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根据以下材料,回答题 ImportanceofChildren'sOralHealth
FebruaryisNationalChildren'sDental(牙齿的)HealthMonth,butforchildrengoodoralcareiscriticaleveryday.Thefirstcomprehensivestudyonthenation'soralhealth,releasedrecentlybytheOfficeoftheU.S.SurgeonGeneral,callsdentalandoraldiseasesa"silentepidemic(流行病)",eveninchildren.Thereportstatesthatmorethan51millionschoolhoursarelosteachyearfordental-relatedillness.Infact,arecentstudypointedtodentalcareasthemostcommonunmethealthneedamongAmericanchildren.
Tohelpcounterthis,theAmericanAcademyofPeriodontology(牙周病学)(AAP)islaunchinganefforttoeducatechildrenandparentsaboutthepreventionofdentaldiseasesinchildren.
"Thisisimportantbecauseoralproblemscanimpactself-esteemforchildrenandleadtoproblemsofeating,speakingandhearing,"saidMichaelMcGuire,presidentoftheAAP.
Commondentalproblemsseeninchildrenarecavities(龋洞)andgingivitis(齿龈炎),whicharefoundinthemajorityofU.S.children."Whentheseproblemsarenotcaughtearlyandtreated,theycandevelopintomoresevereproblemsandcauseunnecessarysuffering,"saidMcGuire.
"However,muchofthetime,oralproblemsareavoidableproblems."
IntheRioGrandeValleyinTexas,agroupofmorethan120dentistsvolunteertodeliverdentalcaretothousandsoflow-incomechildreneachyearwithitsMobileDentalUnitthattravelsfromschooltoschool.
"AccordingtotheSurgeonGeneral'sreport,about37percentofchildrenhavenothadadentalvisitbeforestartingschool,"saidMcGuire."Whenchildrendon'tseedentists,theymisstheopportunitytohaveproblemscaughtearlybeforetheydevelopintolarger,moreexpensiveproblemstotreat,andparentsmisstheopportunitytolearnhowtopromotegoodoralhabitsintheirchildren."
OnlyinFebruaryshouldattentionbepaidtochildren'soralhealth. A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Notmentioned
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