School-Based Dental Programs
Dental sealants are used to protect the deep grooves in the tooth from becoming decayed. According to the Surgeon General's report on oral health, dental sealants may reduce cavities in school aged children by up to 70%.
School-based dental programs provide children with essential dental care, including dental sealants. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will provide approximately $22 million in funding over the next five years, to 16 states. This funding is used to help these states improve their school-based dental programs to provide the best care possible for children from low income families.
Are you interested to know what your state's oral health plan is? Take a look at this state-by state chart, to see what steps are being taken to improve oral health where you reside.
Do they plan on making this into a nationwide program if there is success with this?
Great Question, I’ll look into it!
I think it’s good way to control the deep grooves in the tooth from becoming decayed. I wanna say it shall start on world wide so that the disease can be control as soon as possible. At last “Children are future of a country.”
The key is prevention
Nice article
I did not know they were providing this service in schools. Excellent!!