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HERE TO HELP GET THEM BACK ON
TRACK FOR THE HOLIDAYS, WELCOME
DR. JULIA LONGORIA WITH HOUSTON
PEDIATRIC DENTAL SPECIALIST AND
WE HAVE MOM PAM MASSEY AND HER
ONE-YEAR-OLD VERY RAMBUNCTIOUS
SON, OSCAR.
DR. LONGORIA, HOW DO YOU MAKE
GOING TO THE DENTIST FUN FOR A
CHILD?
>> FOR OUR OFFICE, WE'VE GOT
FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, THEY
WALK IN THE DOOR, BRIGHT
COLORS, T.V.s, MOVIES PLAYING,
iPADS IN THE WAITING ROOM, COME
BACK TO THE CHAIR, WE'VE GOT
T.V.s ON THE CEILINGS,
STICKERS, BALLOONS, TOY BOXES.
I MEAN, BASICALLY EVERYTHING WE
CAN TO TRY AND MAKE THE KIDS
FEEL COMFORTABLE IN A FUN
VIERMENTD.
>> SO WHEN SHOULD MOM OR DAD
TAKE THE CHILD TO THE DENTIST
FOR THE FIRST TIME?
WHEN SHOULD THEY START BRUSHING
A CHILD'S TEETH?
>> YOU BRUSH THE TEETH AS SOON
AS THEY GET A TOOTH.
MOST KIDS GET TEETH BETWEEN SIX
AND 12 MONTHS OF AGE.
YOU WANT TO TRY AND GET THEM TO
THE DENTIST BY ONE YEAR OLD.
BABY OSCAR GOT HERE AT FOUR
MONTHS OLD, SO HE CAME IN WHEN
HE WAS ONLY SIX MONTHS OLD.
>> WHEN BABIES ARE BORN, ARE
THEY BORN WITH BACTERIA IN
THEIR MOUTH?
>> THERE'S LOTS OF BACTERIA.
THEY ARE NOT BORN WITH THE
CAVITY-CAUSING BACTERIA, WE
ACTUALLY PASS THAT ON AS
CARETAKERS TO OUR CHILDREN SO,
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOT
CLEAN PACIFIERS WITH YOUR
MOUTHS, TASTE FOOD AND THEN
GIVE IT TO THEM, WHICH IS
REALLY HARD, I KNOW, I'M A NEW
MOM, KISS BABIES ON THE MOUTH,
ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE
REALLY LIKE TO DO, ESPECIALLY
IF YOU'RE PRONE TO GETTING
CAVITIES, YOU CAN PASS THAT
BACTERIA ON TO THE CHILD.
>> I HEAR MOMS SAY, I HAVE TO
STRAP MY KIDS DOWN AND BRUSH.
HOW DO YOU MAKE THIS FUN WHEN
YOU'RE AT HOME FOR A CHILD?
>> SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE
CHANGING A DIAPER SOMETIMES.
THEY DON'T ALWAYS WANT TO DO
IT, BUT YOU'VE GOT TO GET IT
DONE.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT TEETH
ARE HEALTHY, SO HE MAY FUSS A
LITTLE BIT, AND THAT'S PART OF
THIS, I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW
THAT'S NORMAL.
HE'S NOT GOING TO WANT YOU TO
HOLD HIM DOWN.
MOM AND DAD AND DO THIS AT HOME.
>> WHILE YOU GUYS ARE GETTING
SET UP, YOU HAVE SIX DIFFERENT
LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT HOUSTON
[ Crying ]
>> AND A LITTLE BIT OF CRYING
IS NORMAL.
OKAY, ALL DONE.
VERY GOOD.
THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO DO, JUST
THAT FAST?
>> QUICK AND EASY.
BABY TEETH, YOU'RE NOT TRYING
TO GET IN THERE AND BRUSH FOR
TWO MINUTES.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT EASIER WHEN
PARENTS ARE DOING IT AS OPPOSED
TO ME.
I'VE SEEN OSCAR A COUPLE OF
TIMES SO WE DIDN'T DO THE FULL
EXAM LIKE WE WOULD AT THE
OFFICE, BUT IT TAKES JUST A
COUPLE OF MINUTES TO GET IN
THERE.
30 SECONDS OF BRUSHING ON A
BABY.
IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH TO GET
EVERYTHING REALLY CLEAN.
>> MOM AND DAD GET IN THERE
FIRST.
THEN WOULD YOU SUGGEST ALLOWING
THE CHILD TO HODSON THE BRUSH?
