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CDC-Funded Programs – Cooperative Agreements
Cooperative Agreements CDC supports state and territorial health departments and national partner organizations through cooperative agreement programs. Under the State Actions to Improve Oral Health Outcomes (DP-1810), CDC funds 20 state health departments to assist their efforts to decrease dental caries, oral health disparities, and other chronic diseases co-morbid with poor oral health. To accomplish […]
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CDC Oral Health Surveillance Report: Caries, Sealants, Tooth Retention, Edentulism. 1999–2004 to 2011–2016
This surveillance report of the oral health of Americans was just released. It is stuffed with statistics, tables, and graphics that compare 1999–2004 to 2011–2016. It contains no information on dental fluorosis, fluoride, or fluoridation. PAGE 13: Conclusion and Comment • … during 2011–2016, about 1 in 4 working-age adults and 1 in 6 older […]
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More Evidence that Fluoride Lowers IQ: Will the CDC Keep Ignoring It?
By Children’s Health Defense, Inc. In the United States and Canada, exposure to fluoride is widespread and comes primarily through ingestion of fluoridated water supplied by community water systems. Although some U.S. residents consume drinking water that is fluoride-free, the majority of Americans served by community utilities—an estimated 74%—receive water to which industrial fluoride compounds […]
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CDC: State Oral Health Plans
CDC, in an effort to facilitate the development of Oral Health Plans for each state, has identified those states that currently have State Oral Health Plans or other resources. It is hoped that sharing this information will assist other states with their plan development process. See chart below. In the absence of a completed oral […]
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CDC recognizes ADA committee member for fluoridation work
Atlanta — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded a member of the ADA’s National Fluoridation Advisory Committee the CDC Jeffrey P. Koplan Award, the highest honor that the CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion can bestow on one of its employees. Honor: Dana Shelton, acting director, National Center for […]
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CDC: About the Division of Oral Health
Our Vision A nation where all people enjoy good oral health that contributes to leading healthy, satisfying lives. Our Mission To prevent and control oral diseases and conditions by building the knowledge, tools, and networks that promote healthy behaviors and effective public health practices and programs. Our Goals To prevent and control dental caries (tooth […]
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CDC: Fluoridation Learning Online
To celebrate how new technologies can transform the public health landscape, CDC is pleased to announce the launch of Fluoridation Learning Online (FLO), a free training resource designed to build the capability of state fluoridation programs, and increase knowledge and refine skills to implement and maintain community water fluoridation. Fluoridation Learning Online contains four modules. […]
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CDC: Children Are Using Too Much Toothpaste
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A study released by the CDC found that nearly 40% of children ages 3-6 are using too much toothpaste. The CDC suggests that children ages 3 to 6 should be using a pea sized amount and that children under the age of 3 should be using a no more than a […]
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CDC: Kids Are Using Too Much Toothpaste
If you’re the parent of young kids, think about how big a grain of rice is, or a pea, before you help them brush their teeth. That’s because that’s how big the drop of toothpaste on their toothbrush should be, depending on their age—kids up to age 3 get the rice-sized dollop, kids 3 to […]
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CDC: Use of Toothpaste and Toothbrushing Patterns Among Children and Adolescents — United States, 2013–2016
Fluoride use is one of the main factors responsible for the decline in prevalence and severity of dental caries and cavities (tooth decay) in the United States (1). Brushing children’s teeth is recommended when the first tooth erupts, as early as 6 months, and the first dental visit should occur no later than age 1 […]
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