Oral Health

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

~Tooth decay (dental caries) is the most common chronic disease of childhood

~Only 1 in 3 of all U.S. schoolchildren and only 1 in 5 of children in families with low incomes have received dental sealants

~51 million school hours are lost each year because of dental-related illness

~Tooth decay affects half of those 12–15 years old

~About half of all children and two-thirds of children aged 12–19 from low income families have had decay
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