Best (and Worst) Halloween Candies for Tiny Teeth

Pediatric Dentistry of Garden City & Glen Cove

Garden City:516-222-5100

Glen Cove: 516-759-7000

www.PediatricDentistryofGardenCity.com

Excited for Halloween?  It's quickly approaching!  It's time to start getting your kid's costumes ready and preparing for Halloween parties and trick-or-treating.  While we know it's tough to avoid sweets this time of year, you can help keep tiny teeth healthy by opting for "healthier" candies.

Best Halloween Candies:

• Sugar-free Gum
• Chocolate (with no sticky fillings)
• Sugar-free Lollipops

Candies to Avoid:

• Taffy
• Caramel Filled Treats
• Hard Candies
• Jawbreakers
• Pixie Stix

Looking to get rid of your Halloween candy?  We're hosting candy buyback at our offices!  We will pay $1.00 per pound (up to 5 pounds) for your unopened Halloween candy.  We are collecting candy through the week following Halloween.  

Call 516-222-5100 to schedule your appointment at our Garden City office or 516-759-7000 to schedule your appointment at our Glen Cove office.  

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Enjoying Halloween With Braces

Pediatric Dentistry of Garden City & Glen Cove

Garden City:516-222-5100

Glen Cove: 516-759-7000

www.PediatricDentistryofGardenCity.com

Halloween is right around the corner and for kid's with braces, it's not always easy to know what you can eat.  While we always recommend choosing healthy snacks, here are a few tips to help you enjoy Halloween with braces.

Halloween Tips:

• Choose Soft Snacks - Candies like peanut butter cups that are soft and mushy are a better choice than harder candies that can damage your brackets.
• Eat Festive Fruits - Candy apples and bobbing for apples can be damaging to braces.  Try healthier, thinly sliced apples instead.  You can dip them in yogurt or chocolate sauce for sweetness.
• Avoid Sticky Candies - Taffy, licorice, caramel and other sticky snacks can be tough to chew.  They can get caught in your braces and even break the brackets loose.  Choose treats that are easier on your teeth instead!
• Try Baked Goods - Brownies and other soft baked goods won't damage your braces.  Just make sure that the brownies are free of nuts or other hard foods that could be harmful to braces.

Check out these articles from Parents magazine and ehow for more tips on how to celebrate Halloween with braces.

As always, remember to brush after eating any sugary treats!  Patients with braces should take extra care to make sure they are brushing and flossing their teeth well.  Contact our office with any questions you have about how to keep your teeth healthy this Halloween.  

Call 516-222-5100 to contact our Garden City office or 516-759-7000 to contact our Glen Cove office. Don’t forget to like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and check out our YouTube channel!

Hilarious Halloween Video

Pediatric Dentistry of Garden City & Glen Cove

Garden City:516-222-5100

Glen Cove: 516-759-7000

www.PediatricDentistryofGardenCity.com

Halloween candy is every child's favorite part of Halloween. Children look forward going door to door throughout their neighborhood in hopes of receiving their favorite treats.

Checkout this hilarious video (courtesy of Crest) to see how a few children reacted to being told their Halloween treats were going to be healthy ones this year.

This video is sure to brighten your Friday! Let us know what you think on our Facebook page. 

How Children Can Enjoy Halloween Without Harming Their Teeth!

Pediatric Dentistry of Garden City

585 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530

516-222-5100 

www.PediatricDentistryofGardenCity.com

Halloween is quickly approaching, which can only mean one thing – candy galore! Trick or treating is an event that children look forward to all year long! They’ll return home with bags filled with sugary candy that isn't at all good for their oral health! However, there are a couple ways your children can enjoy Halloween without harming their teeth!

Sugar-free gum is one item that can actually help prevent cavities! This is something we’d like to see pop up in more and more Halloween treat bags! Sugar-free gum helps to neutralize the effects of sugary snacks after eating. Sugar-free lollipops and hard candies are some other treats that won’t cause as much harm as chewy/sticky sweets will.

It is important for parents to monitor their children’s sweets intake and keep it to a minimum. It is key to teach children that eating sweets in moderation is OK, as long as they’re keeping up to date on taking proper care of their teeth.

To read the full article, CLICK HERE!

Do Something Different With Your Halloween Candy This Year!

Pediatric Dentistry of Garden City

585 Stewart Avenue, Garden City, NY 11530

516-222-5100 

www.PediatricDentistryofGardenCity.com

Halloween is right around the corner! Children will line the streets in all different sorts of costumes going door to door hoping to receive their favorite candies!

Pediatric Dentistry of Garden City is asking for you to do something a little different with your left over candy this year. Pediatric Dentistry is announcing CASH FOR CANDY! 

We will pay $1.00 per pound (up to 5 pounds) for your UNOPENED Halloween candy. All the candy collected will be donated to Operation Gratitude, a program designed to send care packages to the U.S. Military!

We will be collecting your Halloween candy at our Garden City office from November 1st until November 9^th!

For more information, visit our Facebook page, linked HERE!