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March 03, 2007
New From CDC: The Burden of Oral Disease
The Burden of Oral Disease: A Tool for Creating State Documents:
http://www.cdc.gov/oralhealth/library/burdenbook/index.htm
Highlights include: National and State Objectives on Oral Health; The Burden of Oral Diseases; Risk and Protective Factors Affecting Oral Diseases; Provision of Dental Services.
"The Burden of Oral Disease tool was created to assist states with creating a comprehensive document that describes the state's burden of oral disease. ... It focuses on the indicators contained in the National Oral Health Surveillance System and other recommended elements using Healthy People 2010 indicators. The tool includes an outline, example text, national data, and references that can be used to document the prevalence of oral disease, unmet dental needs, and disparities in oral health."
Posted by pfa at March 3, 2007 09:34 PM