THE HEALTHY SMILES SERIES

BY DR. LIM SWEE TECK
FAMS, BDS, MDS (SG), MS(OHIO, USA), CERT PRD (OHIO)

As a parent, what do you tell your child if he or she asks:
"Mummy, why must I brush my teeth?"
Or as your child grows, and you notice "crooked or double rows of
teeth" in the front of your child's mouth.<／div>

If you want in on what is going on in your child's mouth as he grows, look no further.

In the HEALTH SMILE SERIES of books created and authored
by pediatrics (child specialist) dentist, Dr Lim Swee Teck,
you will find the information and explanations
written and illustrated in a simple and fun way so as
to be easily understood by both parent and child.

Dr Lim has had 40 over years of experience
in managing and caring for children and their teeth,
so he definitely knows what parents and their children want to know.

As both the child and parent begin to understand the changes
that will happen in the mouth while the child is growing
and the importance of looking after the teeth,
they will be more motivated to care for their teeth.
The child will benefit in developing a good habit
of brushing and flossing his teeth and this habit will be
carried through to adulthood

The stress on children's oral health care is on
PREVENTION RATHER THAN CURE!
Prevention is much more economical and will save you
the unnecessary expense in having to "Fill and repair damaged teeth"

It is said that "for every ten cents that you spend on sweets for the child,
you will ultimately spend a hundred dollars in repair."

But more importantly, is that recent research have found
the importance of an infected mouth and gums in relation
to systemic infections and diseases.
This current finding makes it even more important
to start oral health care in a child early so that
the child will not suffer the consequences of systemic diseases
like a heart attack, liver infection as an adult due to poor oral health.

THINK ABOUT IT.

It is better to build strong children than to repair adults.