Tooth Crushing Procedure

Research has shown that staff training in oral hygiene and the use of an individualised Oral Hygiene Care Plan is beneficial to the resident and also the nurse and will allow appropriate care (National Guideline Clearing house [NGC], 2003).

Ensuring children know about the importance of keeping their teeth clean and healthy from an early age is equally important. We must ensure they know how and when to clean their teeth and by the time they are older, brushing their teeth twice a day should become part of their routine.

Because children are influenced by the family tradition and learn from their parents, it is important for parents to make sure that they are teaching proper oral care habits at a young age. The habits that children should learn at a young age are; keeping up with home dental care, receiving the dental care that people should, needing dental care but being enforced to go, brushing teeth as well as they should, being taught on how to control snacking between meals as well as they should, and being taught that dental care is indeed important. " Poor oral health has an impact upon children's health in general and dental caries can lead to a lack of appetite, problems with chewing, problems with sleeping and a decrease in school performance" (Abanto et al, 2011). Proper health education is somewhat

Over 130 million Americans do not have dental insurance. On top of that, almost a million emergency room visits last year resulted from preventable oral conditions. Many Americans today are unaware of how the condition of their dentition affects their overall health. Socioeconomic limitations, the lack of dental education in parents, eating habits, and simply the availability of dentists plays a key role in the state of children’s oral health; implementing a universal dental care program will help lower the barriers that many people face when it comes to receiving the dental care they need. The program will target high-risk individuals who are prone to dental caries and provide them with standard

Over 130 million Americans do not have dental insurance. On top of that, almost a million emergency room visits last year resulted from preventable oral conditions. Many Americans today are unaware of how the condition of their dentition affects their overall health. Socioeconomic limitations, the lack of dental education in parents, eating habits, and simply the availability of dentists plays a key role in the state of children’s oral health; implementing a universal dental care program will help lower the barriers that many people face when it comes to receiving the dental care they need. The program will target high-risk individuals who are prone to dental caries and provide them with standard treatment.

The websites I used for my research were Center for Disease Control and Prevention and World Health Organization. The World Health Organization defines Oral Health as “a state of being free from chronic mouth and facial pain, oral and throat cancer, oral sores, birth defects such as cleft lip and palate, periodontal (gum) disease, tooth decay and tooth loss, and other diseases and disorders that affect the oral cavity” (2015). It is necessary to brush our teeth twice a day for two minutes and floss daily. Since tooth decay has been one of the most common chronic disease among children in the United States, I found it very important to educate them that this is a preventable disease and what ways it can be

You likely know that you should brush your teeth at for at least two minutes, two to three times every day. However, you may lack the motivation to brush after a long day and tell yourself that you can skip it “just this once” over and over. There are two smartphone apps that can encourage you to brush, and one rewards you with potentially lower dental insurance rates and the other with just a bit of fun.

Dental Hygiene is very important to me and has been since I was a child, this has influenced my desire of becoming a pediatric dentist. In a personal interview i conducted with Dr.Bills she informed me of this, “Dental Hygiene is emphasized by all dentists, we want our patients to have elegant white teeth and pleasant breath”(Bills). I would like to teach children the importance of keeping their teeth brushed so that they will have a beautiful smile and healthy teeth. Pediatric Dentistry is a superb fit for me because I care about dental health and I want children to know the importance as well. It is never too early for children to learn how important dental hygiene is.

“Tooth decay is our nation’s most common childhood disease” (Nash, Mathu-Muju, Friedman, 2015). For years, childhood tooth decay and caries have been an increasing challenge. In addition to being the most common childhood disease, it is also the most prevalent health need that is consistently unmet. Despite these statistics, it is also known that early childhood caries (ECC) is highly preventable and can even be reversed with early diagnosis and professional intervention and guidance upon dental visits (Beil, Rozier, Preisser, Stearns, and Lee, 2014). So, if it is known that regular dental visits correlate with fewer ECC and treatments, then why is it that there is still such a high statistical number of untreated cases? Although this challenge has many factors associated with it, one of the largest challenges to oral health in Canada is access to oral healthcare for children. These children who lack access, statistically, have more oral disparities that may follow them into adulthood. Thus, creating an oral health problem for when this generation becomes adults as well. To solve the root of the problem, there is a need to focus on increasing children’s oral health and access to oral healthcare. Questions arise of why these children lack the access and what can be done to change this. Solutions such as introducing dental care and checkups in rural and community preschools/elementary have been of recent interest and will be discussed further (Nash et al., 2015). Here, the

