Carlsbad Dental Blog

In many people's minds, baby teeth are a bother to take care of since they are just going to fall out anyway. In reality, there are several reasons why baby teeth are important.

Most parents start thinking about their children's teeth when they first begin teething because of the drama typically associated with this time in their lives. Taking the time and making the investment in caring for your children's teeth early will pay off in spades for the rest of their lives.

You have taken the time to fill out the schools registration forms as well as the medical history form for your childs first year of school and you are not done yet. AB 1433, a law in California since 2005, requires that all kindergaten children or first graders get a dental health assesment from a dentist prior to May 31 of their first year of school. This law was initiated so that all children would have access to dental services and hopefully find a dentst to serve their dental needs. If a dental exam has been done within 12 months it would count for the assesment.