Saturday, April 05, 2008

Dental Office Magazine Articles - AAPD announces partnership with Head Start to address childhood epidemic

Dental Office Magazine Articles - AAPD announces partnership with Head Start to address childhood epidemic:

"Statistics show that 30-40 percent of three-year-olds and 50-60 percent of four-year-olds in a number of Head Start programs suffer from tooth decay, which is higher than the national average among all children."

Most Head Start programs are in fluoridated inner cities and have fluoridated toothbrushing rrequirements
during classes.