Mint Hill Pediatric Dentist Celebrates National Children's Dental Health Month
Carolina Kids Dentistry, a practice run by Dr. Bevin Malley, a Mint Hill pediatric dentist, is spending February educating children in area schools on the importance of healthy snacks and good oral hygiene.
Online, February 17, 2011 (Newswire.com) - In honor of National Children's Dental Health Month, the staff at Carolina Kids Dentistry, a Mint Hill pediatric dentistry practice, is speaking to children at area schools about the importance of healthy snacks and good oral hygiene.
NCDHM is sponsored annually by the American Dental Association and is designed to raise awareness about the importance of oral health.
Mint Hill pediatric dentist Dr. Bevin Malley and her staff are speaking to kindergarten through second graders and giving the students toothbrushes and toothpaste.
"It's important to share this information because it promotes good oral hygiene," Malley said. "Our main goal in pediatric dentistry is prevention."
Some children's parents aren't sure about when to start their child's first dental visit or the importance of primary teeth (baby teeth) in our development, said the Mint Hill dentist. Twelve of the 20 primary teeth are present until the age of eleven to twelve years old, so reaching out to young children gets them thinking about good versus bad snacks and reinforcing the importance of good oral hygiene.
Malley's clinical care coordinator, Ashley, gets creative in her presentations by bringing a magnet board shaped like a tooth. The bad snacks stick to the tooth, showing cavity-causing effects, while the healthy snacks fall away.
Malley anticipates that by month's end, close to 1,500 students will have heard the presentation.
Learn More
To learn more about NCDHM, visit the ADA website: www.ada.org. To learn more about Carolina Kids Dentistry or schedule an appointment for your children, call (704) 790-0590 or visit their website: www.ckdentistry.com. Carolina Kids is located at 5829 Phyliss Lane in Mint Hill, N.C.
