Teach Your Kids How to Brush and Floss Properly and Have Them Take This Fun Interactive Quiz!
Teaching your child good oral hygiene habits early can lead to a lifelong healthy smile. Healthy kids grow into healthy adults, so make brushing and flossing and oral hygiene fun for your child. Below you will find illustrations of proper brushing and proper flossing. Print them out and post them where your child brushes their teeth to remind them of the proper way to brush or floss.
And to get them excited about keeping their teeth healthy, have them take an interactive quiz created by the American Dental Association titled To Tell the Tooth. Al Smiles, the game host, presents questions related to healthy teeth. Kids can choose the correct answer from the four choices. Get it right and make Al smile!
Is Sugar the Only Food That Causes Cavities?
All Carbohydrates Can Impact Oral Health Many people assume that only sugar causes cavities. Reduce or eliminate sugar from your diet, and you are safe from cavities. That’s actually not correct. You see, cavities occur as a result of tooth decay, and tooth decay occurs when foods containing carbohydrates (sugars