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Keeping Your Child's Teeth Healthy

From KidsHealth.org

When should I schedule my child's first trip to the dentist? Should my 3-year-old be flossing? How do I know if my child needs braces? Many parents have a difficult time judging how much dental care their children need. They know they want to prevent cavities, but they don't always know the best way to do so.

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Babies and children can also suffer from severe gastric distress, experts say

By Janice Billingsley, HealthDay Reporter

FRIDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDay News) -- GERD can strike even the youngest person. Just ask Priscilla Dunstan.

When her newborn son screamed all day and night, relaxing only when she carried him upright in her arms, his doctor told her he had colic, a common condition among infants that tends to disappear by the age of 18 months.

But her baby didn't get better, because, as it turned out, he suffered from a more serious gastric condition which often plagues adults, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

FDA Warns of Codeine Risk for Some Nursing Mothers

By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter ,

HealthDay

Posted: 2007-08-17 14:11:49

FRIDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Nursing mothers who use medicines containing codeine and metabolize the drug quickly may be putting their baby at risk of a morphine overdose, U.S. health officials said Friday.

Your Child's Immunizations

Immunizations are a big part of getting your child ready to start the new school year.  Below are links of helpful information to make sure your child is protected.

Listed by the national CDC.

• Current Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule
• Parents' Guide to Childhood Immunization (detailed information about vaccines and immunization)
• Vaccines: The Safe Choice (general vaccine safety information)

Free Dental Chart  

Parents sometimes think of their newborn's as having no teeth but babies are born with 20 primary teeth located in their jawbone. 

As many as 20 percent of children have cavities by the age of 3 and those cavities might be avoided by early checkups.  Every child needs to see their dentist by the age of one!

Keep track of baby's errupting teeth with this free chart and contact your dentist or pedodontist if should have any questions or concerns about your child's teeth.

How Early Should Dental Care Begin For Your Baby?

The majority of people take a long time before they embark on taking dental care for their kids. Before reaching age five, twenty five percent of children have their first cavity, and a lot more cross that number also – 50 to 70 percent of children will have at least one cavity when they are in the grade schools.