According to studies done, they shown that children who drink fluoridated water from birth have up to 65 percent fewer cavities, and by the time they become teenagers, many of them still have no tooth decay.

If you live in a community without a fluoridated water supply, you can make sure your kid get their fluoride buy talking to their dentist. Ask your child dentist about using fluoride tablets.

A balanced diet is also an important contributor to healthy teeth and gums. Children especially need calcium, which helps build strong teeth. Good sources of calcium are milk, cheese and yogurt. Research shows that eating cheese after meals seems to inhibit the effects of decay-causing acids. Avoid snacks containing sugar or starch.

Question: My husband and I just had our son a seven weeks ago. A coarse he is current on our major medical but our dental is separate.  Since clearly he had no teeth yet, I see no point in adding him to our dental insurance plan right now.  At what point would it typically make sense to do so?

Answer: When you add your son to your dental plan can depend on a few factors. Such as, some pediatric dentists want to see your child as young as one year old to check their gums/whatever teeth they may have. Where as now more and more pediatric dentist say a baby should see a dentist at the sign of their first tooth which can be as soon a six to eight months of age.

Also you may want to check with your dental insurance plan. Confirm if their is any waiting periods that would effect the dental services provided for you son since he would be newly added to the plan.  If so you may want to add him sooner then latter to burn down his waiting periods.

Finally, be mindful of those enrollment windows and don’t miss them. If you or your wife are at all forgetful in any way, the peace of mind might be worth the incremental cost.

My son is 14 but needs to have braces, before they will put braces on he has to have two of the bottom Wisdom Teeth pulled.  Will getting insurance help with the wisdom teeth extractions?   I am good for braces since I my brother inlaw will be the one putting them on.  ( nice to have an orthodontic dentist in the family)  However he does not pull teeth.  Need advise for a good plan that will help me.