Parents Should be Flossing Their Kids

Tammy Debem, dental hygienist for Dr. Gus Charles Petras in Redding California, told Suite101 that, "Parents should be flossing their kids at least once a day until the age of eight or until the child can write cursive."

With the increase in processed foods over that last decade, children's mouths need more attention in the prevention of cavities, said Debem. "Their little hands lack the motor skills necessary to reach most flossing and brushing angles. Parents have to help."