Home > Dental > Good Dental Habits For Children Get the Flash Player to see this player. Rate: (Click the stars to rate) Published on Nov 19, 2008 by ROnikul, Views: 5030 Good Dental Habits For Children: Robin Onikul, DDS, a pediatric dentist, discusses good brushing habits as children, and how it can affect the health of a childs teeth as an adult. Many children have tooth decay by the time they are 5. Preventing dental caries requires regular visits to a dentist, regular brushing and flossing, fluoride, and eating right. mylove, good comment, but get some sleep. fortythenewthirty 8.10 years ago It is so important to take good care of your dental health. It has been linked to heart disease and probably more so I have been telling my kids to brush well. My little girl had tooth decay and I wonder how much of it is genetic. mylove4u 8.10 years ago