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When trick-or-treaters demand, "gimme something good to
eat," they're hoping for candy - and lots of it. It's
certainly part of the holiday's appeal, but also a tradition
that causes concern about the effects of sugar on kids' teeth.
For a few simple strategies to protect your kids' teeth from
the onslaught of sugar, read
on.
Delta Dental of New Jersey has developed a quick, easy-to-use
tool to help assess your risk for dental disease. For more
about the tool and how to access it, read
on.
Four elementary schools in New Jersey Abbott school districts
recently received the first Oral Health Education Initiative
Grants from the Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation. The
grants will be used to initiate oral health education programs
in their third-grade classes for the 2007-2008 school year.
For more about the grant winners and their programs, read
on.
Delta Dental Plans Association reached out to four nationally
prominent scholars and researchers in the fields of
epidemiology, dental science, health economics and the study
of the associations between oral and overall health to form
the National Scientific Advisory Committee. The committee will
help ensure that our scientific pronouncements are
evidence-based and originate from the latest, best science
available. For more on the National Scientific Advisory
Committee, read
on.
Delta Dental Plans Association (DDPA) and the National Head
Start Association have joined together to provide tools and
resources to improve the oral health status of children in the
Head Start program. For more on how this partnership will
benefit children in underserved areas, read
on.
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