CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division of Oral Health

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division of Oral Health.
• Description:
  Oral diseases cause pain and disability for millions of Americans.
  
  Oral health affects our ability to speak, smile, eat, and show emotions. It affects self-esteem, school performance, attendance at work and school. Oral diseases—which range from cavities to gum disease to oral cancers—cause pain and disability for millions of Americans. One in five US children aged 6 to 11 and one in four adults have untreated cavities. More than 40% of adults have felt pain in their mouth in the last year. On average, 34 million school hours are lost each year because of unplanned dental care, and over $45 billion is lost in productivity due to untreated dental disease. About 100 million Americans do not have access to fluoridated tap water, and 6 in 10 children do not get dental sealants.
  
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  Division-Elevator-DOH-508.pdf
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Corporate as Subject:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division of Oral Health.
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/104208/cdc_104208_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 650.98 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f353d6969d1602dfcf96ce798de5ab284e6fb722fd1d30bbbc64739b2af2b1d7