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In This
Issue:
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Captain
Supertooth Hooks Kids on Oral Health
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ADA Offers Free Resources for
Schools
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At All Income Levels, Kids with
Dental Coverage See Dentists More Often
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Kids from Low-Income Homes
Benefit from School-Based Sealant Programs, Says CDC
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Experimental Treatment May Stamp
Out Tooth Decay
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Dentists Diagnose 1 in 4 Bulimia
Cases
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Dental Grills Need Special Care
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Each February during National
Children's Dental Health Month, the Delta Dental
Foundation sends Captain Supertooth to schools. To find
out how Captain Supertooth gets students excited about
oral health,
read
on.
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Looking for low-cost ways to teach
kids about oral health? The American Dental Association
offers dental games, activity sheets, puzzles, classroom
activities and more on their Web site. For more
information, read
more. |
Two recent reports found that
children with dental coverage are more likely to visit the
dentist than those not covered. They also have fewer unmet
dental needs. For more on these reports,
read
on. |
| School-based dental sealant
programs improve children's health and reduce public
health costs, according to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC). For more on how these programs can
benefit underserved children,
read
on. |
| Scientists developed a new
treatment that kills cavity-causing bacteria, while
leaving good bacteria untouched. Researchers funded by the
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
reported that they eliminated S. mutans within 30 seconds
from an oral biofilm without damaging the good bacteria
nearby. For more about this research,
read
on. |
Bulimia is a serious eating disorder characterized by
binge eating and purging. Dentists are often the first to
spot it by such signs as severe erosion of the front teeth
and bad breath. For more about the signs of bulimia,
read on. |
When rappers and hip-hop artists started wearing
decorative teeth covers, called grills or grillz, many
teens tried copying them with homemade versions. The
American Dental Association urges would-be grill wearers
to talk to their dentists first. For more on grills,
read on. |
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