From the Mouths of Toothless Babes

Sometimes the things that seem like common sense aren’t at all. You’d figure that since every parent knows to get a dental check up every six months that they would do the same for their children, right? In the more casual days of child-rearing decades ago, it seemed wildly overprotective if a parent took a [...]

Preventing Cavities Begins in Infancy

It’s midnight, the baby is crying — still — and you’re thinking, “If I can just get him to fall asleep with a bottle of formula, we can all get a decent night’s rest.” Allowing extended contact with a bottle of juice or formula may be a short-term comfort now, but in the long term [...]

First teeth mean it’s time for the first dental visit

It sure seems as if those baby books that record each of your infant’s first milestones need to be organized differently. One section should record the scheduled firsts, like first haircut, first birthday party, first trip to the zoo. A second section should note those developments that sneak up on you — like first real [...]