Children’s oral health is a PUBLIC HEALTH issue
Childhood tooth decay, also known as
caries or cavities, is a disease, not a series of
unrelated events.
The ramications of tooth decay have huge
nancial and social impacts on our lives,
similar to diseases like diabetes and range
from missed work to poor school performance
and costly surgeries.
3 out of 5 Children (60%) have this dental
disease
known as tooth decay. This is a
preventable, epidemic.
Compare the frequency of tooth decay to
other childhood diseases:
...AND children’s oral health diseases are
almost entirely preventable with regular care
and dental check-ups.
fact:
3 out of 5
Children (60%)
have tooth
decay
• 1 in 3 has (or will have) diabetes
• 1 in 10 has childhood obesity
• 1 in 10 has asthma
• 1 in 50 has ASD (autism)
• 1 in 330 will have cancer by age 20
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The Children’s
Epidemic
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