Booklet - Oral Health Care for your Children

Foreword We believe that all parents wish their children a bright future. Yet a bright future depends on good health, which includes good oral health. By publishing this booklet, the Oral Health Education Division of the Department of Health aims to guide parents to help their children under the age of 7 to establish good oral care habits. Children under the age of 7 are most eager to learn. You should take this early opportunity to help your children develop good oral care habits that will benefit a lifetime. Both physically and psychologically, your child will undergo rapid development and changes between 0 and 6 years old. Therefore, we are providing, in this booklet, some oral health advice according to the stages of your child’s development.