In this experiment, it was used to help show the children the damage soda can do to your teeth and why brushing after drinking it is important. The children can relate to this because the egg’s shell is similarly to the enamel of a child’s tooth. Since some of the eating and drinking habits of ours make it difficult for the enamel to protect our teeth from damages, doing this can help the child to start brushing their teeth. As teachers, we can also check for understanding by talking to them about good dental hygiene practices. To let the students know that it is important to brush their teeth every day, making sure to explain how certain foods, drinks, and activities can stain the teeth. And then talk about how too much acidic drinks will erode the outside of the teeth. The students enjoyed this lesson and had shared their many experiences about the teeth or dental visit. I loved this lesson also because we can connect with the children and learn more about

There are many techniques used to facilitate this, such as the toothbrushes used or creating a routine. The article “Dental care for toddlers” reveals that many toddler toothbrushes are designed with cartoons or other characteristics so that the child is attracted to it. The article also explains that there are special toothbrushes in the market that can be used until the age of five; these toothbrushes allow the child to easily handle it by providing a “non-slip cushioned handle” and are also softer than the adult toothbrushes for comfort (Raising Children Network 2). Participants in the survey conducted by Collin’s et al. discovered that children are more likely to be more cooperative when a routine is established. Through the survey the participants established a routine with their children and also included other things such as singing a song or brushing their teeth together; they claimed that including something fun to the activity allowed the child to enjoy brushing their teeth (“Framing Your Children's” 19). Although many dentist suggests that brushing a child’s teeth after every meal or snack the best way, as parents this is almost an impossible task, the AAP suggest that infants should brush their teeth twice a day—morning and at night—using a small amount of fluoride toothpaste from one to three years of age (“How to

As a kid I would forget to brush my teeth and I would only floss when I felt discomfort in my teeth after I ate. Even after my mom would always tell me to brush my teeth, sometimes I would just never do it. I had to learn the hard way; I had not one but two root canal procedures. Ever since, I have brush and floss my teeth properly. I remember getting a learning session of how to brush and floss properly; I also remember that I had to practice with a mouth model. They also recommended me to use my left hand to brush my teeth because my right hand is dominant is more like to brush my teeth heavily. Throughout the years it becomes part of our daily routine and the trips to the dental office become just a check- up and cleaning with no need for

Focusing on the creation of effective oral hygiene habits, the preschool cavity prevention program starts with the belief that tooth brushing, like hand washing, is something done multiple times daily to promote health and wellness ("Dental Health," 2015).

Growing up going to the dentist we have all been told to always floss our teeth. You may remember going through those gruesome appointments where the dentist are flossing our teeth for us and it kind of hurts, feels weird, maybe even made our gums feel rubbery. And every few minutes when they are flossing our teeth; they make us take the tube out our mouth that’s sucking all the saliva in our mouth and spit in the little bowl. In that spit, if you haven’t been flossing you usually see a lot of blood come out. And it doesn’t stop. Then when you leave they give you a little bag of dental goodies for you to have. If you were like myself growing up, you probably forgot all the time. And it was an endless cycle at the dentist. Because of this I have spent a great amount of time this past month on flossing and why you should take time to properly floss your teeth every day. According to, US News they had an article published by Steve Sternberg in 2013 where they stated that on a national level those who floss daily amount to 30 percent of the population. Just over 37 percent report less than daily flossing; slightly over 32 percent say they never floss. This means that only 30 percent of people nationally floss at least once a day. And the other 70 percent of people floss here and there or not at all. This is very sad and disturbing because according to Lisa Zamosky on Web MD in 2014 flossing does about 40 percent of the work required to remove sticky bacteria, or plaque, from

A child should begin to learn how the basics of oral hygiene between the ages of two to three. It is fine if they cannot brush their own teeth during this time because even if they were committed to brushing their teeth on their own they lack the fine motor skills to be successful at it. From the time a child first brushes his or her own teeth to about the age of six it is fine for there to be parental supervision. After the age of six it is time for the child to become independent and brush their teeth for their own benefit two times a day. My child turned six five months ago and refuses to brush his teeth at night. He had no problem brushing his teeth when he was younger, while I stood right next to him as he did it. However, when he turned six and I gave him the responsibility to perform the task on his own at night he began to adamantly refuse.