More than 38 percent of children from the age of 3 to 6 are using a higher volume of toothpaste than recommended, the CDC reported Friday Toothpaste no doubt tastes so good because it gets kids to ...

Knowing how to teach your child to brush their teeth is an important part of building healthy habits from the start. After months of teething, it’s a joyful milestone when your baby’s first little ...

Good oral hygiene has to start early. You need to teach your kids how to brush their teeth when teeth first begin to appear. You also need to reiterate healthy habits as they grow to keep teeth in ...

It’s one thing to let your tot handle the Cheerios (it’s just breakfast). But when it comes to brushing his teeth, your child’s oral health is at stake, which means you can’t skip it or let him have ...

KUTV — It’s exciting when your baby gets a first tooth! But it’s a long and somewhat painful process before your baby has enough teeth to start really chewing food. But with that discomfort in your ...

Ask the Pediatrician: How can parents teach kids to properly brush their teeth? (ATTENTION EDITORS: 1 photo accompanies this column. FILENAME: LIFE-HEALTH-PEDIATRICIAN-QA-DMT.jpg) Q: Teaching my ...

Rebecca English does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

When that first tooth emerges, start brushing — and other advice from pediatric dentists. By Melinda Wenner Moyer Pop quiz: At what age should kids first see a dentist? In a nationally representative ...

When should children start brushing teeth independently, and how can you be sure they are doing a good job? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to ...

Anthea Rhodes is the founding director of the Royal Children's Hospital National Child Health Poll. This project receives funding from the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation. Mihiri J Silva receives ...