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Article: 30 percent of kids have untreated dental disease
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- Maryland Gazette
- Article date:
- February 2, 2008
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More than 30 percent of Maryland children suffered from an
untreated dental disease, according to a new study from the state
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
The results were part of the department's "Survey of the Oral
Health of Maryland Children" in the 2005-06 school year. The report
is the third in a series to examine the dental health of students in
kindergarten and third grade. The first report was conducted in the
1995-96 school year, followed by another in 2000-01.
About 2,300 students from 35 public schools - including some in
Anne Arundel County - participated in the survey.
Each year, nearly 2,000 children come to the Anne Arundel County
Department of Health for dental ...