Karen Chu Teen Bite - Tobacco Stains = Kiss UN-Cool

One of the cigarette companies last youth based campaigns was based around a Joe Cool type Camel.

So when I ran across some camel pictures recently and saw the stained teeth it made an instant connection in my mind to teeth and tobacco -- especially smokeless tobacco. And, led to the idea for this Karen Chu Teen Bite.
 

Here is a fun Teen Bite -- a fun infographic to either give information or reminders to teens about oral hygiene and teeth related topics -- parents can use as ammunition to help steer their kids away from tobacco.

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words...

And, appealing to one of the teen world prime motivations -- appeal to the opposite gender -- can be more effective than all reasoned and logical arguments.

Enjoy!

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Check Out New ADA Clean And Friendly Website | Dr Karen Chu DMD Recommendation

The ADA has a new clean and friendly website. It is called Mouth Healthy and is bright, easy to move around on and to use. You can find it at http://www.mouthhealthy.org/ . We love the clean lines and navigation choices. We think everyone will find the site easy to read, use and find useful information quickly.

We especially liked the page tab topics for preteens and teens.

The page this tab opens up to is short and focused on the points of view important to kids of these age groups (preteen and teen).

There is a slide show that is bright and catches attention to actually get your teen to look at the page.The slides focus on the concerns that your preteen/teen actually has -- like bad breath. Whoever wrote the captions obviously does talk to real teens.

 

Sticking to a short and sweet format in keeping with 'web surfing' and 'uninterested' age group's attention spans, the links readers can follow up for more info lead to equally focused pages. These pages are also clear, focused on summarizing key points and often start with a video for the video minded generation.

 It's a good spot to point your teen toward when you want some quick back-up on the all important topics of:

• Teen hygiene and habits

• Wearing a mouth guard during sports

• Smoking 

• and of course... the teen fad  of Piercing.

Why don't you all take a quick look and see for yourselves. How much more family friendly do you find this website is than the usual medical information sites?

Thumbs up to the ADA for  putting in place this clean and friendly website resource for the public.

We look forward to see how it develops as a real family resource over the next year or two as it adds more topics that help adults, kids and teens.
  

Phoenix Kids Dentist Dr Karen Chu – Articles To Inform and Support Healthy Smiles

Dr Karen Chu is a Phoenix Kids Dentist with a passion to help parents feel comfortable taking an active and interactive role with their kid’s dentists, dental care and daily dental habits and routines.

  Don’t forget to share these with another parent!
  

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