Oral Health Program
The Oral Health Program coordinates programming to increase awareness of the importance of oral health and preventive care, foster community and statewide partnerships to promote oral health and improve access to dental care, and promote the use of innovative and cost effective approaches to oral health promotion and disease prevention.
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Good oral health is essential to general health and well-being and involves much more than just healthy teeth. New research points to an association between oral infections and heart and lung disease, stroke, diabetes, and low-birth-weight, premature babies.In fact, the mouth can act as a mirror reflecting an individual's overall general health status. Left untreated, tooth decay or oral infections can lead to other health problems and significant pain, interference with eating and nutrition, overuse of emergency rooms, and lost school or work time. Prevention is crucial.
