What’s Inside:

• Can Improving Maternal Oral Health Reduce Preterm Birth?*
• Changing Policies, Improving Dental Health: Reducing Soft Drink Sales at School
• Low Income Children Have Difficulty Accessing Dental Care
• Minnesota Head Start Takes Action for Oral Health
• Bringing Smiles to Children in St. Paul and Ramsey County

*Updated article on periodontal disease and preterm birth from November 2, 2006 NEJM

Powerpoints:

• The Status of Oral Health for Children and Youth
  Diane Benjamin, Outreach Director, Center for Leadership Education in Maternal and Child Health
• Dental Health Screening and Fluoride Varnish Application.
  Dr. Amos Deinard, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota.
• Minnesota’s Early Head Start Oral Health Campaign.
  Gayle Kelly, Director, Minnesota Head Start Association. Tracy Wilcox, Arrowhead Community Action.
• Improving Children’s Oral Health: Healthy Vending in Schools.
  Patricia Glasrud, Minnesota Dental Association.

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