The Sweet & Spooky: A Halloween Candy Guide for Children

October 27, 2023

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Kids with good dental hygiene trick-or-treating

You’ve just come home from a night of trick-or-treating. Dinner needs to be done, but there’s also the matter of sorting out all the candy for the kids. What are you going to do? It could be tempting to simply let them have at it. However, if you want to encourage their continued dental hygiene, you’ll need to sort it all out.

If you need a quick and easy guide to the best and worst offenders for Halloween candy on the sugar list, continue reading. Each candy has been listed and graded depending on its healthiness for teeth.

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Halloween Isn’t Just About Candy: Here Are Some Sugar-Free Alternatives for Trick-Or-Treaters

October 13, 2023

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Jack-o-lantern

Trick-or-treating is a time-honored Halloween tradition, but a child getting three months’ worth of sugary candy can lead to real dental harm down the road. While it is important to keep up traditions, it is also important for kids to have healthy teeth that can last for the rest of their lives. In the interest of everyone’s Halloween fun and year-round dental health, here are a few alternatives to candy that you can hand out when the trick-or-treaters come knocking.

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