General Health Information

Common dental problems can cause a host of issues that can literally affect a child for the rest of their life, including:

1. Malnourishment - if it is painful to eat or even causes
embarrassment, then a child is less likely to consume enough nutrients
which can affect cognitive abilities (in children under the age of 10)
and physical development

2. Absenteeism increase - workers that fail to show up often acquire
bad habits in childhood. When children begin missing school due to
common dental problems like cavities, they will be more likely to avoid
other unpleasant things like work in later years. This can hurt income
potential and career advancement and permanently condemn a child to a
life of poverty and underachievement

3. Social Anxiety - Indeed, the potential of a child and dental
health are linked according to many sources of dental health
information. School often requires a lot of group activities and
presentations-just like work will in later years. If a child’s teeth
are yellowed and decayed, it can be embarrassing to even speak aloud,
let alone excel in school.

Parents should take time to properly instill good oral hygiene
habits as it can help propel a child into achievement in later years.
So, while poor kids dental health
can indeed stunt or prevent future achievement in later years-the
situation is preventable at little expense and the investment of time.