JACKSONVILLE, FL — With so much emphasis on brighter, whiter and perfect teeth these days. In today’s First Coast Family report, we focus on where good dental health begins — when you are a child.

Rudd to offer free dental care 
NEW Labor leader Kevin Rudd is set to release his first major policy since taking over from Kim Beazley by extending free dental care to lower-income working families.

Enrollment Period Extended for New Dental, Vision Benefits 
About 475,000 federal employees and retirees have enrolled for new dental and vision benefits, exceeding expectations at the Office of Personnel Management and jamming the Web site handling the enrollments.

‘Grandmother of dental hygiene’ receives honor from Boston council 
Her expertise has taken her across the globe, but the woman known as the “grandmother of dental hygiene” has her roots in Tyngsboro.

She never forgot 
The rotted remains of a left boot. A beaded chain. Some buttons. Crumpled foil from a pack of Lucky Strike cigarettes. A key manufactured in Lancaster by Slaymaker Lock Co. A moldy canvas-and-leather wallet holding a faded photograph. A single military dog tag.