Saturday, March 10, 2012

What Parents Need to Know About Primary Teeth Care - Well Being (washingtonian.com)

What Parents Need to Know About Primary Teeth Care - Well Being (washingtonian.com): Washington DC is 100% fluoridated:

During her residency, Austin recalls setting aside every Thursday and Friday for at least four surgeries for patients. “Usually, the kids were four and under,” she says, “and sometimes as young as one.”

Austin says her youngest patient was 18 months old, while her worst case involved a child who had to undergo surgery for all 20 teeth. “It’s so heartbreaking,” she says, “and it’s usually because parents just don’t know the importance of primary teeth care.”