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Frequently Asked Questions
Why was the Gewoon Gaaf method introduced?
The current generation of young parents has grown up with fluoride toothpaste. Between 1970 and 1990, great leaps forward were made in oral health. Yet there is still a huge health gain to be made. Gewoon Gaaf wants to make oral care for children more effective. Gewoon Gaaf means a turnaround in oral care, in which prevention is more important
is self-evident.
Doesn't the dentist take care of my child's healthy teeth? I don't have to do that, do I?
Having and keeping healthy children's teeth is an interplay between your child, yourself and your dental care provider. The care for children's teeth mainly lies with you and your son or daughter. Your dental care provider coaches you and your child.
You can't help it if you get a hole, can you? That happens to you, doesn't it?
Not true! You can prevent cavities in the teeth. You have a lot of influence on the development of cavities in your teeth. If you brush your teeth well with fluoride toothpaste and use little sugar, you can prevent cavities and keep your teeth intact.
Doesn't my child have weak teeth?
Even then, the key to healthy teeth is a combination of careful tooth brushing and moderate sugar consumption. Children who brush their teeth well (or have them cleaned afterwards), and who eat and drink little sugar, keep their teeth intact.
Can a starting hole still stop?
Yes! Each hole starts with a white spot. Fortunately, you can still stop early cavities and even partially repair them. But that takes time and attention.
Can I withhold fluoride treatment from my child?
Many parents think they are failing their children if they don't
receive fluoride treatment in the dental practice. The best
Fluoride treatment is brushing twice a day with fluoride toothpaste. That is also much more pleasant than a fluoride treatment at the dentist. Not having a fluoride treatment at the dentist is a conscious and responsible choice of your dental care provider.
Is it safe not to seal the molars?
Many parents see not sealing their child's molars (and their brother or sister does) as under-treatment. If the dentist or dental hygienist has no reason to seal your child's teeth, this is a conscious and responsible choice. Cavities can form in both sealed and unsealed molars.
Gewoon Gaaf, how?
Nothing is more difficult than changing behavior. Those who are taught the right behavior early on will enjoy it for the rest of their lives. Therefore, take your child to the oral care practice as soon as the first tooth breaks through and start brushing their teeth immediately. Together with your dental care provider, you can keep your child's teeth intact. Isn't that Gewoon Gaaf?