Halloween special offer for children at Dental Care Ireland
October 23rd, 2019
Halloween special offer: Our practices around the country are offering two children’s dental exams for the price of one from October 28th to November 8th
As parents, we naturally want our children to have fun and enjoy themselves. However, at the same time, we also have to take responsibility for their health and well-being, which is where our Halloween special offer comes in.
This is highlighted each year at Halloween when the fun of dressing up and going ‘trick-or-treating’ has to be balanced with the ‘nightmare’ amount of sweets and chocolate they receive (and want to consume).
To help with this, all Dental Care Ireland practices around the country are offering a two-for-the-price-of-one Halloween special offer on children’s dental exams. This is available from Monday, October 28th to Friday, November 8th.
To book your children in, contact the Dental Care Ireland practice nearest you. Full list of Dental Care Ireland locations.
Obviously, you don’t really want your child to eat all the treats they get. Parents will have often witnessed their children coming home with huge bags full of treats donated from houses in the neighbourhood. So introduce some rules, such as only allowing sweets and chocolate to be eaten after a meal as a dessert substitute.
It is also worth getting them to eat before they go out ‘trick-or-treating’ so they aren’t as hungry and won’t be tempted to eat as many sweets as a replacement for dinner. Try to also spread out the number of days when they can consume the treats as well as putting an end date in sight. You can always donate any remaining treats.
Drink water
It is also beneficial to get your children to drink lots of water around Halloween as this will help to get rid of any sugar in the mouth. It will also dilute the acidity of sugary snacks.
And if you can, encourage the eating of fruit, nuts and cheese around this time so the child will be getting some healthier options as well as all the other stuff. (Bear in mind that this doesn’t include fruit juices and smoothies which often tend to contain a lot of sugar.)
Keep on brushing
It is important that your children stick to their teeth-cleaning routines around Halloween, particularly as so many will be on mid-term break at the same time this year. Our dentists here in Dental Care Ireland recommend brushing teeth twice a day with fluoride toothpaste as well as flossing once a day. As mentioned above, drinking lots of water is also beneficial.
Get a check-up
There’s no time like the present for booking your children in for a check-up. You could always use have a dental examination as the balance for the consumption of sweets at Halloween!
The October mid-term break is also a good opportunity to take your children to the dentist as time always gets tight in the run-up to Christmas and the New Year. An exam will allow your dentist to check up on your child’s progress and assess what work needs to be done if any.
It will also give the dentist the chance to advise the child on the benefits of brushing which is always good for them to hear from the professionals, as well as from their parents. They can also tell them the professional view on eating too many sweets and drinking too many sugary drinks. This information is often best taken on board when coming from a dentist or dental hygienist.
Our offer
The Dental Care Ireland special offer is a good incentive for you to take your children to the dentist during the mid-term break. So, if you have children under 16 and want to get their teeth checked out, take advantage of our two-for-the-price-of-one deal.
To find out more about this Dental Care Ireland special offer, as well as the terms and conditions, go here: www.dentalcareireland.ie/special-offers/halloween-mid-term-kids-offer/
And, lastly, we hope you and your children have a great break and a ‘superscary’ Halloween!
To find the Dental Care Ireland practice nearest you, check our list of locations here: https://www.dentalcareireland.ie/practices/
