CampaignDentalHealth

AAP Fact Checked: Is Fluoride Safe? YouTube Short Parents and health professionals alike hear a lot of conflicting information about fluoride these days. That’s why the American Academy of Pediatrics provides resources such as this: youtube.com/shorts/MUwbgMP…

City of Calgary’s plan to reintroduce fluoride into water system up in cost, delayed calgary.ctvnews.ca/city-of-calgar…

AAP Perspective: Supporting Our Pediatric Advocates publications.aap.org/pediatrics/art…

Is Your Drinking Water Safe? healthychildren.org/English/safety…

@OralHealthWatch A8: Latinx – Proteger Los Dientes De Los Más Pequeños / Protecting Young People’s Teeth ilikemyteeth.org/learn-and-shar…

@OralHealthWatch A8: Tooth Brushing Technique Graphic & Snippet: ilikemyteeth.org/learn-and-shar…

@OralHealthWatch A8: Lots of resources here for parents and caregivers! healthychildren.org/English/health…

@OralHealthWatch A7: Enable families to get toothpaste, floss, mouthwash, and toothbrushes through food distribution programs in communities including payment for these non-food items through the SNAP program. #NCDHM #KidsTeeth

@OralHealthWatch A7: Encourage support for the free and reduced cost lunch programs in schools. Encourage pediatricians to participate in screening and fluoride varnish programs for infants and toddlers. #NCDHM #KidsTeeth

@OralHealthWatch A7: Find ways to encourage both general and specialty dentists to participate with Medicaid and CHIP dental benefit programs so that all children have convenient dental services available to them. #NCDHM #KidsTeeth

A7: A zip code shouldn't determine a child's health. Invest to increase access to #oralhealth care, expand #publichealth measures, and support the wellbeing of kids in underserved communities. #NCDHM #KidsTeeth Our own Heather Gallagher shares more. ➡ arcorafoundation.org/investments-in….

A7: States should give low-income adults access to dental care thru #Medicaid (not just emergency care). That sends a crucial message: dental health matters for *everyone* in the household. #NCDHM #KidsTeeth

A6: Well-child visits are the perfect time to "put the mouth back in the body." Programs like #MouthMatters help health care providers integrate oral health education and services into checkups, including fluoride varnish—an extra layer of cavity prevention. #NCDHM #KidsTeeth

@OralHealthWatch A6: #Pediatricians can examine children’s teeth and apply fluoride varnish to protect them from the time they come in! Ask your doctor! #NCDHM #KidsTeeth ilikemyteeth.org/learn-and-shar…

Great advice for getting a child’s buy-in! #ncdhm #KidsTeeth

@OralHealthWatch A5: Here are toothbrushing tips! #NCDHM #KidsTeeth healthychildren.org/English/health…

@OralHealthWatch A5: Diet makes a difference! #NCDHM #KidsTeeth healthychildren.org/English/health…

@OralHealthWatch A4: Drinking water with fluoride prevents cavities, especially when it replaces sugary drinks. #NCDHM #KidsTeeth healthychildren.org/English/health…

@OralHealthWatch A3: Cavities are almost completely preventable! Fluoride prevents cavities! #NCDHM #KidsTeeth healthychildren.org/English/health…

A2: Children miss 34 million hours of school every year in the U.S. due to emergency dental issues. That is crucial time when a child should be able to focus on school. #NCDHM #KidsTeeth