How to build great dental habits

To achieve prime dental health for kids, you need to teach them to build great dental habits. Some people, however, believe dental habits aren’t a priority and so they suffer in time to gum disease and plaque. Here’s how you can build habits in your kids to ensure healthy teeth. First and foremost, you need to teach your kids at an early age to take care of their teeth. This way they will be wired to always brush their teeth or floss. You can ingrain this in them by modeling this behavior yourself. You can develop a dental health ritual every night in order to teach them these habits. Second, you will have to remove any challenges the kids might have to brushing their teeth. Make sure you get a step stool for them to stand on in case they find the mirror too high. If they think brushing is an easy thing to do, they’ll have no qualms about doing it every single time.

You should also make brushing enjoyable by buying them the kinds of toothbrush and toothpaste they like. Good thing there are a lot of child-friendly, dentist-approved products out there in the market. This can make cleaning their teeth fun.

Finally, make sure you do this on a consistent basis while also mixing in some educational materials. You also have to tell them why it’s important to brush their teeth after eating a meal and what sugar does to teeth.

Apart from his work as a dentist and businessman, Kami Hoss also invests in property development, finance, zoning, construction, and renovation. His business acumen has made him invest in trainings, becoming a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM). Kami Hoss is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), Commercial Real Estate Development Association (NAIOP), and American Pistachio Growers.