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In This
Issue:
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Dental Illness Can Compromise
Children's Ability to Learn
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NJ Program Provides Insurance
for Children in Low Income Families
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Gum Disease Linked to Steroid
Abuse
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Native American Children Face
More Oral Health Problems
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Online Program Provides Oral
Health Training for Health Professionals
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Children Drink Too Many Soft
Drinks, Says ADA
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Flossing Delivers Quick Benefits
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Web Site Offers Health Career
Info for Students
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Oral health problems may prevent many
children from doing their best in school. To find out
how to keep children healthy and ready to learn,
read
on.
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Many low income children in New
Jersey are eligible for free health insurance, which often
includes dental care, but their families don't know about
it. For information about who is eligible for NJ
FamilyCare and how to apply, read
more. |
Athletes who abuse anabolic
androgenic steroids face yet another potential health side
effect: gingival overgrowth, a condition in which gums
become swollen and grow over the teeth. This makes it
easier for plaque to accumulate, and can lead to severe
periodontal infection. For more information,
read
on. |
| Native American preschoolers
are five times more likely to have tooth decay than their
peers, and Native American teens have more than twice the
tooth decay as their peers. For the story behind these
statistics,
read
on. |
| A free online training program
helps school nurses and others promote oral health to
children and their families. "Open Wide: Oral Health
Training for Health Professionals," developed by the
National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center,
provides tools to help school nurses take active roles in
fighting tooth decay among their students. For more
information,
read
on. |
School age children drink more soft drinks than milk, a
trend that can increase their risk for dental disease and
obesity. When soft drink consumption goes up, milk
consumption goes down. For more information,
read on. |
A new study found that flossing for just two weeks can
decrease bleeding gums by 38% and significantly reduce bad
breath. For more on this study, published in August's Journal
of Periodontology, read on. |
| The National Institutes of
Health's LifeWorks Web site helps middle and high
school students learn more about more than 100 health
careers, including those of dentist, dental hygienist,
dental lab technician, dental assistant, prosthodontist
and orthodontist. For more information,
read on. |
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