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APHA Oral Health Section 2013 Call for Abstracts

The APHA Oral Health Section invites the submission of abstracts for individual paper presentations and poster sessions for the 2013 Annual Meeting. The 141st Annual Meeting & Exposition will be held from November 2-6, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. The theme of this meeting is Think Global, Act Local: Best Practices Around the World.  Abstracts related to the… Read more »

Oral Health Highlighted in “Common Health for the Commonwealth” MA Health Council Report

The Massachusetts Health Council’s nationally recognized state report card on health status “Common Health for the Commonwealth: Massachusetts Report on Preventable Determinate of Health” was released Tuesday, November 13, 2012. The report identifies oral health as one of ten preventable health indicators in Massachusetts. Some key issues impacting the oral health of Massachusetts residents identified… Read more »

Dental Health and School Performance – Pew Center on the States

Students with poor dental health are nearly three times more likely than their healthy peers to miss school. Hear from a high school student about his experience with dental pain in the classroom and learn about the steps states can take to help kids stay healthy and focused in school. To learn more, visit www.pewstates.org/dental…. Read more »