Posts Tagged ‘children’

‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring … except the parents trying to figure out where they’d store the new batch of toys Santa, the grandparents, and the rest of the relatives would be delivering for the children all snug in their beds.

Here’s one way to solve the dilemma and spread the Christmas spirit at the same time …

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It might surprise Americans to learn one of the qualities that make them stand out among people of other nations is their shiny white teeth. But as health care in the United States becomes more expensive and fewer people are able to afford dental insurance, Americans need to take precautions to ensure their pearly whites don’t lose their luster.

The American Dental Association recommends children begin visiting the dentist before their first birthday. And the best way to get children to visit the dentist is to lead by example. A recent National Health Interview Study of children age 2 to 17 found that those whose parents visited the dentist were more likely to have seen a dentist as well.

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