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Dental Hygiene Habits to Practice With Your Child This Year

Starting your New Year off with a resolution sets you up with the chance to work towards a particular goal throughout the year. At Encino Pediatric Dental Group, we can’t help but believe that a healthy smile should be one of the resolutions that you work towards during the year. With a variety of pediatric dental services, we hope to provide you with everything that you need to help instill strong oral habits in your child. Aside from making an appointment for your child to come and get habit counseling from one of our dental specialists, these are a few of the habits that you can slowly introduce and support throughout the year.

2 MINUTE BRUSHING

We’ve talked about the importance of brushing twice a day for two minutes at a time. We know that sticking to this can be hard, but finding a fun way to make this goal each day is a great habit to start a young age. The more practiced this habit goes, the easier it is to follow as kids grow up. Find fun songs that last exactly 2 minutes and play them while they brush.

FLOSSING

This habit isn’t fun for too many kids, and unfortunately is the cause for most cavities. Help instill this habit by flossing next to your child every night. Show them that this habit is something that will help their teeth for years to come, and that you are excited to do it.

GOAL CHART

Help implement these healthy oral habits by creating a goal chart for your child to stick to. This is a fun way to incorporate these habits while still providing them with rewards. In order to stick to great healthy oral habits, making the rewards related to dental health, like a new toothbrush for 2 months of healthy habits.

For more guidance or oral health counseling, schedule an appointment with the passionate professionals at Encino Pediatric. We are excited to share the love of oral health with kids, and we would love the opportunity to start your child’s year off with a great habit.

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