Tooth decay preventable; Teach kids good habits - Kearney Hub: Opinion
"In spite of widespread water fluoridation and remarkable advances in dental care, tooth decay among U.S. children appears on the increase after decades of decline.
“Cavities are alive and well in the United States,” according to William Berlocher, who was president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry in 2010.
A massive study by the National Center of Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the prevalence of cavities in baby teeth of children ages 2-5 rose 4 percentage points in the past two decades."
Tooth decay preventable; Teach kids good habits - Kearney Hub: Opinion:
“Cavities are alive and well in the United States,” according to William Berlocher, who was president of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry in 2010.
A massive study by the National Center of Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that the prevalence of cavities in baby teeth of children ages 2-5 rose 4 percentage points in the past two decades."
Tooth decay preventable; Teach kids good habits - Kearney Hub: Opinion:
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