Showing posts with label Prevention. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prevention. Show all posts
Thursday, December 21, 2017

Closing 2017 - Ringing in 2018!

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This December, we post some closing thoughts from people across the organization - together, we share pride and gratitude for the strides w...
Thursday, November 16, 2017

Reaffirming our commitment to oral health in rural America

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As rural stakeholders from around the country take time today to celebrate Nov. 16th as National Rural Health Day, DentaQuest reaffirms it...
Friday, October 27, 2017

Q&A: Dental Hygienist Opens Up for National Dental Hygiene Month

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As October comes to an end, so does the national observance r ecognizing the need and importance of dental hygiene . For this Q&A, one ...
Thursday, October 19, 2017

Lunch Box oral health education program expands to kids with vision impairment

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You may know that our mission is to improve the oral health of all, and starting with young children and health literacy is a great step fo...
Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Do you know if you have sleep apnea? An eye exam may tell you

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Sleep apnea is a lot more common than you might think, and it is affecting your eyes and vision in drastic ways. August happens to be Nati...
Monday, July 31, 2017

‘Action for Dental Health’ in Congress

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While we all paid close attention to health care in the Senate last week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee made a critical, yet mos...
Tuesday, June 27, 2017

DentaQuest Foundation grassroots grantees ready to leap for oral health

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I recently heard the perfect analogy for our oral health advocacy during the DentaQuest Foundation’s Grassroots Engagement Strategy annual ...
Monday, April 17, 2017

National Minority Health Month: A Thank You to Community Health Promoters

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During National Minority Health Month , we’re calling attention to barriers many people must overcome to enjoy their best health, and the ...
Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Prioritizing Our Seniors: Why Offering Medicare Dental Coverage Matters

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More than 46 million seniors lack dental coverage, according to a 2015 report on enrollment from the National Association of Dental Plans...
Thursday, March 2, 2017

Building Health Literacy with Read Across America

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If you’ve ever read a book with a child, you know the feeling of joy that comes from the experience, as well as how fundamental literacy i...
Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Why are dentistry and oral health care practices seemingly easy to question?

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The topic of evidence in dentistry and oral health care has been in the news a lot recently, with articles like this column in the New Yor...
Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Oral Health Disparities between Men and Women

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Did you know men are more likely to get oral cancer than women? Men are also more likely to skip dentist and doctor visits. For Men’s Hea...
Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Engaging Grassroots with Grassmiddles to Facilitate Changes in Oral Health Equity

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Why should grassroots and grassmiddles engage for oral health care? “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together....
Thursday, April 28, 2016

Beyond Your Mouth: The Social Determinants of Oral Health

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April is minority health month, and there’s no better time to focus on dental health—which so profoundly affects the overall health of min...
Monday, June 27, 2011

Prevention is Key

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It was great to see the National Prevention Council’s recently released action plan for health prevention – but I couldn’t help but notice t...
Thursday, June 16, 2011

Sonrie!

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Oral care in the United States is undergoing many significant changes. One of these is the exciting growth in the number of Hispanic dental ...
Friday, June 10, 2011

Sip Safely

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Spring and summer are a time of sports and hot, humid weather which leads to very thirsty kids. That often translates into an increase in th...
Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Making Coverage Matter: Pew’s 50 State Report on Children’s Oral Health

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On May 24th, The Pew Center on the States , with support from the DentaQuest Foundation and W.K. Kellogg Foundation , issued its second ann...
Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Maryland Dental Action Coalition Launches 5-Year Oral Health Plan

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On May 17, the Maryland Dental Acton Coalition proudly presented a 5-year (2011-2015) state plan to promote the oral health of all Marylande...
Friday, May 13, 2011

Eliminating Disparities; Promoting Health Equity

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Pictured: Dr. Chester W. Douglass, Harvard University School of Dental Medicine and Harvard School of Public Health and Dr. Philip Woods, Pe...