Recommended Childrenā€™s Books on Teeth

July 28th, 2015 Children's Oral Health and Fluoride

The Maryland Dental Action Coalition has released a list of 22 recommended childrenā€™s books on oral health. What a great way to increase information on oral health to families and introduce children to concepts like visiting the dentist and taking care of teeth. The list, developed by an interprofessional group that reviewed over 50 books, […]

A Perfect Smile Comes at a Cost: How Poverty and Food Insecurity Cement Disparities in Oral Health

July 8th, 2015 Children's Oral Health and Fluoride, Fluoride and Public Health, Fluoride, Oral Health, and Access to Care

Contributed by Qadira Ali Huff, MD, MPH Overview- Why This Matters: A picture-perfect smile falls just out of reach for many children living in poverty. Dental caries is the most common chronic childhood disease, and the burden of dental caries falls disproportionately on low-income and minority children (Dye et al. 2012). Children living in poverty […]

CDC Statement on the Cochrane Review

July 6th, 2015 Fluoride in the News

The Division of Oral Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published comments on the recent Cochrane review of water fluoridation. The comments include a detailed comparison of the Public Health Service (PHS) recommendation that was released in April 2015 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and […]

The Cochrane Review of Community Water Fluoridation

June 22nd, 2015 Facts about Fluoride, Fluoride in the News

In October 2000, the U.S. Community Preventive Services Task Force recommended community water fluoridation (CWF). In April 2013, the Task Force reaffirmed this recommendation and cited ā€œstrong evidenceā€ of CWFā€™s ability to reduce the rate of tooth decay. A new review by the Cochrane Oral Health Group Review concludes that the introduction of CWF ā€œresulted […]