4 Resources to Explore During Dental Hygiene Month

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Dental hygiene and education are important parts of our daily life.

However, nearly 26% of adults and 46% of children have untreated or restored dental caries (better known as cavities), according to the CDC.

October is National Dental Hygiene Month, a time to not only honor dental hygienists, but also raise awareness and promote good oral hygiene.

Let’s take a look into some resources that can help educate families and communities when it comes to oral health and hygiene.

1. Mouthy Health

Mouthy Health, created through the American Dental Association, provides resources like tips on choosing a dentist, nutrition, nicotine use, and paying for dental care.

Mouthy Health also has steps and tools on daily dental routines.

The website’s Find-a-Dentist tool allows patients to locate dentists in their area.

Go here for the complete Mouthy Health website.

2. National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center

The National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center also offers helpful information, including a digital library of topics like healthy literacy, nutrition, oral health during pregnancy and more.

Easy-to-read publications for parents and adults are also available. Resources can be found in different languages, including Spanish.

Guides and manuals on different dental health topics are also available for viewing.

Data, videos, and other resources can be found on the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, here.

3. U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention

The CDC provides information on several topics including:

• Oral health
• Preventing oral diseases
• Oral health challenges

“Medical-dental integration between oral health and chronic disease prevention programs benefits patients and saves money,” according to the CDC.

The full CDC website with all of its dental resources can be found here.

Improve Health in Your Community

Dental hygiene contributes to our overall health.

But what about the state of health in their community?

Find out by downloading a Salud America! Health Report Card for your town!

Enter your county name and get auto-generated local data with interactive maps and comparative gauges on several health indicators. This can help you visualize and explore local issues in education, housing, transportation, food, health, and more.

See how your county stacks up compared to the rest of your state and nation.

Then email the Report Card to local leaders to raise awareness, include the data in a presentation or grant proposal, or share it on social media to drive healthy changes in your community!

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