Dental screening consent forms to be sent out soon
By Lisa Goudy
Good oral health in kids prevents other diseases in adults.
“We kind of overlook the mouth and think that it’s just our teeth and we also look at baby teeth and think, ‘Well, they’re
going to fall out eventually,’” said Jennifer Pituley, dental health educator with the FHHR. “But the things that we don’t
really look at is the importance of how our mouth has to do with our overall health.”
Every five years, dental health educators children’s oral health is measured with dental screening in Saskatchewan for children
in Grade 1 and Grade 7, if parental consent is given. The 2013/2014 school year is the next dental screening year.
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