Seven Steps For Keeping Teeth Healthy For A Lifetime
If you treat it A smile can last a lifetime. Because of this, it's important for parents to instill good health habits in children. Recently, during the celebration of National Children's Dental Health Month, Colgate and Dr. Carmona unveiled"The U.S. Surgeon General's Seven Steps to a Bright Smile. hints that were developed, with a grant from Colgate-Palmolive, to keep teeth and gums strong and healthy. "Oral health disease is creating disturbing inroads into communities across the country," Dr. Marsha Butler, Colgate-Palmolive's Vice President, Global Oral Health, and Professional Relations explain. For kids between the ages of 5 and 17 here in the U.S., tooth decay is more prevalent than asthma, more common than hay fever, and it poses a significant danger to our children's general health and well-being." According to U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona's"National Call to Action to Promote Oral. Health" report...