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Started by Scumbag_Steve
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We participated in the truck or treats at work last year. Instead of candy I went to the party store and loaded up on a ton of the cheap $.10-$.25 plastic toys (rings, notebooks, whistles, magnifying classes, mirrors, bubbles, etc.). You'd be surprised how much you can find there. Discounts for bulk buying. Gave that out - kids loved it. (otherwise, you could always go the sugar-free option).
 
Give out xylitol sweetened candy. Not only will they not cause cavities, but you'll be doing their oral health a favor.

EDIT: As you mentioned it can upset your lower half because of its antibacterial effect, but for most people its negligible.
 
Scumbag_Steve said:
Hey guys

This is the first Halloween I'm living by myself and dealing with Trick-or-Treaters coming to my door. My apartment is on a relatively busy street, and my town is crawling with kids. As a future dentist, is it morally reprehensible to pass out dental caries in little wrappers and compromise the oral health of the future generation? Should I be "that guy" that gives out toothpaste, thereby saving the kids from future years of pain and expensive dental care? Should I dress up as a toothbrush? Should I buy copious amounts of candy, only to eat it all myself?

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Dude....it's halloween....c'mon now.....
I say give a nice jumbo size Hershey bar to every kid.
 
If you want to get really artsy, you could make candy bags for each kid and then buy a sticker maker and put a little sticker on each bag saying something to the effect of: "Enjoy this candy now, but don't let it haunt you later: make sure to brush and floss before bed 🙂" *with an adorable ghost picture or something haha
 
Scumbag_Steve said:
Hey guys

This is the first Halloween I'm living by myself and dealing with Trick-or-Treaters coming to my door. My apartment is on a relatively busy street, and my town is crawling with kids. As a future dentist, is it morally reprehensible to pass out dental caries in little wrappers and compromise the oral health of the future generation? Should I be "that guy" that gives out toothpaste, thereby saving the kids from future years of pain and expensive dental care? Should I dress up as a toothbrush? Should I buy copious amounts of candy, only to eat it all myself?

Opinions are welcome
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I'm giving out five guys burgers. Gotta watch that sugar content!
 
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Growing up our dentist always said a little candy isn't going to hurt you, just brush your teeth after you have some. So, give candy and toothbrushes 🙂
 
Scumbag_Steve said:
Hey guys

This is the first Halloween I'm living by myself and dealing with Trick-or-Treaters coming to my door. My apartment is on a relatively busy street, and my town is crawling with kids. As a future dentist, is it morally reprehensible to pass out dental caries in little wrappers and compromise the oral health of the future generation? Should I be "that guy" that gives out toothpaste, thereby saving the kids from future years of pain and expensive dental care? Should I dress up as a toothbrush? Should I buy copious amounts of candy, only to eat it all myself?

Opinions are welcome
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lol some dentist donate candy to the troops after Halloween: http://www.courant.com/community/hc...offering-cash-for-hallo-2015-10-26-story.html

Just remind them not to have too much candy too often 🙂.
 
With proper oral hygiene a little bit of Halloween candy isn't going to cause caries. It's how they take care of their mouths the other 364 days of the year.

I've never had a cavity and I ate 6 pieces of Halloween candy today [emoji15][emoji15]
 
Just send out the sugar-free haribo gummy bears. They won't be eating anything else the rest of the night, I can assure you that.
 
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It's interesting to think about. If coke addicts are going to get cocaine somewhere else anyways, does that mean you should might as well start dealing?
 
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Depends on their effort. Full sized Twix for overachievers, fun-sized for the slackers. No costume? I think I have some travel-sized toothpaste somewhere..In my house, we run a meritocracy.
 
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a little late but I saw it on fb.
 
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