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Children’s oral health: in practice and at home

Dental decay is the most common preventable childhood disease. Oral health educator for the British Dental Health Foundation, Karen Coates, discusses the importance of establishing good oral health routines for children and why encouraging parents should be top of the priority list

The British Dental Health Foundation are dedicated to improving the oral health of the nation and starting early is vital. A child’s oral health plays a key part of their early year’s wellbeing, and your help and support will go a long way to ensuring they remain on the right path.

Numerous studies have shown that children who learn good oral health habits early are far more likely to carry them into adulthood and the ability to pick up a solid oral health routine is no different. In the past, taking care of a child’s teeth might have slipped under the radar when it came to their general up-bringing—but arming them with the knowledge now can prevent many complications and unnecessary treatments in the future.

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