Teaching Your Child Proper Dental Hygiene

Choosing Your Child's Dentist is Like Choosing Their Pediatrician

Establishing a proper dental hygiene routine early in life makes all the difference for your child's future oral health. We work hard to provide an environment that is relaxed and fun and stimulates your child's desire to practice good dental habits.
From a young age, children's teeth are very susceptible to cavities due to many factors. Children lack the necessary coordination to brush well on their own. Because of this, it is important for parents to assist in their child's daily dental care. This promotes both thorough cleaning and the development of proper dental habits. Little kids tend to eat many times during the day (grazing). This results in an extended exposure to food acids (every time you eat you make acid), which may cause more cavities. Improper cleaning means teeth are more susceptible to potential decay, when food and juice acids come in contact with them, speeding up the development of cavities. Fortunately, identifying poor dietary and hygiene habits, along with applying a fluoride varnish to the mineralizing teeth, can drastically reduce the odds of your child developing a cavity.

Josh McCormick, DDS 
4455 Cowell Road 
Concord, CA 94518 
(925) 685-3043   
MyEastBayDentist.com