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What is your tongue saying about your health ?
Many people do not know that examining your tongue can give you a large insight on different health problems you could have. There are many indicators that your tongue does not look how it normally should. Checking your tongue in the mirror is an easy way to check the status and look of your tongue. […]
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$1 Million Kids Oral Health National Partnerships comes to Texas.
Guardians Life Insurance Company of America committed $1 million to the Children’s Health Fund. The donation launched the Guardians of the Smile partnership to provide quality dental care and education to children in undeserved communities across the United States. From January to June 2018, Children’s Health Fund’s programs provided more than 7,500 dental encounters to children in Washington D.C., Dallas, Idaho, Los Angeles, New York, and Southern […]
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Geographic variation in use of Dental Treatment Services
Tooth decay is one of the most common childhood chronic diseases. It is a growing problem: according to CDC, among children ages, 2 to 5, the prevalence of early childhood caries increased 15 percent between 1988–1994 and 1999–2004. Untreated tooth decay affects 19.5 percent of 2-to-5-year-olds and 22.9 percent of 6-to-9-year-olds. The disease is almost entirely preventable through a […]