Thanks to the passage of the Apple Health for All Kids program in 2007, 840,000 children now have comprehensive coverage, including medical, dental, vision and mental health. The program is an unqualified and historic success, but it is now at risk.
Thanks to the passage of the Apple Health for All Kids program in 2007, 840,000 children now have comprehensive coverage, including medical, dental, vision and mental health. The program is an unqualified and historic success, but it is now at risk.
#ToothChatter #Teethmatter
Tomorrow, our Dental Workforce Diversity & Inclusion expert—Lolinda Turner —is taking over @DeltaDentalWA! Join Lolinda and @DDFGivesBack at 8AM tomorrow for an important conversation on workforce development in oral health. See you there! #ToothChatter #Takeover
Thank you, caring volunteers and oral health care providers, Arcora Foundation, Delta Dental of Washington & Seattle Children's for making the SmileMobile possible. #teethmatter
We 💯 agree, @OHFCoalition! 😻🥤 #teethmatter
Rethink the drink. One can of Mountain Dew contains over 10 teaspoons of sugar! A can of Coke contains 9 teaspoons of sugar! Sugary beverages contribute to dental caries, diabetes, and obesity. Keep calm and drink more water.
Hospital emergency departments offer temporary relief, but are costly and ill-equipped to deal with the underlying causes of dental pain and infection. Policies that promote greater access to preventive dental care and support measures like water fluoridation can help prevent needless suffering, ...improve health and save money. #teethmatter
Hospital emergency departments offer temporary relief, but are costly and ill-equipped to deal with the underlying causes of dental pain and infection. Policies that promote greater access to preventive dental care and support measures like water fluoridation can help prevent needless suffering, ...improve health and save money. #teethmatter
ERs offer temporary relief, but are costly & ill-equipped to deal w/ underlying causes of dental pain & infection. Policies that promote greater access to preventive dental care & measures like water fluoridation can help prevent needless suffering, improve health & save money.
New @AHRQnews report shows that over 2-M emergency dept visits in the US involved dental conditions. 62% of these visits were for nontraumatic dental issues that could have been treated in a dental office. Access the report: https://bit.ly/3DUJagw
