3 Ways To Get Your Kids An A+ In Oral Health
As a new school year begins for students across the nation, many parents may be thinking about school supplies, earlier bedtimes, and homework.
But with tooth decay being one of the most common diseases among children, we are sharing a recent blog post by Delta Dental of Arizona that is reminding parents of three key items that shouldn’t be overlooked when preparing kids for a healthy and successful school year:
Schedule a back-to-school dentist visit. More than 30 percent of parents report their children between the ages of six and 12 missed school due to an oral health problem.1
Head off dental issues that may distract your child from learning and cause missed class time by scheduling regular dentist appointments for check-ups and preventive care.
Encourage children to practice good oral hygiene habits every day. Brushing gently for two minutes with fluoride toothpaste should be part of their morning and bedtime routines, along with flossing at least once a day.
Keep kids smiling at the cafeteria table with these tooth-friendly lunch ideas and oral health tips from Delta Dental of Arizona.
Pack healthy school lunches. Quick swaps to cut down on sugary lunchbox standards include:
- Whole wheat bread instead of white bread
- Multigrain crackers instead of potato chips
- Apple slices instead of cookies
- White milk or water instead of fruit juice
- Mini carrots instead of candy bars
- Low fat yogurt instead of chocolate pudding
- No sugar added jelly instead of regular jelly
- Grapes instead of raisins
- Fresh fruit instead of pre-packaged fruit cups
- Hummus instead of store-bought ranch dip
Eating too much sugar at lunch time, or at any meal throughout the day, is bad for kids’ oral and overall health and can leave them feeling sluggish or struggling to focus on school work.
By making simple changes to school lunches, scheduling regular check-ups with the dentist, and teaching kids the importance of incorporating brushing and flossing into their daily routines, parents can help kids establish and maintain a lifetime of good oral health.
Tooth decay, which is largely preventable, remains one of the most common chronic diseases for children — five times as common as asthma, and seven times as common as hay fever, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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For more tips on keeping kids’ smiles healthy all year long, visit the Delta Dental of Arizona dental health blog for more children’s dental health articles.
1 Kelton, a leading global insights firm, conducted the 2015 Delta Dental Children’s Oral Health Survey. Interviews were conducted nationally via email with 1,325 parents of children ages 12 and under from Dec. 2, 2014 to Jan. 2, 2015. For results based on the total sample of national adults, the margin of error is ±2.7 percentage points at a 95 percent confidence level.
