Oral Health Information

Life Stages

Maintaining good oral health is important throughout your LIFE STAGES from your childhood through your senior years.

Decisions you make now about how you care for your teeth and gums will affect you the rest of your life. That is why it is best to start now by brushing your teeth twice daily, flossing once daily, getting regular dental check-ups, and eating a balanced diet.

Once you establish proper dental hygiene habits, you should maintain them throughout your lifetime.

More Information

The following oral health links will provide you with information and resources about various issues related to you and your family's oral health care:

• American Dental Association: Oral Health Topics
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Press release on Community Water Fluoridation
• Surgeon General's Report on Oral Health
• Mouth Power Game for Children
• Visit the Dentist with Marty
• Dudley and the Dental Visit
• Brushing Teeth
• Dental Anxiety
• Burning Mouth Syndrome
• Tooth Grinding
• Oral Cancer
• Preventing Cavities
• Open Wide
• What is Tooth Decay?
• Diabetes
• My Water's Fluoride
• Fluoride and Caries Control
• Oral Health
• Oral Health in America
• Fluoride Usage
• Oral Hygiene
• Senior Oral Health

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