Children's Dental Care Starts in Pregnancy

Originally written in Traditional Chinese: 照顧孩子的牙齒，從懷孕就開始存牙本

I am one of the endorsers of this book.

The book is a new parenting guide to children's teeth by Dr. Lu Yu-cheng, a board-certified pediatric dentist in Taiwan. It was published on September 30.

Here is why I recommend it.

First, the structure. It is not a dental textbook. It is a map from pregnancy to age 12. Chapter one is about pregnancy, and Dr. Lu calls it starting a "tooth savings account" for your child. Then the book moves stage by stage: infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age kids. The chapter titles describe children, not teeth, because a pediatric dentist has to understand behavior and development before anything else.

Second, it answers the questions parents argue about online with evidence, not fear. Do decayed baby teeth need treatment if they will fall out anyway? Does night feeding always cause cavities? Is fluoride toothpaste safe? When should orthodontic treatment start? One rule I remembered immediately: Dr. Lu uses "two years" as the cut-off point for deciding whether to wait for a baby tooth to fall out.

Third, it is readable. Another endorser's fourth-grade daughter picked it up and said she could not stop reading. A book written for parents that a ten-year-old enjoys is the best review of its content I can think of.

The book does not replace a dentist. It helps parents walk into the clinic knowing what to ask.

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