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You Can Promote Good Oral Health By:
You Can Promote Good Oral Health By:
• Knowing how to make sure you and your family have healthy mouths and teeth
• Helping your children learn good mouth and teeth habits
When Children Have a Healthy Mouth, They:
• Can speak clearly
• Can eat healthy foods
• Feel good about themselves
Having a Healthy Mouth Also Means:
• Healthy growth and development
• Being able to focus and learn
• A pain-free mouth
• Lower dental care costs for your family
Things you can do to help:
Things you can do to help:
- Brush your child’s teeth with fluoride toothpaste twice a day.
- If your child is age 3 to 6 years, brush with a peasize amount of fluoride toothpaste.
- Young children will want to brush their own teeth, but they need help until their hand skills are better. Brush children’s teeth or help children brush their teeth until they are about 7 or 8 years old.
- Be a role model for oral health!
- Brush your teeth with fluoride toothpaste twice a day (in the morning and at bedtime) and floss once a day.
- Serve healthy meals and snacks like fruits, vegetables, low-fat milk and milk products, whole-grain products, meat, fish, chicken, eggs, and beans.
- Limit the number of snacks your child has in a day.
- Regular visits to the dental hygienist/dentist.
Local Areas to Go:
Local Areas to Go:
Augusta Pediatric dentistry
Augusta Pediatric dentistry
Phone: 207-622-0303
Monday - Wednesday | 7:30am - 4:30pmThursday | 7am - 2:30pmEvergreen dental associates, llc
Evergreen dental associates, llc
Phone: 207-622-0861
Monday - Friday 7am-4pmMaine Dental Boutique
Maine Dental Boutique
Phone: 207-930-0833
Hours: Mon- 9-2pm Tues, Wed, Thurs 8:30am-5:30pm Fri- 9am-2pmSmile Solutions of Maine
Smile Solutions of Maine
Phone: (207) 377-6958
Mon – Thu: 7:30am-4:30pmFriday: Closed
Our School is partnered with: Maine Dental Health Out-Reach, Inc. Tooth Angel Program
If you would like your child to have services, please see Main Office for paperwork.
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