Taking care of your teeth is something that should be started early in life if you are to be proactive about it. Therefore, it is a good thing that there are dentists who specialize in pediatric dentistry. There are pediatric dentists in Omaha NE who are excited to help you be proactive about your child’s dental care. They believe that good dental practices started early will lead to a lifelong success rate of caring for your teeth.
It is a clear fact that the best time for a person to develop good habits are when he or she is young. Children are easily indoctrinated in successful habits if they are taught early on. It is really important that as your child approach is or her adolescent/teen years that they keen habits for brushing correctly, rinsing in the right manner and careful flossing, have already become a part of their normal routine (just like brushing their hair). Your children should begin to see a dentist at least by their first birthday. Waiting until after the teeth have come in is a mistake that a lot of people make. During this first birthday dental visit, the pediatric dentist will instruct you on how to care for your infant’s mouth. It is a mistake to give an infant/toddler a bottle or a sippy cup at bedtime. By the child not swallowing as much as when awake, the liquid has no recourse but to stay in the mouth, bathing the teeth in some substance that is going to eventually cause tooth decay to the incoming teeth. Be proactive.
The Dental Office of George M. Rakes, DDS MS, with locations in Omaha, Nebraska and Bellevue, Nebraska, is committed to giving your child the best care a child can get. His office is very diligent about teaching proactive dentistry, and educate their clients’ caregivers on how to care for a child’s mouth and teeth early on. With nearly 30 years of dental experience on his team, Dr. Rakes affirms that your child will receive the benefit of experienced dentistry.
