Schedule your baby’s first dental visit no later than the first birthday. If your baby is on AHCCCS or KidsCare, dental visits are covered. Call your health plan or The Arizona Dental Association (480-344-5777) for the name of a dentist.

Click here for a list of low cost and reduced fee dental clinics in Arizona.

Germs + Sugar + Time = Tooth Decay Many foods, including milk, formula and 100% fruit juice contain sugar.

Do you know?

• Tooth decay is a bacterial infection.
• Babies are born with no decay-causing germs in their mouths.
• You may pass the germs that cause tooth decay to your baby.
• Tooth decay in baby teeth can mean a lifetime of dental disease.
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• Sleeping with a bottle gives decay - causing germs a source of food.
  

• Your child’s first dental visit should be by age one.
  

• What can you do to care for your baby’s mouth?
  

• How can taking care of your own mouth help your baby?
  

• Why is your baby’s oral health so important?
  

• Tips for your older children