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Nevada Oral Health Matters

Pediatric dental disease is five times more common than asthma.

Oral diseases are progressive and cumulative and become more complex over time, and they are preventable.

Tooth decay is an infectious chronic disease, which is also 100% preventable.

In the US, more than 51 million school hours are lost each year due to dental disease, leading to increased educational disparities.

In the US, 164 million work hours are lost each year due to dental disease, leading to decreased productivity.

Nearly half of all US adults have some form of periodontitis.

Medicare, the health insurance for most older adults, does not cover basic dental care.

Left untreated, dental disease can lead to malnourishment, bacterial infections, required emergency surgery and even death.

More than 500 medications negatively affect the oral cavity.

Tooth decay is the #1 chronic childhood illness.

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