Blogs Posts in Dental Care category; 19 blog posts

Health Dept. offers dental care for kids

NEW PORT RICHEY --National Children's Dental Health Month in February urges youths to "Rock Your Smile."The Pasco County Health Department joins the American Dental Association to stress the importance of developing good hab [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Dental Care For Kids Funded By the Annual Thanksgiving Servi...

Healthy Smiles, the organization which operates a free dental clinic twice a month, was funded by the Spartanburg Community so that the organization will be able to offer free dental services for children who are in need. It is importa [...]

Posted On : Nov, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Good dental health starts even before birth

When babies begin getting teeth around 6 months of age, it’s a sign that they are growing up. It’s also the moment when parents may begin thinking about their child’s oral health. However, you can start making a differen [...]

Posted On : Oct, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Kids in Need Get Free Dental Care

Children from across southern Nevada traveled to TPC Summerlin to see a dentist Monday. The free dental clinic was part of the Justin Timberlake Shriners Golf Tournament. It is the fourth year TeamSmile has put on the event. About 225 kid [...]

Posted On : Sep, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

School-based health clinics play vital role in childrens' li...

Treating skinned knees and stomachaches is part of the drill at any school nurse's office or school-based health center. But healthcare providers at these sites do much more than treat everyday aches and pains: They give checkups and [...]

Posted On : Sep, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Family Dentist Tips for Kids

Beginning with brushing, flossing and daily care and going all the way through to biannual visits to the family dentist, children should be taught all aspects of good dental health. Most children can recite the mantra that they need to br [...]

Posted On : Jul, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Tips For Affordable Dental Care For Children, Students, Fami...

Staying current with dental care cleanings and treatments is important - regardless of your age. In today's economy, however, some look at preventive dental care treatments as an extra cost that can be cut. Unfortunately, doing this t [...]

Posted On : Jul, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Dental Care Personnel Dealing With Drug Users

Dental Assistants are used to working with patients that are suffering from poor dental hygiene. Data show more than 10.5 zillion individuals in the United States are affected by drug and alcohol make use of. Substance abuse is definitely [...]

Posted On : Jun, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Dental neglect 'child abuse'

The state of children's oral health in the MidCentral district is "tantamount to child abuse", says the region's dental chief. At the opening of a new oral health clinic in Levin, the DHB's clinical director for dent [...]

Posted On : Jun, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Connecticut earns high marks for children's dental care

The Connecticut State Dental Association (CSDA) announced recently that the State has for the second year in a row earned an “A” in the annual Pew Children’s Dental Campaign Report, a national program of The Pew [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Children's Dental Health

The Scottish government issued the following news release: Children's dental health has 'never been better', according to a report published today confirming that 64 per cent of P7s have no sign of tooth decay. Public Health [...]

Posted On : Jun, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

When is it time to go to the dentist?

When do we begin teaching dental health to our children? Abraham J. Kadish, DMD, affiliated with Chilton Hospital with an office in Butler, offers helpful hints for infants to pre-teens to encourage good dental care. Q. When sh [...]

Posted On : Apr, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Kids, brush up on your dental hygiene

Every schoolchild will be given a toothbrush, toothpaste and instructions on using them properly, when a national dental-care campaign is launched after Passover, the Health Ministry says. The program will later be expanded to junior hig [...]

Posted On : Mar, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Children's Dental Care: Maine Better Than Average

The Pew Center on the States has given Maine a grade of "B" for its efforts to provide children with adequate dental care. The policy advocacy group graded all fifty states on eight policy benchmarks it says have been pro [...]