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Send Your Kids Back to School with a Smile


By Dr. Yolanda Mangrum ~ drmangrum@petalumadental.com


Petaluma, CA. ~ Summer has gone by in the blink of an eye! Parents and kids are busy checking


back to school to- do lists. school


backpacks,


off their Getting


supplies, hair-


cuts, and finding the perfect outfit for the first day of school. Here are a few health tips to keep the kids smil- ing all year long!


Schedule a Back to School Dental Visit Seeing a dentist twice a year during the school-age years is vital. This is a time of many changes in the mouth, with kids losing baby teeth and getting in their permanent teeth. Tooth decay is still the most common chronic childhood disease and, left untreated, it can impair a child’s ability to eat, speak, sleep and learn. However, stud- ies show more than 60 percent of school-age children do not see a dentist regularly. Simple preventive checkups twice a year can help prevent child- hood tooth decay.


Set a Brush/Floss Schedule for Your Child


Children should brush at least twice a day, and floss daily. Many children skip brushing in


the


morning due to the rush of getting out the door.


Be


sure to not let this happen, even if you need to moni- tor their brush- ing routine.


Set a


scheduled time in the morning and


evening to brush and floss and stick to the schedule. This will help set healthy dental habits for a lifetime.


Make Good Nutrition a Top Priority


Take charge of your child’s health this school year by pack- ing healthy lunches. Be sure that your child eats the recom- mended five daily servings of fruits and vegetables, as well as the recommended daily al- lowance of calcium.


choices gives your child the fuel


they need school and life! to excel


Healthy in


Phoenix, AZ. ~ What do you do with three small grand- daughters when it’s 120 de- grees outside in Phoenix? You let them see a copy of Upbeat Times (inside of course). ~Diane & Don Test, Santa Rosa


Hot Summer! Upbeat in Phoenix, AZ!


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