The No. 1 chronic infectious disease affecting children isn’t colds or flu. It’s tooth decay – and it’s contagious. Decay can start as soon as teeth appear in the mouth. By age 5, about 60 percent of ...

Tooth decay is the No. 1 chronic infectious disease affecting children nationwide, the CDC reports, and can begin as early as a child’s first birthday. The good news is, parents and caregivers can ...

It was no ordinary trip to the dentist for four year old Ethan. He arrived recently at theCenter for Pediatric Dentistry to receive major repairs on his baby teeth. His mother indicated she hadn't ...

As a dentist treating children of various ages throughout every school district in Lancaster County, I have seen firsthand the pain and suffering caused by chronic tooth decay. Often the cause of ...

If you've never seen anything wrong with handing your toddler endless bottles of grape juice, you could eventually find your child with Early Childhood Caries (ECC), a kind of tooth decay found on ...

It’s one thing to let your tot handle the Cheerios (it’s just breakfast). But when it comes to brushing his teeth, your child’s oral health is at stake, which means you can’t skip it or let him have ...

A Schuylkill County couple is facing child endangerment charges after Children and Youth found their 3-year-old daughter extremely malnourished, with a lice infestation and bed bug bites all over her ...

Although the responsibility for a child's oral health rests with the parents, child care providers play an important role in maintaining the oral health of children in child care settings. Knowing a ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says water fluoridation is one of the 10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century. Why? Because fluoridation helps to prevent the ...