CNHI News Service
COLUMBUS, Kan. -- Though children look at Halloween as a fun night for sweet treats, dentist Rob Herron considers it the start of "kids' cavity season."
From 5 to 9 p.m. on Halloween, Herron will give children $5 for bags of candy at his office. Children who trade in their candy also may fill out a card for a chance to win an iPod Nano to be given away Nov. 1. The deal is open to the first 100 children who trade in their candy.
Herron said hard candy and caramel stick to children's teeth and are difficult to remove, even with brushing.
"All those are just killers," he said.
Herron said his candy buyback is voluntary, and even those children who trade in their candy may save a few choice pieces to take home.
He said the problem with Halloween candy is that children take their bags home and eat the treats every day, sometimes for weeks. The sweets continue at Thanksgiving and through Christmas until New Year's Day.
"During this time, we are inundated by every sugar delivery system known to man, and left unchecked, sugar will cause tooth decay," Herron said.
The candy that children turn over to him will be mailed to troops stationed overseas. Herron said he hopes those in the military will eat the candy responsibly and brush thoroughly afterward.
The Joplin (Mo.) Globe
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