How to keep your kids teeth healthy? Dr Michelle Kelman, DDS, Pediatric dentist

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In this weeks episode, Dr Jessica Hochman interviews pediatric dentist,
Dr Michelle Kelman, DDS.  We answer all of your common pediatric dental questions!  We discuss what are the best practices to brushing teeth (@1:15).  We also discuss cavity prevention, toothpaste (@4:00), pacifiers, bottles, thumb-sucking (@17:18), teeth grinding (@23:45) and more.  And we get into the great dentistry debates--such as what is the best practice: flossing after brushing or vice versa  (@6:58)?  We also discuss what parents can do in the situation of various dental emergencies (@27:00).

 In 2008, Dr. Kelman founded the Pediatric Dental Center in the Cedars Sinai Medical Towers and was director and chief clinician from 2008-2021. She has been on medical surgical staff at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center since 2008, and was the pediatric dentist for the Cedars-Sinai Craniofacial Team. She is a lecturer at the UCLA School of Dentistry, Department of Pediatrics, and served as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry at the Herman Ostrow USC School of Dentistry. 

Dr Jessica Hochman is a board certified pediatrician, mom to three children, and she is very passionate about the health and well being of children. Most of her educational videos are targeted towards general pediatric topics and presented in an easy to understand manner.

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