CDHA: Federal Budget Neglects Oral Health Issues

CCNMatthews Newswire;  March 20, 2007 ;     340 words ......leadership on a pan-Canadian approach to oral health. Executive Director Susan Ziebarth says...portion of society with no access to oral health services. Many people including low...working poor, seniors, and those without oral health insurance cannot afford oral ...

HEALTH DEPARTMENT PLAN TO ADDRESS ORAL HEALTH

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 5, 2006 ;     354 words ......today the release of the Vermont Oral Health Plan, a comprehensive plan with...to achieve and sustain optimal oral health. Vermont is among the leading states in the nation in addressing oral health and dental access needs. Vermont...

Oral health educator sinks teeth into her job.

New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand);  August 27, 2008 ;     700+ words ......New Zealand Dental Association as an oral health educator. Colgate assists with some...the role. My main job is to promote oral health and educate public about the ways to...important to the association to reduce oral health inequalities amongst New Zealand children...

Oral Health Leaders Brief Congressional Coalition on 'Silent Epidemic'...

U.S. Newswire;  September 24, 2002 ;     408 words ......24 /U.S. Newswire/-- Today, national oral health leaders joined the Congressional Prevention...Coalition, Partnership for Prevention, and Oral Health America for an educational briefing on America's oral health crisis, warning Congress that the problems...

Dental hygienists and access to oral health care.(Editorial)

Journal of Dental Hygiene;  March 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Ever since Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon...While the report emphasizes that oral health is essential to general health, it...inequities and disparities present in both oral health status and access to oral health care...

National Strategy Seeks To Improve America's Oral Health

U.S. Newswire;  April 29, 2003 ;     503 words ......released a National Call to Action to Promote Oral Health aimed at improving oral health and preventing disease for all Americans...goals," HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson said. "Oral health is integral to overall health. It's critical...

CONNECTICUT STATEWIDE ORAL HEALTH PLAN RELEASED

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 6, 2007 ;     465 words ......following news release: The Connecticut Coalition for Oral Health Planning recently released a plan to improve oral health of Connecticut residents over the next five years. The Connecticut Oral Health Improvement Plan 2007-2012 was released at the...

Oral Health America's national oral health report card

Dental Assistant;  January 1, 2002 ;     426 words ...Oral Health America has released the first-ever state-by-state oral health report card, Missing the Mark, which offered a state-by-s...by Surgeon General David Satcher in the report, Oral Health in America. The country earned a C-minus overall...

First-Ever Surgeon General's Report on Oral Health Finds Profound...

U.S. Newswire;  May 25, 2000 ;     700+ words ......first-ever Surgeon General's report on oral health identifies a "silent epidemic" of dental...calls for a national effort to improve oral health among all Americans. The report, commissioned...focuses on the relationship between oral health and overall good health throughout life...

NATIONAL STRATEGY SEEKS TO IMPROVE AMERICA'S ORAL HEALTH

Regulatory Intelligence Data;  April 29, 2003 ;     517 words ......released a National Call to Action to Promote Oral Health aimed at improving oral health and preventing disease for all Americans...goals," HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson said. "Oral health is integral to overall health. It's critical...

Oral Health America's Robert Klaus Honored for Outstanding Public...

PR Newswire;  December 13, 2007 ;     451 words ......President and CEO of Chicago-based Oral Health America, is the recipient of an Outstanding...Robert Klaus's contributions on behalf of oral health have made a difference for individuals...Executive Director, NIDCR. He has approached oral health from multiple angles, from tobacco ...

GOOD ORAL HEALTH AMONG CHILDREN IN GEORGIA LARGELY DEPENDENT UPON FAMILY...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 3, 2006 ;     673 words ......urgent (4%) dental care, according to the 2005 Georgia Third Grade Oral Health Survey conducted by the Georgia Department of Human Resources' Oral Health Program. The oral health survey also revealed that children in higher income households...

Surgeon General Report on Oral Health.(Brief Article)

American Family Physician;  September 15, 2000 ;     232 words ...In May, the Surgeon General issued Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon...which identifies the essential role of oral health in overall health and well being. The...Weekly Report. According to the report, oral health has improved since the 1950s, but many...

Ways to Reduce Dental Anxiety, from a New Harvard Medical School Report

U.S. Newswire;  August 13, 2007 ;     400 words ......leads to more advanced oral health problems and lengthier...a new report from Harvard Medical School. The most direct...relationship between oral health and general health...publishing division of Harvard Medical School. Order it online...the report. SOURCE ...

Sell out Crowd Honors Oral Health America.

PR Newswire;  February 29, 2008 ;     395 words ......Feb. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 1,000 Oral Health America supporters gathered on Thursday...Americans without dental insurance. Oral Health America, the nation's premier, independent oral health advocacy organization, conducts educational...