The No Cavity Club
It is painted on the reception wall at Tic Tac Tooth. Here it is as something your child can use: a brushing chart for home, six badges to earn, and a certificate with their name on it. Every child treated here is a member from their first visit.
Badges
Six badges to earn
Each is handed over in person at the end of an appointment, and each says what it takes to earn it.
First Visit
Given to every child at the end of their very first appointment at Tic Tac Tooth, whatever happened in the chair.
Why it matters: It is earned for turning up and sitting down, not for being brave or staying still. A child who leaves their first visit having succeeded at something is far easier to bring back.
Brave Smile
Earned for getting through a treatment that felt hard, a filling, an extraction, or simply managing a check-up that was frightening last time.
Why it matters: It names the effort rather than the outcome. A child who cried but stayed in the chair has done something genuinely difficult, and that deserves recognising.
No Cavities
Earned at a check-up where no new decay is found since the previous visit.
Why it matters: The headline badge of the club. It rewards the months of brushing between appointments rather than anything that happens on the day.
Brushing Streak
Earned by filling in the brushing chart at home, twice a day, morning and night, for a full week without a gap.
Why it matters: Brushing is a habit, not an event. A visible streak that would be a shame to break is one of the few things that reliably gets a tired six-year-old to the sink at bedtime.
Six-Month Star
Earned by coming back for a routine check-up roughly six months after the last one.
Why it matters: Most childhood decay is cheap and painless to treat when it is caught at six-monthly intervals, and expensive and frightening when it is not. This badge rewards the parent as much as the child.
Sealant Squad
Earned when a child has fissure sealants placed on their first permanent molars, usually around age six or seven.
Why it matters: Sealants fill the deep grooves on the biting surface where a toothbrush bristle cannot reach. Having them placed is a decision the parent makes, so the badge marks a preventive step rather than a treatment.
At home
The brushing chart
Tap a circle for each brushing session. This is exactly what the printed chart you take home looks like.
A printable version of this chart is available at your appointment.
Certificate
A certificate with your child's name on it
Type a first name to see it. It downloads as an image to share.
No Cavity Club
[Child's name]
is a proud Super Smile Saver
You did a great job!
How it works
The questions parents ask about the club
It costs nothing and there is nothing to sign up for. Here is the rest of it.
Does it cost anything to join?
No. Every child treated at Tic Tac Tooth is in the club automatically from their first visit. There is nothing to sign up for and nothing to pay.
How does my child collect badges?
Badges are awarded at the end of an appointment, and the brushing chart is filled in at home between visits.
What happens when the card is full?
My child had a cavity. Are they out of the club?
Not at all. Cavities happen, including to children who brush well, enamel strength, diet, medication and saliva all play a part. The club rewards the habits that reduce the risk, and every other badge is still there to earn.
Is this just a sticker chart?
In part, deliberately. A child who associates the dentist with a small, reliable, achievable reward arrives less anxious next time, and an anxious child is harder and slower to treat safely. The habits it encourages, twice-daily brushing and six-monthly check-ups, are the two that make the most difference to a child's teeth.
Every child is a member
From the first appointment at Tic Tac Tooth, free, with nothing to sign up for.