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... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > health and well-being > preventive medicine > dental health and preventive care
social science subjects > health and social care > lifestyle medicine and health > preventive medicine > dental health and preventive care
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > preventive medicine > dental health and preventive care

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dental health and preventive care  

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  • In a 2001 landmark report, Oral Health in America, the Surgeon General of the United States made 2 particularly important points: first, that one cannot be healthy without a healthy mouth and, second, that there is a crisis of poor oral health in America. Dental diseases continue to be a major public health problem today despite major advances in preventive dental science and practice over the past century—most notably in fluorides and fluoridation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Lifestyle Medicine & Health; Dental Health and Preventive Care]

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