Healthy teeth for children - healthy teeth for life

As part of Children’s Week, the Australian Dental Association wants people to know that if kids have healthy teeth, they have a great chance of having them for life and avoiding dental disease.

Children's Week seeks to focus attention on children, their needs and achievements. Supporting the event, ADA is highlighting the importance of looking after your teeth from an early age.

 Professor David Manton, Vice-Chair of ADA’s Oral Health Committee, said: “While tooth decay is a chronic disease, for most it is almost entirely preventable. We can improve our children’s oral health by addressing the number one cause of tooth decay: the consumption of sugary foods and drinks on a regular basis”.

ADA’s recent Dental Health Week used the ‘Sugar Bandit’ theme to inform everyone about the risks of sugary food, and how using sugary food as treats to reward, bribe or to comfort children puts their oral health at risk.