While of course you can find a dentist for each member of the family, it's often cheaper and always more convenient to work with a family dental practitioner instead. The doctor can more easily provide dental health tips, and it's easier to develop a close relationship.

Family dental experts warn against leaving a bottle in a baby's mouth after they've gone to sleep. During sleeping, saliva production decreases, allowing bacterial growth to advance. If there's even a tiny bit of milk or juice left dribbling into baby's mouth, it could lead to rapid tooth decay.

Most family dental practitioners urge against treating a child's baby teeth as expendable. It's best to start teaching your children good dental hygiene right away, so they can develop dental habits that will hold them in good stead later in life, once those permanent teeth come in.