This is the second article on children’s dental health written by Kelsey Scott, DDS, a board-certified pediatric dentist, and my daughter-in-law. Young child having her teeth checked Eating for tooth health begins when the first tooth develops at six weeks gestation. The most important thing for the expectant mother to have in her diet for her child’s dental health is fluoridated water. The fluoride will help develop strong teeth for the growing baby. Fluoridated water is one

Since one of the national themes for October is Dental Hygiene Awareness month, I am going to rerun two articles written by my daughter-in-law, Kelsey Scott, DDS, a board-certified pediatric dentist. Maintaining healthy teeth is vital to our overall health and it starts when those first teeth erupt. Did you know that early childhood caries, or tooth decay, in children under age six affects roughly half of the population? It is the most common chronic bacterial infection, and

This is the second article on children’s dental health written by Kelsey Scott, DDS, a pediatric dentist, and my daughter-in-law. Young...

For Pediatric Dental Health Month, I asked my daughter-in-law, Kelsey Scott, DDS, a pediatric dentist, to write a couple of articles. She...