Booklet - Oral Health Care for your Children

Steps for Cleaning Your Baby's Mouth A newborn baby is a gift of joy for his/her parents. As parents, you want the best of everything for your baby. Children's oral care must be one of the things that most concern you. The key to good oral health is starting an oral care program as early as birth for babies so as to establish good oral care habits before their teeth erupt. Parents should regularly clean their babies’ mouths every night starting at birth Steps for cleaning your baby's mouth Prepare a piece of gauze, cotton or wash cloth and a glass of drinking water Wash your hands thoroughly with soap Wrap your finger with the gauze, cotton or wash cloth and damp it with water Gently put your finger inside your baby's mouth. Rub the upper gum and then the lower gum once Aim To keep your baby's mouth clean To help your baby learn to brush and be accustomed to brushing when he/she grows up To get your baby accustomed to having a clean mouth