Dental Insurance Kids, Early preventive dental care not received by many children
According to the study by Dr. Jonathon Maguire, a pediatrician and researcher at St. Michael’s Hospital, less than one per cent of healthy urban children surveyed in Toronto had received dental care by the recommended age of 12 months and less than two per cent had seen a dentist by the age of 24 months. Children most susceptible to cavities were least likely to receive early dental care,