>> BUT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE
A GOOD TOOTHBRUSHER UNTIL THEY
HAVE THE MANUAL DEXTERITY,
UNTIL THEY CAN TIE THEIR SHOES
SO, MOM AND DAD HAVE TO STAY ON
TOP OF THE BRUSHING UNTIL THAT
POIN
USE TOOTH PASTE JUST THE SIZE
OF A GRAIN OF RICE.
>> WE HAVE SOME BRUSHING
EXPERTS BACK THERE IN THE GREEN
ROOM.
WE HAVE DERRICK BACKSTAGE WITH
KELLY AND HER DAUGHTER, JENNA.
WE ALSO HAVE FRANKIE JOINING US.
THEY'RE GOING TO SHOW US HOW
KIDS SHOULD BE BRUSHING THEIR
TEETH.
WHAT'S GOING ON, DERRICK?
>> YESTERDAY, OUR BRUSHING
EXPERTS, KELLI THE MOM HERE, IS
THE MOM OF JENNA AND ALSO OUR
BUDDY, FRANKIE HERE.
KELLY, TELL ME WHAT YOU DO AT
HOME.
KIDS, GO AHEAD AND START
BRUSHING YOUR TEETH, BY THE WAY.
WHAT DO YOU DO AT HOME TO MAKE
SURE KIDS ARE BRUSHING TWICE A
DAY SOME >> WELL, I HAD
HORRIBLE TEETH AS A KID, SO I
MAKE SURE THAT BOTH OF MY GIRLS
ARE BRUSHING THEIR TEETH IN THE
MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
THEY HAVE A LITTLE TIMER OR
THEY SING A SONG OR THEY BOTH
HAVE AUTOMATIC TOOTHBRUSHES
THAT TELL THEM WHEN TO SWITCH,
WHEN TO GO, BUT THEY ARE IN THE
BATHROOM MAKING -- I MAKE SURE
THAT THEY GET THEIR TEETH
BRUSHED.
I DON'T WANT THEM TO GET
CAVITIES LIKE I DID.
>> OF COURSE NOT.
NO ONE LIKES CAVITIES.
SO FRANKIE AND JENNA, NOW THAT
YOU BOTH HAVE TOOTHBRUSHES IN
YOUR MOUTHS, IT'S A GREAT TIME
FOR US TO DO AN INTERVIEW.
SO HOW DOES IT TASTE?
MINTEDY FRESH?
>> GOOD.
>> FRANKIE, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> GOOD.
>> SO HOW LONG ARE YOU BRUSHING?
IS ANY SPECIAL SONG YOU SING
WHILE YOU BRUSH YOUR TEETH?
>> HUH-UH.
>> NO?
YOU JUST BRUSH UNTIL YOU'RE
TIRED OF DOING IT?
OKAY HE'S, LIKE, GET OUT OF MY
FACE, I'VE GOT A TOOTHBRUSH IN
MY MOUTH.
JENNA, ARE SINGING A SONG IN
YOUR HEAD, LIKE MAYBE "HAPPY
BIRTHDAY" TWICE?
>> NO.
>> WE'RE CLEARLY BUSY BACKSTAGE.
J.B., BACK TO YOU.
>> DR. LONGORIA, SHOULD KIDS
SING A SONG IN YOUR MOUTH?
CEREMONY AT OUR OFFICE, WE GIVE
OUT TIMERS WHICH ARE TWO-MINUTE
TIMERS, WHICH IS REALLY AWESOME.
THEY HAVE SOME AWESOME APPS
THAT THE AMERICAN PEDIATRIC
SIESHTD DID THAT THE KIDS CAN
DOWNLOAD, FUN AND INTERACTIVE
THAT KIDS CAN USE WHILE THEIR
BRUSH THEIR TEETH TEETH.
>> TELL ME ABOUT THE CHARITY.
>> WE DO A LOT WITH CASA
DEESPERANZA, WHICH IS ONE OF
THE CHILDREN'S HOMES IN
HOUSTON, AND KIDS COME TO SEE
US AT THE OFFICE, WE LOVE
SEEING THEM, A LOT OF
FUNDRAISING THAT WE DO GOE
BACK TO CASA deESPERANZA.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
COMING, AND THANK YOU, OSCAR,
FOR LETTING US BRUSH YOUR TEETH
LIVE ON T.V..
I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT
EVERY NEW PATIENT AT HOUSTON
PEDIATRICS DENTAL SPECIALIST IN
NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER WILL GET
FREE TICKETS TO ZOO LIGHTS AT
THE HOUSTON ZOO.
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