Dr Aisha Mohamed, a consultant paediatric dentist at the Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi, talking about oral health in children, says that baby teeth allow children to eat, help with speech development, guide the adult teeth into the correct position and make them smile. Children can suffer from dental-related diseases, causing pain which affects their nutrition, sleep, behaviour and performance at school. Dr Mohamed says children should see a dentist by the age of one, or when the first tooth erupts, whichever comes first. She notes that it is important to create a good foundation for long term oral health.