Oral Health for Babies and Infants

As part of a community campaign to promote good oral health care for babies and toddlers the Australian Dental Association (ADA) has developed oral hygiene guidelines and tips for parents and carers of young children.

Your child's first or primary teeth are as important as permanent teeth and require daily care.

Click here to view and download our postcard containing tips for your child's dental health.

Almost all dental disease is preventable. The Australian Dental Association (ADA) has developed three fact sheets and a media release accessible below, containing guidelines and tips for parents and carers of young children to help prevent early childhood dental decay.

Fact Sheet - Oral Hygiene (PDF 485 KB)

Fact Sheet - Healthy Eating equals Healthy Teeth (PDF 480 KB)

Fact Sheet - Tooth Development in Babies and Toddlers (PDF 483 KB)

Media Release - Caring for Teeth for Life (PDF 60 KB)

Additionally, the ADA has created a brochure, which contains comprehensive information on caring for teeth during early childhood. These brochures are available from your dentist or by contacting the ADA on (02) 9906 4412.

As part of a community campaign to promote good oral health care for babies and toddlers the ADA has developed oral hygiene tips for parents and carers of young children.

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ADAVB’s Convention – Dentistry2010 – will
be bigger and better with the introduction of pre-Convention workshops and multiple concurrent sessions.

The ADA's 2010 Advertising Planner is now available.

Dental Health Week is a community awareness program coordinated and funded by the ADA. In 2009 the ADA is leading a campaign to target 55 year olds and over and has developed a range of Fact Sheets on oral health care. August 3rd - 9th is Dental Health Week.

> Click here for DHW 2009 Media Release.

>Click here for previous Dental Health Week material.

The ADA is once again conducting a Mouthguard Awareness campaign in 2009.

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Have you recently covered a story on dentistry or oral health?

Find out more information on the ADA's Journalism Award.

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