USA - Kids' Dental Decay Takes a Bite out of School Attendance
Kids' Dental Decay Takes a Bite out of School Attendance
New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram,
Posted: Feb 02, 2010
................The “silent epidemic,” which is what the U.S. Surgeon General’s 2000 report on the nation’s oral health called it, says tooth decay is the most common chronic childhood disease, five times more common than asthma and seven times more common than hay fever.
The report estimates that children between 5 and 17 years missed nearly two million school days in a single year nationwide due to dental health-related problems.
Untreated dental problems can lead to poor academic performance, as well as behavioral problems because of the pain.
Pediatric dentists say children with tooth decay don’t smile, don’t speak well and are inattentive in class. Even chewing food is an ordeal that could lead to gastrointestinal disorders. They are prone to repeated infections in their ears and other parts of their bodies “because their infected teeth are continually pouring pathogens into their systems,” noted Perry. .........
New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram,
Posted: Feb 02, 2010
................The “silent epidemic,” which is what the U.S. Surgeon General’s 2000 report on the nation’s oral health called it, says tooth decay is the most common chronic childhood disease, five times more common than asthma and seven times more common than hay fever.
The report estimates that children between 5 and 17 years missed nearly two million school days in a single year nationwide due to dental health-related problems.
Untreated dental problems can lead to poor academic performance, as well as behavioral problems because of the pain.
Pediatric dentists say children with tooth decay don’t smile, don’t speak well and are inattentive in class. Even chewing food is an ordeal that could lead to gastrointestinal disorders. They are prone to repeated infections in their ears and other parts of their bodies “because their infected teeth are continually pouring pathogens into their systems,” noted Perry. .........
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