John Cody Kim’s Cal Arts BFA2 film, The Sugar Bugs, flips the script on all those dental hygiene PSAs we grew up watching. Here, the bacteria act as valiant defenders of their home, fighting in ...

Sturrup’s book, A Sugar Bug on My Tooth, which is illustrated by Reginald William Butler, helps parents put their young children’s minds at ease when going for a dental checkup. Sturrup earned ...

Afterward, children practiced brushing away the “sugar bugs” on a laminated illustration of a cartoon mouth. “We wanted to show them dental hygiene can be fun,” Bouie said. Supervisory ...

“Brush your teeth,” the dentist tells the 4-year-old as she finishes his check-up, “or else the Sugar Bugs will grow on them.” Ms. Dentist, that ‘Sugar Bugs’ line probably works great ...