What’s a ghost’s favorite candy? BOO-ble gum!

One area dentist is redefining the phrase “put your money where your mouth is.” This Halloween, trick-or-treaters can bring their excess candy to Tobin Dental Care in Garden City and receive $1 per pound. Dr. Nancy Tobin is leading this anti-decay movement by giving away dollars and electric glowing toothbrushes in exchange for cavity-provoking candy.

“Ditch the candy, that’s what we’re saying. Visiting your dentist twice a year and brushing daily are great preventative measures, but doing away with excess sweets altogether would really give your teeth a healthy boost,” says Dr. Nancy Tobin from Tobin Dental Care. “Kids can still have all of the fun of trick-or-treating, and now their piggy banks will benefit as well. Plus these glowing brushes we’re giving out are really cool-they’re like light sabers for your mouth.”

Global sugar consumption for kids increases by about 2% annually and currently sits at t50 million tons per year, which means parents need to be sure their kids teeth are being cared for more than ever. Candy, as well as hurting children’s teeth, can lead to hyperactivity and weight gain. In some cases, the wrong types of candy can also lead to broken teeth and damaged braces.

Candy will be collected at the office of Tobin Dental Care on Election Day, November 3, 2009 from 2:00 to 6:00pm. The candy must be unopened. It will then be shipped to our troops overseas as part of Operation Gratitude.

For more information, please call the office at 516-747-2535 or visit us online at www.TobinDentalCare.com