Getting Kids To Brush Up On Proper Oral Hygiene
Getting Kids To Brush Up On Proper Oral Hygiene Though parents may have reason to smile at the recent improvements in dental care in the United States, tooth decay is still one of the most common childhood diseases, according to the American Dental Association (ADA). It is five times as common as asthma in 5-17-year-olds, according to the association. And it affects more than one-fifth of American children aged 2-4, half of those aged 6-8 and nearly 60 percent of those aged 15, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Here are tips from the experts at HealthSaver, an...