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What Happened When A City Removed The Fluoride From Its Drinking Water?

While the proven benefit of water fluoridation has existed for decades – and suggests fluoride reduces cavities (aka caries) and associated dental disease – less is known about the effects of fluoride cessation. That is to say, What exactly would happen if a population decided to eliminate fluoride from their drinking water. Now, thanks to a recent

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Austism Awareness flyer at kidzdent

KidZdent Honors Global Autism Awareness Day

FACTS: Autism prevalence is now one in every 59 children in America. Do you know, love, or teach someone on the autism spectrum? Well, we believe that when you teach a child on the spectrum, they are really teaching you! On April 2nd, 2019, our KidZdent Family, along with countless other participants, joined the global

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“Give Kids A Smile” Kicks-Off Children’s Dental Health Month

There was no better way to jump-start Children’s Dental Health Month than with the annual ‘Give Kids A Smile’ event on February 1st , 2019 at KidZdent’s Old Bridge, New Jersey location. Through the ADA Foundation’s Give Kids A Smile program, launched nationally by the American Dental Association in 2003, more than 5.5 million underserved

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Pediatric dentistry patient smiling for the camera

Pacifier or Thumb – What’s a Mother To Do?

Why do babies develop finger and pacifier habits? Babies have a natural tendency to suckle–blankets, fingers, pacifiers–even in the womb! This is a natural survival instinct since sucking and proper mouth development is essential to baby’s nutrition. While necessary at birth, the natural sucking instinct can develop into long-term finger and pacifier habits. Should a newborn

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