As a parent, teaching your children life-long dental care habits is important. Keeping gums and teeth healthy will prevent cavities, infections, and irritation that make it difficult to eat, drink, and talk. To reinforce what you’ve taught, there are several apps in the marketplace designed to teach kids how to care for their oral health. Look to the Google Play® or Apple App Store® on your smartphone for further information on the following applications.

3 Smartphone Apps to Improve Your Child’s Dental Hygiene

1. Disney Magic Timer by Oral-B®

Many youngsters don’t brush their teeth long enough to completely remove all the food residue and bacteria clinging to tooth enamel and the gum line. To ensure your little one devotes adequate brushing time to each chomper, download the Disney Magic Timer by Oral-B app.

Featuring Disney®, Marvel®, and Star Wars® characters, the app encourages kids to track how long they brush, using calendars to log their progress. Kids can also scan the bar codes of Crest® and Oral-B Pro-Health Stages products to unlock stickers to save to their albums.

2. Dentist Office – Dental Teeth Games Simulator®

Fear of the unknown is why many kids don’t like going to the dentist. Left unaddressed, this phobia could follow them into adulthood, leading to infrequent checkups. Dentist Office – Dental Teeth Games Simulator is an app designed to expand children’s knowledge and help put aside fears. With the interactive gameplay, kids become familiar with dental instruments, performing teeth cleanings, root canals, and other procedures that help them understand what to expect during their next cleaning.  

3. Chomper Chums®

Many kids don’t understand how food and drink affect their teeth and gums. Chomper Chums is an app tailored to teaching children why making healthy food choices is a key part of dental care. Using illustrations, kids learn correct brushing, flossing, and rinsing techniques. They can also earn digital coins to buy food for the characters. Choosing foods packed with vitamins and minerals will make the characters healthier.

Contact William B. Collier Jr., DMD in Enterprise, AL, to monitor your child’s oral health and dental care treatments. Serving families throughout the Wiregrass area since 1967, the dentist is committed to providing effective general, restorative, and cosmetic dental care services to make patients proud of their smiles. Learn about the treatments online and call (334) 347-5026 for an appointment.