Oral Health Program At-A-Glance, 2004
Oral Health: Preventing
Cavities, Gum Disease, and Mouth and Throat Cancer The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the federal
agency with primary responsibility for supporting state- and
community-based programs to prevent oral disease, promoting oral health
nationwide, and fostering applied research to enhance oral disease
prevention in community settings.
CDC Immunization Guidelines - Fall 2004
A new guidance offered in
October 2004 is of interest to dental health care professionals.
U.S. Surgeon General
Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General
A National Call To Action to Promote Oral Health
The Surgeon General released A National
Call to Action to Promote Oral Health at the 2003 National Oral Health Conference.
U.S. Surgeon General Carmona:
Support for Community Water
Fluoridation
Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Health-Care Settings,
2003
These new CDC guidelines provide the latest information on dental
infection control issues as well as consensus evidence-based
recommendations.
Brush Up on Healthy Teeth
A health education campaign including a Brush Up Quiz for Parents, Tip Sheet, and Poster.
Also in Spanish!
State
Information and Infrastructure Development Tools
State-by-State
Reports including
Oral
Health Plans, Cooperative
Agreement Recipients, and Oral
Health Infrastructure Development Tools and Appendices
State and County Water Fluoridation Information
My Water's Fluoride
and Oral
Health Maps provide up-to-date information on the fluoride
content of water in 25 participating states. More data available in Data
Systems.
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