Children's Dental Care: A Public Health Crisis?
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2009-03-19/childrens-dental-care-public-health-crisis
It's been two years since a Prince George's County boy died after a tooth abscess became a more serious infection. His case was rare, but dentists say that tooth decay is the most common childhood disease -- far more common than ailments like asthma. We'll explore the state of dental health in our region and what's being done to alert parents to this little-discussed public health issue.
Guests
Mark Nuger, DDS
dentist (offices in Columbia & Glen Burnie, MD); and President, Maryland State Dental Association
John Colmers
Secretary, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Ryle Bell, DDS
dentist (offices in DC); and Associate Dean, Howard University College of Dentistry
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