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Articles

• Dental Crisis in America:The Need to Expand Access. A report from Chairman Bernard Sanders Subcommittee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions 2-29-2012.
• New York Times: Preschoolers in Surgery for a Mouthful of Cavities. "I have parents tell me all the time, 'No one told us when to go to the dentist, when we should start using fluoride toothpaste' - all this basic information to combat the No.1 chronic disease in children."  DR. JONATHAN SHENKIN, a pediatric dentist, on an increase in the number of preschoolers with cavities.

Resources

• Oral Health Promotion Cards and Brochures (Spanish Available)
  
• 2010 Tooth Tutor - Full Curriculum and Fact Sheet (210KB)
• 2010 Smile Survey Full Report (620KB) Fact Sheet (490KB)
  
• Oral Health for Children and Adults with special needs Fact Sheets. They cover 14 conditions and are available in 3 versions: for patients and caregivers, dental professionals, and medical professionals.