Nobody ever gets too old to celebrate Halloween. It is a day that most young adults and even some older adults look forward to even more than Christmas. Halloween is a day that you can let go of your normal life’s routine and be somebody or in some cases, something else. The one big difference about Halloween that comes with age is what people look forward to. Today, adults look forward to hanging out with close friends and having a meal and a couple drinks but when we were all younger, we went to sleep on October 30th thinking about only one thing; candy. Even though candy is cheap, it may become very expensive with its long-term effect. It is a major cause of cavities in children but as Dr. Anne Wilson, a pediatric dentist said, “letting kids have a one-time candy binge is a small offense to enamel.” One major scare for young children is that certain hard candies can fracture teeth, and other sticky candies may keep sugar in the mouth much long after the candy is eaten. No matter what type of candy the kids eat, they need to remember and be reminded by their parents to brush, floss, and used mouthwash everyday and especially after eating candy. Many dentists are doing all they can to try and keep kids from eating candy, even if it takes bribing them with money. Dr. Kurt Black and Dr.’s Eli Jackson and Brad Graham are promising 1 dollar for every pound of candy. Some dentists are even going to ship all that candy to the troops overseas. Last year, Dr. Black collected more than 200 pounds in candy. 
I think that the doctors exchanging money for candy is a wonderful idea. Not only does it keep the kids from eating excess candy, which can damage teeth but also the kids get money, which they can use for anything they would want. I do not agree with Dr. Anne Wilson and her statement that “letting kids have a one-time candy binge is a small offense on enamel” because that one time candy binge might get them hooked on certain candies which they could become addicted to and from Halloween on constantly have candy. Then what was a small offense on enamel may turn into a childhood of tooth ache and cavities after which the child might stop eating candy but they may also be stubborn and have no regard for their teeth as they continue to eat as much candy as they can.
