Make dental disease prevention a priority
By Dr. Hani Eid Posted: Sunday, November 20, 2011
Dental disease can be intensely painful, costly and lead to other serious health problems. There is also a cost to society in terms of higher health care expenses, reduced productivity, missed school and missed opportunities. Dental disease is also preventable.
In 2009 Medicaid spent more than $55 million treating children's dental decay in Washington. Much of this money could be saved if prevention and early treatment are priorities. Yet, when budgets are stretched thin, prevention is too often on the chopping block.
Children's oral health has long been a problem in Cowlitz and Wahkiakum counties and the state of Washington in general. Historically, the rates of dental decay among children in our state have been higher than in other states...........
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21 Nov 2011
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