Proper preventive dental care for babies start with the parents. In the past many people did not feel that baby teeth were all that important.  Not fully understanding the roll that baby teeth play in a child development.

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In Greenville NC, the statewide children’s heath report came out and kids are making good marks. According to the report the overall health and well being of the states children have improved over recent years.

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In West Allis, Wisconsin approximately 90 children, ages 3 to 5, from the Head Start and Women, Infant and Children programs in Sheboygan County receive dental exams and instruction in personal oral hygiene November 5th during the Fall Dental Exam Day at the Midwest Dental office.

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Governor  Rick Snyder, in a special health care message September. 14th 2011, praised the profession’s oral health initiatives as important to the health of Michigan residents and urged state and federal funding hikes to expand and sustain them.

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The American Dental Association  and American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry urged the Health Resources and Services Administration to reject a federal advisory panel’s dental workforce recommendations in a draft health personnel report to Congress.

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I would like to know if a child that is only four can get gum disease?  My sister in law really does not take good dental care of her daughter teeth. They are all yellow already and I thinking she may start to get gum disease if she continue on this way. Is this possible

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A broad-based coalition of dental and other health care advocates applauded Department of Health and Human Services “recognition” of oral health as a leading indicator of the overall health of the U.S. population and access to care as a chief objective for Healthy People 2020.

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My son is only three but I would like to know at what age will his baby teeth start to fall out for his adult teeth. I really do not remember when my adult teeth started coming it it was a long time ago.  My husband says around ten but that seem too soon.   Please advise.

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I am breastfeeding my son that is only three months old right now.  I plan to breastfeed my son until he is at least a year or until he no longer wishes to breastfeed.  I know that babies can get BBTD from baby bottles but can they still get dental caries if you are nursing?  I would like to know and if you have any suggest for good baby dental care that good to.

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I have a family of four and no dental insurance.  We had it in the pass with my wife prior employer but now that she is not working my job does not offer dental benefits and I just not sure which is the better dental plan type to get.  Which plan type saves you the most money in the short and long term.

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