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About SLS
It’s spicy! How many times have you heard that toothpaste is too spicy? It burns, and therefore your LO can’t possibly be expected to brush their teeth today? Yeah pull the other one, and please brush your teeth, I’m tired and I need to lay down in a dark quiet room. Like most parents, you’re probably assuming that this is the latest, in a long line...
Location, location, location
Have you thought about brushing your child’s teeth in a different place to the bathroom? Maybe the kitchen? The car? The shower? Exploring different places to brush can help reduce friction with the brushing routine, and here is why it works! Discussion - talk about your routine in relation to brushing ahead of time. This gives your children time to digest and understand when and why...
Why common sense is ruining your teeth
In life, most of the time you can apply a bit of logic to a situation and get by just fine. Sadly, this isn’t always the case when it comes to your teeth. As a dentist, I spend most of my time politely trying to tell people they’ve got it wrong and it’s a tricky message to get across without sounding inflammatory: “Sorry, but if you keep doing that...
Autism & Dental Care
Introduction. For most parents it’s hard to look after your children’s teeth. There are additional challenges for children with autism. Having your teeth brushed and visiting the dental practice can be challenging for many patients, old & young. For children with autism, these activities can really challenge the senses, so we’ve outlined some ways you can try and make these activities more pleasant for you and...
HaBox Rewards!
Everyone always gets the first box, with the mirror sticker chart & timer because these are the foundations on which we build our dental habits. Each subsequent box has new things in there (always toothbrush & toothpaste) but we change the other items to help out with a different element of taking care of children’s teeth. For children between the ages of 1 & 7, the...
HaBox Hydration!
Loads of you lovely subscribers want to know what you'll get in your next HaBox. Everyone always gets the first box, with the mirror sticker chart & timer because these are the foundations on which we build our dental habits. Each subsequent box has new things in there (always toothbrush & toothpaste) but we change the other items to help out with a different element of...
What’s keeping you awake at night?
I don’t know if any of you lovely people have had a wisdom tooth erupt? Well, it really BLOODY hurts, and that’s just one (or two if you’re unlucky) tooth coming in at a time. Imagine how crap it must be for a poor baby who can have several coming all at once! One of my loveliest friends had a baby earlier this year. I spoke...
5 ways to reduce the hassle of clothing your kids
Written by Charlotte Morley for The Little Loop Clothing. Read time - 5 minutes We all wish we had more time. Time to spend with our kids. Time to read a good book. Time just to be. But the reality of life as a busy parent, whether you’re working or a full-time carer, is that there’s rarely a moment to go to the loo alone, let alone anything...
Does on demand breastfeeding at night cause dental decay?
Katie Davis - January 2020. 5 minute read. I don’t know A friend, who also happens to be a mother and a dentist asked me a while back if she thought she needed to brush her 10-month-olds teeth after his last breastfeed at night to stop him getting dental decay. It was a good question, but I didn’t know the answer. Would you wake up a...
Female Dentistry Collective Blog
We recently wrote a blog about Habox for The Female Dentistry Collective, a group of women who are championing all female members of the dental team! We thought we would share it here too! Who are we? Katie & Justina. Dentist and Dental Nurse. Stepmum and Mum. Partners in life as well as business. How Habox was formed After graduating from dental school, I entered...
Win the *toothbrushing battle* with HABITS
Habits are, in my opinion, the key to health (and life). I wish I could say I like habits because of health alone, but in truth, I like an easy life. Babies don't make your life easy, but habits will help. Once their first tooth starts to come through, you need to start brushing them twice a day. So here are some habit hacks to help you and...
Are half of parents bad parents?
Just under half of eight-year-olds in the UK have holes in their teeth. Half of them. Can you believe it? But who's responsible? Does this mean that half of parents are bad parents? I’m here to tell you that the answer is ABSOLUTELY NOT. As a budding SMUM (step mum) I can completely understand that being a parent has to be one of the most difficult...
Introduction to Habox
Hello mummies and daddies, grannies and granddaddies, care-givers and friends. Whoever, you are, welcome to Habox. We’re so pleased to have you here! It’s been a long journey to get us to where we are now, so let’s start from the very beginning. My name is Katie, I’m a dentist, co- founder and CEO of Habox, but first and foremost I’m a SMUM (step mum). Where...
