I think in some places (in WA at least anyway) primary school kids are seen free of charge through the school dental system. Hopefully your little ones will be able to access that soon if it's available over east? But yes it's very expensive to see a dentist normally.
I do agree though that kids sucking on sugary drinks can't help. My little one has never known anything but milk and water and won't do for a few years yet. When I see kids his age (nearly two) drinking juice etc I just can't understand it...
The one I hate is chupa-chups. It's essentially a ball of sugar resting in your mouth mixing with saliva to bathe your teeth. I blame them for most of the damage done to my teeth as I was addicted to the stupid things throughout my teenage years, especially in year 12.
DD loves them but I try to switch her onto other things that she chews up and swallows rather than sucks on for hours at a time (in addition to insisting on her brushing her teeth).
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