Be the healthy example for your kids!

While dental cavities are one of the most prevalent, chronic diseases of children in the U.S., more than half of children still don't visit the dentist on an annual basis. Here are some hard facts from the study "Association Between Parents' and Children’s Use of Oral Health Services":

• Children were more likely to have visited a dentist in the previous 12 months when their parents also had a dental visit. 
• Of 6,107 child-parent pairs, 77 % of children and 64 % of parents had a dental visit in the previous 12 months. 
• Among parents who had seen a dentist, 85 % of their children also had a dental visit. 
• Among parents who had not seen a dentist, 62 % of their children had a dental visit. 
• Children whose dental care was deferred due to cost were more likely to have parents whose dental care was deferred for the same reason.

Based on these research findings, if parents go to the dentist, children most likely will, too! And that makes for one happy, healthy, and smiling family! Call us today and we'll get your little one scheduled for a FUN visit at Kid's Dentistree!

Post credits: http://www.healthychildren.org/English/news/Pages/If-Parent-Visit-The-Dentist-Children-Probably-Will-Too.aspx