Dr. Mogell Dental Blog

Boca Raton Cosmetic Dentist

Tooth Fairy's Rates Go Up

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

2014 was a good year for the Tooth Fairy - or more precisely it was a good year if you were a child with a loose tooth!

Every year Delta Dental performs the Original Tooth Fairy Poll to see how generous the Tooth Fairy has been during the year.

2014 saw the average gift for a tooth hit a record high of $4.36 versus the $3.50 per tooth in 2013. Southern children saw the largest amounts of cash, receiving $4.16 per tooth while Midwestern kids got about $2.83 on average. Size of the payment also depended on variables like age of the child, whether this was the first tooth lost and, how much spare change the Tooth Fairy had lying around.

Some Tooth Fairy's kept to the dental theme and left toothbrushes, floss or toys instead of cash.

Remember to take your child to the dentist by their first birthday. This ensures that those baby teeth stay healthy until the permanent teeth are ready to come in. Once your child has graduated from the pedodontist (children's dentist) please give us a call to schedule their appointment.

Labels: lost tooth