This article describes the consequences of dental disease among children under age 3. "Early childhood carries" (ECC) is preventable but is still a major public health problem--especially in poor and medically underserved communities--due to lack of awareness about prevention. The authors explain that in transdisciplinary care, practitioners work together as a "health-care team," viewing the patient--not the disease--as the center of the process. This team includes pediatricians, nurse practitioners, and ob/gyns, who can suggest simple ECC screening and detection techniques. By learning about the seriousness of ECC, parents and caregivers can take proper steps to prevent it or seek recommended treatment.