Ensuring Oral Health is a part of Early Learning
In order for children to be ready for school, they need to be healthy. Oral health is a critical part of a child’s health, growth, development and ability to learn.
Dental decay is the single most common chronic disease of early childhood. Left untreated, the pain and infection caused by tooth decay can lead to problems eating, sleeping and speaking. The good news is that dental disease is almost entirely preventable.
What policymakers can do:
- Protect funding for early learning programs, ECEAP and the Home Visiting Services Fund, that provide coordination for children’s health including oral health.
- Include oral health in regulations for licensed child care settings.
- Include oral health in training for early learning professionals.
Oral Health Watch
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Choosing water over soda and juice drinks to quench thirst provides oral and overall health benefits. In fact, studies show kids who drink more water, consume fewer sugar-sweetened beverages overall. And if your water has a good balance of fluoride in it? Even better! #teethmatter
Oral Health Watch
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Choosing water over soda and juice drinks to quench thirst offers oral &overall health benefits. In fact, studies show kids who drink more water, consume fewer sugar-sweetened beverages overall. And if your water has a good balance of fluoride in it? Even better! #teethmatter
Water, water everywhere! Drinking water moves nutrients through the body, flushes out wastes, makes skin glow — and promotes good oral health, too! Encourage children to drink water for healthy teeth. To brush up on #OralHealth, see these resources: https://buff.ly/3Hv6XUo
Oral Health Watch
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Please mark your calendars. @Arcorafound, @DDFGivesBack, @DeltaDentalInst, @chfund, @OHRC_GU, @astddorg and @OralHealthWatch are hosting a Tweetchat at 11 AM (PT)/2 PM (ET) on Feb. 22nd in recognition of National Children's Dental Health Month. #NCDHM #KidsTeeth
Oral Health Watch
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Access to oral health care is a matter of equity. Investments that expand access to regular oral health care checkups, timely dental treatments and community water fluoridation are good policy and the right thing to do. #teethmatter
Oral Health Watch
3d
Access to oral health care is a matter of equity. Investments that expand access to regular oral health care checkups, timely dental treatments and community water fluoridation are good policy and the right thing to do. #teethmatter
Oral Health Watch
3d
Access to oral health care is a matter of equity. Investments that expand access to regular oral health care checkups, timely dental treatments and community water fluoridation are good policy and the right thing to do. #teethmatter