As Halloween nears, you might be strategizing how to deal with your child’s annual sack of Halloween candy after a big night of trick-or-treating. It’s no secret that sugar is bad for teeth. But the ...

Every parent has witnessed it: A toddler takes a bad tumble, a youngster flies off their bike, a Little Leaguer has an unfortunate encounter with an errant baseball. Ideally, it's nothing a Band-Aid, ...

When that first tooth emerges, start brushing — and other advice from pediatric dentists. By Melinda Wenner Moyer Pop quiz: At what age should kids first see a dentist? In a nationally representative ...

The email sent to Dr. Michal Herman in early December was like many others she has received in her 25-year dental career. It was a from a teacher at a Newark school. She had a 6-year-old who was ...

Experiencing adverse events in early childhood such as abuse or family instability may increase the risk of developing caries in children ages 7 to 10, according to a study published in the Journal of ...

A survey from the Australian Dental Association out this week shows about 3 in 4 children never floss their teeth, or have adults do it for them. Many of the survey respondents thought it wasn't ...

Children's access to NHS dentists and rates of tooth decay remain very poor despite improvements from national government ...