This season, Nathanson is offering to buy candies from little witches and goblins. As aspect of a national system, Nathanson will pay kids a dollar for a pound of candies and side them fancy flashing toothbrushes. The candies he collects will be sent to troops overseas.
"This is a way we can show kids about dentistry and avoid them from overindulging," Nathanson said.
While parents welcome a way to limit the candies that their kids - and themselves - consume, kids have mixed opinions about giving up their Skittles, Twizzlers and Pixie Stix.
When asked whether he would like to sell his candies, Jordan Frazier, who was attending the Maryland Zoo's Zoo Boo event Friday, lifted his Halloween parties night mask to reveal a frown.
"Is my candies going to be all gone?" the 5-year-old asked, his reduced lip quivering.
But when his mother, Jennifer Frazier, explained that the candies would be sent to associates of the military such as his father, the boy said that he would gladly contribute some candies.
"I will offer three items of candies to everybody my daddy works with," said Jordan, who was dressed as the Joker from "Batman."
For Kiera Lane, a seventh-grader from Middle River, the system is a fantastic way to get rid of unwanted candies. The 12-year-old, who dressed as Little Bo Peep for the zoo event, wears braces, so soft candies like Starbursts and caramel creams are out of the question. She's not too fond of Smarties either.
"But I'll keep the candy," said Kiera, such as that she hauls house enough candies to fill a crab pot. Her mother, Kelly Lane, said the household usually has Halloween parties night candies around until Easter, when they toss it to make room for candy bunnies and jam legumes.
The concept is not to ask the kids to offer up candies altogether, but to reduce the quantity of candies they eat, explained Nilda Collins, an Annapolis pediatric dentist who is participating in the buy-back system for once this season.
"If they eat candies every day for months, they're going to be in trouble," said Collins. "Whether we like it or not, difficult candies is one of the culprits for corrosion."
Tooth-weakening acid is produced in the mouth area for about a half-hour after candies is eaten, Collins said. If kids treat on candies over several hours, the teeth are bathed in acid for longer time periods, increasing the possibility of corrosion.
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