Babies + Bacteria: parents set your kids up for a lifetime of healthy teeth

A lifetime of dental health for children starts with mum and dad! Babies + Bacteria: parents set your kids up for a lifetime of healthy teeth

Parents play a vital role in helping their kids every day to brush and take care of their teeth. But it’s little known, that parents can make a huge impact on children’s teeth by taking better care of their own teeth! While parents tend to focus heavily on a healthy diet care for children’s teeth, …

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Caring for Children’s Teeth – Part 4: When Should Your Child Visit The Dentist?

When should your child visit the dentist? Caring for Children’s Teeth – Part 4: When Should Your Child Visit The Dentist?

Looking back on our own childhoods, visits to the dentist were never personal highlights. Usually they meant that we’d done something wrong, cost our parents a lot of money or came home in pain with a mouthful of cotton buds. At Whitehorse Dental, we want to change this dental anxiety that many people feel from …

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Caring for Children’s Teeth – Part 3: How to introduce kids to brushing their teeth

Caring for Children’s Teeth - Part 3: How to introduce kids to brushing their teeth Caring for Children’s Teeth – Part 3: How to introduce kids to brushing their teeth

Between play dates and craft times, brushing teeth doesn’t often rank high on a child’s list of favourite activities. At Whitehorse Dental, we understand that it’s hard to keep active kids still enough to brush their teeth! Healthy teeth is vital for your child’s development, and introducing daily brushing routines early on will set them …

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Caring for Children’s Teeth – Part 2: When to start brushing baby teeth

Caring for Children’s Teeth - Part 2: When to start brushing baby teeth Caring for Children’s Teeth – Part 2: When to start brushing baby teeth

Cleaning and caring for your child’s teeth early on will set them up with great dental habits in the future. At Whitehorse Dental, we want to give busy parents easy access to practical dental advice to care for children’s teeth. A common question that we get asked at Whitehorse Dental is when do you begin …

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Caring for Children’s Teeth – Part 1: Preventing tooth decay through healthy eating habits

Caring for your children's teeth to protect from tooth decay Caring for Children’s Teeth – Part 1: Preventing tooth decay through healthy eating habits

Protecting little teeth is important to your child’s development and wellbeing, and at Whitehorse Dental, we understand that it can be difficult for busy parents to find the right dental care information for children. We’re here to arm you with the right information to build good daily habits to protect young teeth, rather than waiting …

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