It’s Time To Go Back To School and Start The Year Off Right!
Pediatric Dentist, Kaneta Lott Offers Tips to Help Parents Add New Healthy Oral Care Habits to their Kids Routines!
Back to school season is a time of great excitement and planning getting school supplies, new clothes and sometimes a new school! This mood of anticipation provides the perfect chance for adding new healthy habits to your kids routines, including their oral care habits. After all, we all want healthy smiles for our school pictures!
According to the U.S. Surgeon General, millions of our nations children have dental problems so severe they have trouble eating, sleeping and learning. Fortunately, this situation is easily preventable! www.americastoothfairy.com
Dr. Kaneta Lott, one of the most respected pediatric dentists in the United States, is available to share tips for parents who want to make sure their kids start lifelong healthy habits, making oral care a fun part of their daily routines. Each year, an estimated 51 million school hours are lost because of dental-related illnesses. And according to a survey of parents with children six to 12 years, conducted by StrategyOne and Harris Interactive, despite parents best efforts, nearly half of parents polled (48%) said they experience resistance from kids when trying to encourage better habits, including their oral care.
Make oral care like recess
Turn tasks like flossing, brushing and rinsing into games, like seeing who can make the funniest face when flossing or rinsing and playing Simon Says while brushing
Simon says, front teeth! (Then Simon will say, No cavities!) Prove your work
Seeing is believing! Fluoride rinses for kids can show the little particles they might have missed while brushing, encouraging them to do better next time! Recruit upperclassmen
Enlist older brothers, sisters and family members to encourage proper oral hygiene. If all the cool kids are taking care of their teeth, the younger ones will copy them! Honor Roll
Good brushing, flossing and rinsing? A+! Post a calendar in the bathroom and reward kids with a gold star for each day of great oral care.
For more information, please visit www.ListerineKids.com
About Dr. Kaneta R. Lott
Dr. Kaneta R. Lott has helped to shape the smiles of hundreds of children for over twenty years. A renowned national speaker and motivator, Dr. Lott is one of the most respected pediatric dentists in the United States. She lectures nationally on Pediatric Dentistry, Dental Traumatology and Practice Management. Understanding that pediatric dentistry is in the business of education, Dr. Lott begins each day by educating the parents of the patients that she treats. Her office is a virtual laboratory of working instructors and students. When the parent understands the disease process, tooth decay can be prevented. A board certified pediatric dentist, she earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery from Emory University and completed her residency at Emory University and Scottish Rite Hospitals. She is a consultant to the Georgia Board of Dentistry and has served as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the department of Pediatric Dentistry at The Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Lott is also a fellow with the American College of Dentists and is a member of numerous local, state, and national professional organizations. Dr. Lott is a consultant to Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc.
