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Thursday, February 18, 2010

Want Your Kids to Go to the Dentist? Then You Should Go, Too

If a child's parents go to the dentist, the child is more likely to do the same, according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics.

Researchers studied data on more than 6,000 children (ages two to 17 years old) and their parents, which had been collected during the National Health Interview Study.
86 percent of children whose parents had seen a dentist the preceding year received dental care
63 percent of children whose parents did not go to their dentists received dental care

"In order for good oral health of children to occur, parents need to value oral health as well," said Dr. Mary Hayes, a spokesman woman for the American Dental Association.

Labels: health, parental influence

Posted By: Aspen/CRC

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Thursday, February 18, 2010

Want Your Kids to Go to the Dentist? Then You Should Go, Too