FRANCES B. GLENN, DDS WILLIAM D. GLENN, III, MD
The book gives future parents, parents, nurses, dentists, and physicians simple, proven, step-by-step directions for producing children whose teeth will not have cavities, can be protected from injury, and can often avoid the need for straightening. If orthodontics is required, you learn how to obtain the best results at the most reasonable cost. On another level, you learn how private dental organizations have managed to keep the knowledge of cavity-free children from the public for over 45 years.
Frances B. Glenn, DDS is a pioneer woman children's dental specialist, has her degree from Penn Dental School, her residency at Children's Hospital in Washington, DC, and at NIH, and is a Fellow, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry since 1964 and is Board Certified in Orthodontics. She was the 1st woman dentist to receive the Outstanding Alumni Award at Penn and her published research papers are cited in numerous medical & dental textbooks, including the Dietary Reference book by the Food & Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, in 1997.
CAVITY FREE CHILDREN
How to have children whose teeth do not decay—children who will not have cavities and therefore will not need fillings, and who usually do not have to have temporary plastic surface fillings (sealants) placed by the dentist. This section is put first in the book—before the chapter on how to choose a dentist for your child, because the quality of most of your children’s teeth will have already been decided by the time of the first visit to that dentist at about age 3 years.
CRITICALLY IMPORTANT CONCEPT
The features of your child’s teeth that provide maximum cavity prevention—hard white dense outer enamel for all the teeth and relatively smooth chewing surfaces for the molars have already been determined for the primary teeth (baby teeth, milk teeth) and for the first permanent molars (six year molars) at birth, and have already been determined for most of the rest of the permanent teeth, except for the wisdom teeth, by age 3 years. The teeth are a done deal before your child ever sees a dentist! So it is up to you, but don’t get nervous, it is easy.
