The contributions of dental hygiene as a discipline of prevention, the inception of systemic
fluoride in community water systems, the continual research conducted by the National …

Objective To quantify the impact of multiyear utilization of preventive dental services on
downstream dental care utilization and expenditures for children. Data Sources/Study …

Cost ofCare Three issues were raised regarding the NPDDP's esti-mates of the cost of
providing preventive dental care:* What resources are reallyrequired to operate a school …

Dental caries in children is now recognized as a preventable disease. The use of fluoride
and sealants has produced a major reduction in caries prevalence among school aged …

The National Preventive Dentistry Demonstration Program assessed the cost and
effectiveness of various types and combinations of school-based preventive dental care …

The first surgeon general9s report regarding oral health, Oral Health in America, called for a
national effort to improve oral health among Americans and raised awareness of the …

Dental public health is concerned with preventing oral disease, promoting oral health and
improving the quality of life through the organized efforts of society. Oral health is an …

The decline in dental caries prevalence among school-age children during the last decade
was masked by increased disparities of caries patterns between segments of the US …

Data were obtained on dental practices and on the characteristics of patients and nature of
treatment obtained in seven matched pairs of mid-western communities. The results of the …

As we begin the twenty-first century we can be proud of the strides we have made in
improving the oral health of the American people. At the turn of the last century most …