• Brush at least twice a day with a fluoride toothpaste, especially after eating breakfast and before bedtime.

• Floss every day.

• Limit the number of times you eat snacks each day.

• Visit your dentist regularly.

It's easy to guide your family toward good oral health. All it takes is the right information and a little practice to keep them moving in the right direction!

• Place the toothbrush at a 45°angle along the gum line. Move the toothbrush in a back and forth motion, and repeat for each tooth.

• Brush the inside surface of each tooth, using the same back and forth technique.

• Brush the chewing surface (top) of each tooth.

• Use tip of brush to brush behind each tooth — front and back, top and bottom and up and down strokes.

• Be sure to brush your tongue to remove odor causing bacteria.

• Pull 18 to 24 inches of dental floss from the floss dispenser.

• Wrap the ends of the floss around your index and middle fingers.

• Hold the floss tightly around each tooth in a C shape; move the floss back and forth in a push-pull motion and up and down against the side of each tooth.