A mother admits that she bribes her child in order to promote dental health and avoid emergency dentistry treatment.Parents could avoid emergency dentistry treatment for their children if they bribe them to take care of their dental hygiene, a writer has suggested.

Jeanne Sager told readers of The Stir that her daughter, who is currently in kindergarten, has developed a reluctance to brush her teeth – an issue that became more problematic when she was about to start losing her 'baby' dentures.

However, Ms Sager revealed that her dentist provided the little girl with a novelty toothbrush, which lights up and has a floating character in the handle, resulting in the child being excited about oral hygiene for the first time.

The writer explained: "[Cool toothbrushes] inject a little silliness into the process once she's in the bathroom, which relieves my burden a little. But getting her in there, with brush in hands, is my bigger battle."

Ms Sager added that she has established a reward scheme in order to instil the habit of lifelong emergency dentistry prevention in her daughter.

Last year, research revealed that millions of British parents are not enforcing a teeth-brushing routine, because they are too rushed or stressed.
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