While not all disorders which reduce the quality of a child’s life can be actively influenced, an effort should be made to address those amenable to prevention. One of those disorders is early childhood caries (ECC), the consequences of which are associated with all four core domains of a child’s quality of life. ECC is associated with physical symptoms such as discomfort, pain, infection, abscesses, gastrointestinal disorders, malnutrition, including retarded growth because of pain and reluctance to eat. Thus, the consequences of ECC can reach well beyond the dental area and negatively influence general health and development of the child