons Your Kids Need the Tooth Fairy

The Tooth Fairy is notorious for sprinkling her fairy dust on our pillows, taking our baby teeth, and leaving us a few bucks. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dental Health for Kids, Just for Fun Tagged With: fairy traditions, kid’s dental health, Kids oral health, losing teeth, new traditions, tooth fairy traditions

3 Reasons to Consider Sealants for Your Child

November 22, 2016 By Shelby Tatomir

Sealants helps maintain your child’s dental health for up to 10 years! Other benefits of sealants:

Your child’s health starts with their smile! Cavities are the most common chronic disease among children and that untreated decay affects 19.5% of 2- to 5-year-olds and 22.9% of 6- to 19-year-olds. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dental Health, Dental Health for Kids Tagged With: benefits of sealants, dental health for kids, Dental sealants, oral health for kids, sealants, why you should get sealants, why you should get your kids sealants

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