Dental/Oral Health


Dental/Oral Health

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Children in communities with water fluoridation experienced 29% fewer cavities. *

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Milk Matters with Buddy Brush.
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/upload/
mm_with_buddy_brush_2006.pdf

American Dental Hygienists' Association.
Adolescent Oral Health.
http://www.adha.org/downloads/adolescents_factsheet.pdf

American Dental Association.
FAQ. Benefits and Insurance. 2002.
http://www.ada.org/2975.aspx?currentTab=1

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center.
Preventing Tooth Decay and Saving Teeth with Dental Sealants. 2000.
www.mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/OHDentSealantfactsheet.pdf

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CDC.
Children's Oral Health: An Overview.
http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/topics/child.htm

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CDC.
Community Water Fluoridation.
http://www.cdc.gov/fluoridation/index.htm

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CDC.
Oral Health Data Systems. My Water's Fluoride. Find Out if Your Community's Water is Fluoridated. 2002.
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/MWF/Index.asp

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CDC.
Dental Sealants: What Are They? Why Should My Child Get Dental Sealants? 2001.
http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/topics/dental_sealant_programs.htm#1

Dental Health Services at Schools

Children's Dental Health Needs and School-Based Services: A Fact Sheet. 2002.
www.healthinschools.org/cfk/dentfact.asp

School-Based Dental Health: Considerations for Program Development.
www.healthinschools.org/slides/content.htm

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CDC.
Promoting Oral Health: Interventions for Preventing Dental Caries, Oral and Pharyngeal Cancers, and Sports-Related Craniofacial Injuries. Recommendations for population-based interventions to promote oral health. Strongly recommended are water flouoridation and school-based and school-linked sealant programs.
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5021a1.htm

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. CDC.
Infrastructure Development Tools.
Resources provided to assist in planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating oral health promotion and disease prevention.
http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth/state_programs/infrastructure/index.htm

More Info

Center for Health and Health Care in Schools.
The George Washington University.
Dental Health Resources.
www.healthinschools.org/dentalhealth.asp


*Fact Box Reference

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. CDC. Preventing Dental Carries.  
http://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/publications/factsheets/dental_caries.htm