Oral Health Outreach

SNCS is eager to educate families on the impact that oral health has upon overall health. New research indicates that dental caries are a disease state and need not be the norm.  SNCS has initiated oral health education outreach beginning with pregnant mothers and presenting a new dental paradigm that views caries as a disease and recognizes that the status of maternal oral health (or that of the primary caregiver) has a direct impact on the child.  Parents are educated about food choices, dietary patterns, fluoride and oral hygiene, improving clinical outcomes by addressing the infectious characteristics of the disease, reducing exposure of children to fermentable carbohydrates, and developing safe and effective antibacterial approaches to reducing the number or oral bacteria in children.

In collaboration with Chapa De Indian Health Clinic