FEBRUARY IS CHILDREN’S DENTAL HEALTH MONTH

ProHEALTH Dental Holds Free Oral Health Screenings for Kids in offices in Queens, Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Feb 17 - 21To celebrate February as National Children’s Dental Health Month, ProHealth Dental dentists will conduct free oral health screenings for kids during the week of February 17 – 22, 2020.
Photo availability of kids receiving screenings will be held on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 from 12-1pm at the Huntington office, located at 35 Gerard St. in Huntington, NY.National Children’s Dental Health Month brings together dedicated dental and healthcare professionals to help promote the benefits of good oral health to children, their caregivers, teachers and many others. Dentists recommend a child’s first dental visit should occur when the first teeth appear and no later than the child's first birthday.  Parents may be unaware of the dental health timeline, or they may be reluctant to bring their child for fear of how their child will behave—especially if parents are harboring their own apprehensions about the dentist. Dentists will also be able to address ways parents can help their children establish and maintain good oral hygiene habits, including:

· Brush teeth and tongue twice a day and floss once a day in order to keep teeth and gums healthy.

· Always choose a child size soft bristle toothbrush. Replace the toothbrush every 3 months or sooner if the bristles are frayed. Throw away the toothbrush after your child recovers from a cold or flu.

· For children under the age of three, use no more than a smear or grain-of-rice-size amount of fluoride toothpaste. 

· For children three to six, use no more than a pea size amount of fluoride toothpaste. 

· Parents should supervise and assist with brushing until their child can tie their own shoe lace. 

 Visual includes children in dentist’s chair receiving dental screening, education on proper brushing techniques.

 Tue Feb 18, 2020 @ 12 – 1 p.m. - 35 Gerard Street, Huntington, NY 11743 and 50-11

For Tickets & More Information:

Jody Fisher, 347-419-0444 / jodyf@austinwilliams.com

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