Tooth decay is the most common chronic disease among American children - even though it is nearly 100% preventable. In Colorado: • 28 percent of children ages two to five have already experienced tooth decay • By age 11, 49 percent of children have experienced tooth decay • … [Read more...]
A Week of Reading – 4 Fun Oral Health Books
Most children aren’t born with the instinct to keep clean. In fact, many are born with the exact opposite instinct; they WANT to be dirty all the time. Little boys especially have a fondness for dirt and mud. Some little girls do too. We have all see countless photos online of … [Read more...]
Silent Epidemic
Article written by guest blogger Barbara Springer, Executive Director of the Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation For eight years now, the Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation has been focused on a silent epidemic that keeps our youngest, most vulnerable citizens from meeting … [Read more...]
The Sweetest Obsession
Here in the United States, we are obsessed with all things sugar. The introduction of high-fructose corn syrup has led us to begin adding sugar to foods (and even non-foods) you wouldn’t think needed sugar. Certain drugs such as cough drops and cold syrup contain sugar as well as … [Read more...]
Kids play “doctor;” Why not “dentist?”
The other day, I was visiting a friend with a little boy the same age as my niece, Emily. The kids were in the back bedroom playing while we caught up on current events. After a much-too-long period of dead silence, we went to see what the kiddos were up to. … [Read more...]