Sacramento -- Smile Keepers' volunteers greet dozens of families needing information about providing proper dental health care at SCUSD's recent School Readiness Fair at The Serna Center.

Specializing in pre-school age children, Smile Keepers says parents must be aware that "baby" teeth are very important for developing proper speech, maintaining spaces and gaps for adult teeth and, of course, chewing food. Baby teeth that decay and become infected can damage the growth of adult teeth, often resulting in crooked teeth needing braces. Smile Keepers is funded by tobacco taxes through the First 5 Sacramento Commission.

For more information, contact www.first5oralhealth.org or call 916-876-5875. Smile Keepers reminds parents that if their children have Medi-Cal, Healthy Families or Healthy Kids insurance, they likely have dental care coverage.

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A friend of mine recently reminded me how quickly and easily it is for children under the age of 4 to choke. She had quite the scare the other night with her 3 year old when he began choking on a piece of hard candy. He panicked. She panicked. They called 911 and made a late night trip to the ER.

Luckily, after some forceful coughing, he swallowed the candy and was back to his energetic, playful self once he recovered from the emotional trauma.

Nothing is as fear provoking or stressful as watching your young child in distress, choking, struggling to breathe, and wondering if you’re doing the right thing. This post, by Dr. Natasha Burgert, comes quickly to mind as she eloquently describes the seconds of sheer panic when she witnesses her son choking on a piece of food. Dr.Moms are not immune to freaking out either. When it comes to our own children, we are in full mom mode.