Today is National Dentist’s Day. Pediatric dentists say they are seeing a surge in cavities among children ages 6 to 11.

Most parents said their child’s last dental visit was within the past year, but 7% said it was one to two years ago and 4% ...

Dentist office closures during the height of the pandemic led more low-income children to visit emergency rooms for routine dental care at a time when hospitals across the city were buckling under a ...

This helps strengthen tooth enamel, making it more resistant to decay. As the child ages, fluoride treatments, available during dental visits, further support enamel health by remineralizing teeth and ...