Pool Safety: The Dental Connection!

Summer is here, and with the incredible heat we've had this summer, many people jump into the pool to cool off! Our team at Thomas Family Dentistry found some helpful pool safety tips that we'd like to share with you, courtesy of our friends at the American Association of Pediatricians!

• Install a fence at least four feet high around the pool
• Make sure that pool gates open outward, are self-closing, and self-latching 
• Never leave children alone in or near a pool
• Keep rescue equipment like a shepherd's hook, life preserver and phone near the pool
• Use appropriate life vests for younger children instead of "floaties"
• Children are usually not developmentally ready for swim lessons until after their fourth birthday
• Infants and toddlers should always have "touch supervision"-an adult within an arm's length
• Kid's Horseplay could cause a chipped tooth or other injury

Have a great summer, stay cool and stay safe when you're at the pool!

God Bless,
DRT