mother expresses concern about the amount of decay and asks the dental assistant what can be done to prevent more problems. How should the dental assistant respond?

Keep up the hygiene of brushing and flossing twice a day for at least 2 minutes at a time, but reduce the amount acidic drinks or super sugary drinks like Coke Cola .

Explanation:

Acidity in drinks eats away at our enamel and the same with sugar rich drinks like pop.

nope, but i have cleaned my brush in my cup of not as potentially harmful but nevertheless, very upsetting for scottish/british folks. especially if you've used the last teabag for it

explanation:

there could be something in that . . i am indeed an old scottish man!

there's a bit of bolshie-ness with it too though. i won't let go of the old ways . . tea and whisky . . whether the young whippersnappers like it or not!