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Oral Health in America

WEBImportant, but insufficient, gains have been achieved in access to and delivery of oral health care since the 2000 US surgeon general’s report on oral health in …

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Defining oral health

WEBDefining oral health. Oral health as a critical component of overall health was brought to the forefront by the first-ever surgeon general's report on oral health in 2000. This was …

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Keeping your smile healthy

WEBBrushing your teeth helps slow this cycle by reducing the amount of bacteria and germs on your teeth and along the gumline. Follow these 3 key tips for toothbrushing: Brush twice …

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What do we mean by social determinants of oral health

WEBThere has never been a time when public health professionals, dental researchers, and oral health care providers so often came across the expression social determinants of …

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Diet, Dentistry, and Health

WEBWhat we eat and how we eat it are critical to our health, well-being, and risk of developing a myriad of diseases. The importance of a healthy diet and disease control …

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The One Health initiative and its importance to oral health

WEBThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines One Health as a “collaborative, multisectoral, and transdisciplinary approach—working at the local, …

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An Assessment of Oral Health Importance

WEBThe majority of respondents (76.1 percent) rated the overall importance of their oral health as “very important.”. Interestingly, 58.2 percent, 45.8 percent and 69.2 percent of …

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Keeping your gums healthy

WEBKeeping your gums healthy. If you do not take care of your gums ( Box ), you can develop gum disease. Gum disease can develop when a thin layer of bacteria, …

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on oral health care use …

WEBThe purpose of this study was to assess the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on oral health care provided from July 2020 through December 2021 using …

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Diabetes and oral health

WEBPeople with diabetes also may be more likely to develop thrush, which is an oral fungal infection caused by the yeast Candida albicans (sometimes called candida ). …

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Dentistry is essential … so what does that mean

WEBOn October 19, 2020, the American Dental Association’s (ADA’s) House of Delegates passed Resolution 84H-2020, which states that oral health is an integral component of …

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Diabetes and oral health

WEBThe American Diabetes Association's diagnostic criteria for diabetes require a fasting blood glucose level of 126 mg/dL or greater. The measurement of glycosylated hemoglobin, or …

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Critical challenges facing dentistry

WEBThe challenges facing dentistry in the United States in 2023 were diverse to say the least. As we enter that 25th year of the first century in a new millennium, the …

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The most important invention in the history of dentistry and what …

WEBI was asked this question recently by a first-year dental student who wanted to learn more about the history of our profession. I thought first of amalgam, the standard restoration …

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Pregnancy and oral health

WEBSome pregnant women experience nausea. If this causes you to vomit, acid in the mouth can increase the risk of dental erosion. Constant exposure to this acid can soften and …

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Is fluoride varnish safe

WEBFluoride varnish is widely used in dentistry as a caries preventive measure with recommendations for its use even in infants. In addition, nondental providers are …

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Controlling bad breath

WEBTo help keep your mouth clean. . brush twice a day with a fluoride toothpaste; . clean between your teeth daily with floss or another product made for this, like tiny brushes, …

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Keeping your gums healthy

WEBKeeping your gums healthy. Healthy gums are part of a healthy smile, and you can take these steps to keep your gums healthy: ⁃. brushing; ⁃. cleaning between your teeth with …

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Informed decision making in clinical care

WEBInformed decision making in clinical care. It is estimated that human knowledge doubles at a mind-boggling rate of every 12 hours. Before development of the internet, information …

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Believing is seeing

WEB131. mental stress and even physical discomfort. Af firming assumptions is a natural human behavior associ-ated with survival, whereas chal-lenging a belief seems to be an odd …

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Evidence-based guidelines for the care and maintenance of …

WEBThe current rates of edentulism have been estimated to be between 7 percent and 69 percent of the adult population internationally. In the United States, while the incidence …

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