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When you have a healthy mouth, you will feel good about your mouth - your teeth and gums - and about yourself!
When you have a healthy mouth, you will feel good about your mouth and about yourself! Read the article to learn more about the steps you can take to have a healthy, happy mouth. Print the full article here!
The Healthy Mouth Checklist and the Healthy Mouth Plan are two tools to help individuals when they visit the dentist.
Watch and share these videos of individuals taking steps to keep their mouths healthy! After watching, take these steps with someone who supports you or someone you support.
Learn how to assist individuals to keep a healthy mouth. Here are a few quick tips for when the individual requires more support. Print the full list of tips here!
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Everyone can have a healthy mouth when they follow these quick tips! Print the full tips here.
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Having a healthy mouth is very important! This newsletter provides supporters helpful tips on how to help an individual create a dental care plan and make dental care a positive experience for the individuals they support.
The Pacific Center for Special Care is an organization within the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry committed to improving the oral health of people with special needs and older adults on the local, state and federal level. It was founded in 1998 by Pacific faculty members Dr. Paul Glassman and Christine Miller, RDH.
Your teeth help you in many ways:
Cavities are holes that form in your teeth.
Cavities are caused by a substance called plaque that is in your mouth.
This video suggests ways to help the individuals you support to keep their teeth and mouth healthy through regular dental care.
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