Dental and Oral Health
Oral health is an important aspect of a child’s health status. Tooth decay is the most common oral disease affecting children and young people in England, yet it is largely preventable. Tooth decay can cause problems with eating, sleeping, communication and socialising and being absent from school. With dentists reopening in the next few weeks, here are some suggestions to help your children take care of your teeth and develop healthy habits early.
- NHS looking after your infant’s teeth
- British Society of Paediatric Dentistry has produced a series of short videos with Dr Ranj and Supertooth on how to care for teeth of children of all ages:
- Video on how to care for teeth of children aged 0 -3 years
- Video on how to care for teeth of children aged 3 -6 years
- Video on how to care for teeth of children aged 7 +
- Change 4 Life Top Tips to Teeth for children aged 0 - 6 years and a helpful toothbrushing calendar guide
- NCT Breastfeeding and Dental Health
- Try the sugar calculator to check how much sugar there is in some of your children’s favourite products
- Find an NHS dentist
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