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In This
Issue:
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Dentists
on Front Line of Combating Child Abuse
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WHO
Releases Report on Oral Health Worldwide
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Schools
Key to Promoting Good Oral Health, Says WHO
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Classroom
Activities and Lessons Show Why Students Should Brush
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Downloadable
Poster Promotes Mouth Guards
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Federal
"healthfinder" Web Site Links to Health Info
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"Inside"
Story of Tooth at Web Site
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Survey
Results Reveal Oral Hygiene Habits of Men Lag Behind
Women
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The Delta Dental Foundation offers
its PANDA (Prevent Abuse and Neglect through Dental
Awareness) educational program to those who are in
regular contact with children. Originally created for
dentists, the PANDA program recently expanded to include
medical professionals, teachers, school nurses, youth
group leaders, and other community group leaders who can
assist in the fight to combat devastating patterns of
abusive behavior. Read
more
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Tooth decay, gum disease, oral and
pharyngeal cancers, and other oral diseases are a health
problem in both industrialized and developing countries,
especially among poorer communities, according to the
World Health Organization (WHO). To learn more about the
extent of this problem, and to download the WHO's World
Oral Health Report 2003, read
on. |
To find out why the World Health
Organization says schools are the foundation for
promoting good oral health throughout the world, read
on. |
Two Web sites feature experiments
that use the scientific method to teach students about
the benefits of oral health. Read
more |
The American Association of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Association of
Orthodontists and American Academy of Pediatric
Dentistry have developed an engaging poster that shows
when students should wear protective mouth guards
(soccer: yes; chess: "hopefully not"). To find
out how to download the poster, read
on. |
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The Site, which provides access to
more than 1,700 health-related organizations, also
includes special sections for children, and a
Spanish-language version. Read
more |
| The American Association of
Endodontists has an excellent cut-away illustration of a
tooth on its Web site, along with easy-to-understand
explanations of enamel, dentin, pulp, and other parts of
the tooth. To find out how to access it, read
on. |
| Women take better care of
their teeth than men, according to the American Dental
Association's 2003 Public Opinion Survey: Oral Health
of the U.S. Population. Women are more likely than
men to brush after every meal and visit the dentist. Read
more |
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