colorado children’s oral health
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Colorado Children’s Oral Health. Katya Mauritson, DMD Oral Health Unit Director Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Percent of Colorado parents reporting that their child (age 1 through 5) first went to the dentist by 12 months of age, 2006-2010. Goal: 4.6% by 2016. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Colorado Children’s Oral Health
Katya Mauritson, DMDOral Health Unit DirectorColorado Department of Public Health and Environment
2006 2007 2008 2009 20100
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2.9
1.6
2.8
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Percent of Colorado parents reporting that their child (age 1 through 5) first went to the dentist by 12 months of age,2006-2010
Source: Colorado Child Health Survey, Health Statistics Section, CDPHE
Per
cent
Goal: 4.6% by 2016
2001-2002 2003-2004 2006-20070
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20
30
40
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2935.2 37.1
Percent of 3rd grade children in Colorado with sealants, Oral Health Basic Screening Survey
Per
cent
Source: Oral Health Program, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Sealants = Percentage of 3rd Grade Students with dental sealants on at least one permanent molar tooth
Goal: 39% by 2016
Toolkit for Promoting Maternal and Child Oral Health in Colorado Communities
http://www.oralhealthcolorado.org/new-toolkit-for-promoting-oral-health-in-colorado-communities
School Basic Screening Survey
Measures the oral health status:Current, untreated decayHistory of decayECC for kindergartnersSealants on permanent molars on 3rd graders
Urgency of dental needs
Referral links
High Five Break!!!
Oral Health Indicators in Kindergarten Children
Sources: Prevention Services Division. Chew on This: 2011 Report on Oral Health in Colorado, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 2011. The Impact of Oral Disease on the Health of Coloradans 2004. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 2005. Data cited from 2004, 2006-2007, and 2011-2012Basic Screening Survey.
Untreated Dental Decay Dental Caries Experience0%
10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
27%
46%
23%
45%
14%
40%
2004 2006-2007 2011-2012
Untreated Dental Decay Dental Caries Experience Sealants0%
10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
26.0%
57.0%
35.0%
24.5%
57.2%
37.1%
14.4%
55.2%
44.9%
Oral Health Indicators in Third-grade Children
2004 2006-2007 2011-2012
Dental Caries Experience Sealants
Sources: Prevention Services Division. Chew on This: 2011 Report on Oral Health in Colorado, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 2011. The Impact of Oral Disease on the Health of Coloradans 2004. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 2005. Data cited from 2004, 2006-2007, and 2011-2012 Basic Screening Survey.
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14 9
55
14 1423
7 5
41
9 6
43
168
58
1912
43
15 13
58
15 17
53
1910
73
1825
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100
Cariesexperience
Untreated decay Obesity Cariesexperience
Untreated decay Obesity
Kindergarten Third grade
Perc
ent
Total <25% FRL 25-49.9% FRL 50-74.9% FRL 75%+ FRL
Key Findings for 2011-2012
Children in schools with >75% of students eligible for free or reduced price meal program
Compared with <25% of students eligible for free or reduced price meal program
Significantly higher prevalence of untreated cavities Kindergarten 19% vs. 7% Third grade 18% vs. 18%
Higher prevalence of cavities experience Kindergarten 53% vs .23% Third grade 73% vs. 41%
Higher prevalence of prevalence of obesityKindergarten 10% vs. 5%Third grade 25% vs. 6%
Hispanic PopulationObesity – significantly higher prevalence
compared with white, non-HispanicsKindergarten 12% vs 7%Third grade 24% vs 9%
Significantly higher prevalence of cavity experience compared with White non-Hispanic populationKindergarten 55% vs 32%Third grade 70% vs 48%
SEALANTS – proven method for preventing decay
Third Graders: already beat WB target of 39% (45%)
ResourcesOral Health Colorado
Mobile and Portable Dental Services in Preschool and School Settings: Complex Issues
School-Based or School-Linked Mobile or Portable Dental Services Policy Statement
Memorandum of Understanding
Colorado and Fluoride
Unfounded fear about Fluorosis:
Mass Medication?
The American Public Health Association notes:“It has been the position of the American courts that a significant government interest in the health and welfare of the public generally overrides individual objections to public health regulation.”
U.S. Courts have consistently ruled that water fluoridation is not a form of compulsory mass medication or socialized medicine
The courts have ruled that: Fluoride is a nutrient, not a medicationNo one is forced to drink fluoridated water
Resources State Oral Health UnitHealth DepartmentCDC’s My Water’s FluoridePew’s ILikeMyTeeth.org
One of the “great public health achievements of the 20th century.”