Your little one needs your help. They were not born with a knowledge of how to care for their smile, and when you forget to schedule their biannual checkups, you put them at real risk. These visits are their opportunity to come in and have a chat with a qualified pediatric oral health professional, so make sure that they stick to their schedule of checkups. And while they are here, have them bring all of their health-related questions with them!

Here at Shirley Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry in Shirley, NY, we understand that it’s tough to figure out your schedule as a parent. But we also know the power that comes with a positive schedule of prevention, and that’s why we stress so much the importance of keeping them to their timeline of treatment. For most kids, that means coming in for a checkup twice each year, so if it’s been longer than six months since their last appointment, it’s time to make a call. We are ready to help them work toward a healthy adult smile.

Time for their next checkup? Call Shirley Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry today to set up a time.

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It goes without saying that, in order to maintain a healthy smile for life, it is important to stay on top of your oral health care. This is best achieved with a routine, and grins of all ages can benefit. When it comes to strength and protection from oral bacteria, Younger smiles need just as much care and attention as adult grins, if not more. But what exactly makes one routine more effective than another? In today’s blog, your Shirley, NY orthodontist and pediatric dentist discusses the important parts of a thorough preventive dental routine and explains how we can help your little one take better care of their grins.

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Your little one needs some dental direction, since just like you, they were not born with a knowledge of how to care for their oral health needs. You had someone to help you to learn how to properly brush and floss, and as a parent, that responsibility falls to you; part of those efforts is keeping them to their schedule of biannual checkups. Most children need to come in for a cleaning and an examination twice a year, so if it’s been longer than six months (or if it is time for their first visit), reach out to a trusted pediatric oral health team to fight back against bacterial buildup.

At Shirley Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry in Shirley, NY, we know that your child means the world to you. That’s why we put so much care into delivering the best quality care that we can for their little smiles, and if yours is due for a checkup, we’re ready to help them learn the importance of keeping up with their needs. Take the time to bring them in for their next cleaning and examination to give them a great head start in their smile success story.

Little one due for a checkup? Fight back against bacterial buildup with Shirley Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry.

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As they grow, it’s important to keep an eye on how things are progressing. That’s why you spend so much time with their pediatrician, ensuring that they (and you) have the tools you need to help them to grow in a healthy way. But if you are not making the effort in their oral health, then you are forgetting about a key piece of their health journey, and it’s time to find their way to a positive path of prevention. Focus on their smile development with their next checkup.

Here at Shirley Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry in Shirley, NY, we know that little smiles grow fast. There are a lot of changes that can happen within a young mouth, and we are here to be a guide through those early years to the development of their wisdom teeth and beyond. We also understand that many parents don’t recognize the importance of their baby teeth in creating a roadmap for their adult ones. So, if you have been putting off their visit to the dentist, take the time to help them learn their smile.

Give them a positive head start. Keep them to their schedule of checkups at Shirley Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry.

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