STUDY IN JUNEAU SHOWS BENEFITS OF FLUORIDE IN
DRINKING WATER
A decade after Juneau, Alaska “stopped adding fluoride to its tap water” the prediction of “more cavities ... has now proven true.” A study published in BMC Oral Health comparing the situation before and after Juneau stopped fluoridating its water supply, finds that “children are going to experience one additional caries procedure per year at a ballpark of $300 more per child.”
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PCOH IS SEEKING BOARD MEMBERS
Are you looking for a unique leadership opportunity? Have you been yearning to put your talent in strategic thinking, financial planning, organizational behavior, or policy advocacy towards a great cause? If you are committed and passionate about public health in Pennsylvania, we are looking for you!
PA Coalition for Oral Health is looking for leaders to join our board of directors. For the last five years, our volunteer board has been the strategic heart of our organization, ensuring we deliver real results, respond to changes in our communities and state, and always deliver the highest ethical standards to be worthy of our public support.
For more information, please click here to learn more about this opportunity.
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PA COMMUNITY WATER FLUORIDATION SUPPORT
Through funding offered by the PA Department of Health supported by the CDC capacity building grant, PCOH will be able to offer 8-10 grants to communities through 2023 who are interested in providing optimally fluoridated water for the health of their residents. All expenses for these grants must be incurred between September 1, 2018 and July 31, 2023. If your community has been considering initiating or upgrading your current community water fluoridation system and you would like more information, please contact info@paoralhealth.org
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UPCOMING CE WEBINAR FROM PAIC
On Tuesday, February 19, 2019 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM in the evening, the PA Immunization Coalition (PAIC) will be offering a free, live “Let’s Talk” webinar entitled, “Promoting Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination in Primary Care and Dental Practices,” with speaker Victor Alós-Rullán, DMD, MPH, MS. The webinar will be recorded for later replay on demand. The focus of this webinar is HPV and oropharyngeal cancer, now the most common HPV-related cancer. Dentists and staff will learn valuable information about HPV, the HPV vaccine, and key resources to encourage vaccine uptake. Effective communication strategies will be discussed to encourage patients and their families to receive HPV vaccine. AMA Category 1.5 credits will be offered for the live webinar, and PA Dental Association credits will be offered for the recorded replay-on-demand. Register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/registration21919. Questions? Contact Shannon Fyalkowski at sfyalkowski@paaap.org
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THANK YOU TO OUR 2018 SPONSORS
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