Brush, Book, Bed, a program of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), has a simple and clear message for Each night, help your children to brush their teeth. Read a favorite book (or two)! Get to bed at a regular time each night. Having a predictable nighttime routine will help them understand and learn to expect what comes next. Additionally, routines may ease the stress that some families experience at nighttime. The resources below will help you get started with your ch

Back’n’forth, back’n’forth – scrubba’ scrubba’ scrubba! Get those teeth clean! Yes, get ‘em clean … but, if your child’s method of brushing more resembles a lumberjack sawing trees in half than it does a gentle massage, they might be in for a lifetime of sensitive teeth, bonding treatments and receding gums. With this in mind, we thought we’d offer our top four tips for avoiding enamel loss when brushing. And the best part is, even parents can benefit from these tips as well!

If there were a secret weapon in the dental world, the "kid" friendly flossing stick would have to be it. This ingenious tool has been in the oral hygiene world for some time now, but it appears it is still shadowed by the ominous, unending roll of dental floss your grandmother handed down to your mom and her mom etc. Let's face it, no one really enjoys flossing. It's a necessary evil in the fight to keep our pearly whites. So if it needs to be a part of our daily ritual, let