From brushing their first tooth to their first trip to the dentist, here’s how to take care of your children’s teeth. A regular teeth-cleaning routine is essential for good dental health. Follow these links for advice, tips and useful videos for children.
- NHS Royal Devon – Oral health support for children and teenagers
- NHS – taking care of your children’s teeth
A great new website, called toothPASTE offers tips and advice on brushing teeth, visiting the dentist, and healthy eating and drinking for families of autistic children. Much of the information is useful for everyone and has also been translated into 13 languages.
To search for NHS dentists accepting new patients for routine check-ups or offering urgent or specialist dental care in your area, see find a dentist – NHS.
If you, or anyone you care for, develops an urgent dental issue and you don’t have a regular dentist, call NHS 111 or visit NHS 111 online.