Children lacking dental insurance.
More then 130 million Americans do not have dental insurance. Those that are lacking insurance tend to put of dental care due to cost. Even though early childhood is a critical time period for kids to learn effective dental health care habits, many parents can not afford their needed dental care.
Many schools in effort to help children build strong dental health care habits, reach out to volunteer dental hygienists and dentist that are willing to visit their school and provide dental education and free dental screenings. See if your child school is active in having such programs available.