The Campaign for Dental Health works to ensure that all people have access to the most effective and affordable way to protect teeth — water fluoridation.
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AAP Fact Checked: Is Fluoride Safe? YouTube Short
Parents and health professionals alike hear a lot of conflicting information about fluoride these days. That’s why the American Academy of Pediatrics provides resources such as this: youtube.com/shorts/MUwbgMP0X…
City of Calgary’s plan to reintroduce fluoride into water system up in cost, delayed calgary.ctvnews.ca/city-of-c…
AAP Perspective: Supporting Our Pediatric Advocates publications.aap.org/pediatr…
Is Your Drinking Water Safe? healthychildren.org/English/…
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A7: Enable families to get toothpaste, floss, mouthwash, and toothbrushes through food distribution programs in communities including payment for these non-food items through the SNAP program. #NCDHM #KidsTeeth
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A7: Encourage support for the free and reduced cost lunch programs in schools. Encourage pediatricians to participate in screening and fluoride varnish programs for infants and toddlers. #NCDHM #KidsTeeth
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A7: Find ways to encourage both general and specialty dentists to participate with Medicaid and CHIP dental benefit programs so that all children have convenient dental services available to them. #NCDHM #KidsTeeth
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A7: A zip code shouldn't determine a child's health. Invest to increase access to #oralhealth care, expand #publichealth measures, and support the wellbeing of kids in underserved communities. #NCDHM #KidsTeeth
Our own Heather Gallagher shares more. ➡ arcorafoundation.org/investm….
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A7: States should give low-income adults access to dental care thru #Medicaid (not just emergency care). That sends a crucial message: dental health matters for *everyone* in the household. #NCDHM #KidsTeeth
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A6: Well-child visits are the perfect time to "put the mouth back in the body." Programs like #MouthMatters help health care providers integrate oral health education and services into checkups, including fluoride varnish—an extra layer of cavity prevention. #NCDHM #KidsTeeth
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Great advice for getting a child’s buy-in! #ncdhm #KidsTeeth
💯! Yes! Give kids a sense of ownership when it comes to their oral health! #NCDHM #KidsTeeth #ToothChatter
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A2: Children miss 34 million hours of school every year in the U.S. due to emergency dental issues. That is crucial time when a child should be able to focus on school. #NCDHM #KidsTeeth
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Cavities are not the only dental health disparity facing Latino children, either. They experience high rates of untreated tooth decay, poor rates of dental health care coverage, and more. #NCDHM #KidsTeeth #teethmatter salud-america.org/3-of-4-lat…
Everything you need to know about kids and fluoridated water can be found here: ilikemyteeth.org/ #KidsTeeth #NCDHM
New Blog Post: What does the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry say about fluoride? Read and share!
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This just in: a new blog post on Greene Vardiman Black, founder of modern dentistry. Enjoy and share! ilikemyteeth.org/founder-of-…
The National Toxicology Program report is one of two draft reports that failed to pass the peer review process. prn.to/3AxFBuo
The Campaign for Dental Health has updated an important resource: Does Fluoride Lower IQ Scores? Have a look at the blog post here: bit.ly/3g5cKGO and the resource page here: bit.ly/2ZzJr4W.
Today the Campaign for Dental Health is featuring a Partner Resource Highlight from @astddorg on Natural Fluoride in Well Water. Check it out! bit.ly/3Fdb1JK
Fluoridated water safe, does not affect children's development, Australian study finds abc.net.au/news/2022-10-10/f… via @ABCaustralia