Dental hygienist Chasidy Farmer demonstrates cleaning techniques
on her colleague Dawnya Brown at Bohle Family Dentistry in June
2011. Kids feasting on Halloween candy all at once isn't as bad
for them as a prolonged habit of eating sugar, but stress proper
cleaning before bed. With only a week before fright night, it’s
the inevitable thoughts of the sweet and gooey, and sour and
sticky, that float through the minds of children, but it’s the
images of devilish cavities that haunt parents. So as children
start to stuff their goody bags — and inevitably their faces —
with sugary treats on Halloween, a local dentist stresses the
importance of proper hygiene and even a different, generous
alternative for all that collected candy that’s a sweet deal all
around. While it seems like a losing battle trying to halt the
sweet tooth of a ravenous werewolf or sucker-slurping vampire,
parents can still help their kids’ dental hygiene in focusing on
moderation and routine. “They’re going to eat the candy, we’ve
got to be r