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ImportanceofChildren'sOralHealth
FebruaryisNationalChildren'sDental(牙齿的)HealthMonth,butinchildrengoodoralcareiscriticaleveryday.Thefirstcomprehensivestudyonthenational'soralhealth,releasedrecentlybytheofficeoftheU.S.SurgeonGeneral,callsdentalandoraldiseasesa"silentepidemic(流行病),"eveninchildren.Thereportstatesthatmorethan51millionschoolhoursarelosteachyeartodental-relatedillness.Infact,arecentstudypointedtodentalcareasthemostcommonunmethealthneedamongAmericanchildren.
Tohelpcounterthis,theAmericanAcademyofPeriodontology(牙周病学)(AAP)islaunchinganefforttoeducatechildrenandparentsaboutthepreventionofdentaldiseasesinchildren.
"Thisisimportantbecauseoralproblemscanimpactself-esteemforchildrenandleadtoproblemsofeating,speakingandattendingtolearning,"saidMichaelMcGuirepresidentoftheAAP.
Commondentalproblemsseeninchildrenarecavities(龋洞)andgingivitis(龈炎)whicharefoundinthemajorityofU.S.children."Whentheseproblemsarenotcaughtearlyandtreated,theycandevelopintomoresevereproblemsandcauseunnecessarytosuffering,"saidMcGuire,"however,muchofthetime,oralproblemsareavoidableproblems."
IntheRioGrandeValleyinTexas,agroupofmorethan120dentistsvolunteerdeliverdentalcaretothousandsoflow-incomechildreneachyearwithitsMobileDelnitthattravelsfromschooltoschool.
"AccordingtotheSurgeonGeneral'sreport,about37percentofchildrenhavenothadadentalvisitbeforestartingschool,"saidMcGuire."Whenchildrendon'tseedentalprofessionalstheymisstheopportunitytohaveproblemscaughtearlybeforetheydevelopintolargerexpensiveproblemstotreat,andparentsmisstheopportunitytolearnhowtopromotegoodoralhabitsintheirchildren."
OnlyinFebruaryshouldattentionbepaidtochildren'soralhealth. A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Notmentioned
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