Oral Health

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Oral Health The Top 10 Leading Health
Indicators"Making Oral Health a Priority in
Kansas - Because It Matters!"Dawn McGlasson
RDH BSDHDeputy DirectorOffice of Oral Health

• Kansas Public Health Association, Inc.
• 2006 Fall Conference

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INFLAMMATION A Key Indicator in Measuring
HealthLinking Oral Health to General Health

• The Oral / Systemic Link to
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Diabetes
• Pre-term Labor Low Birth Weight Babies
• Respiratory Disease
• Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)

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The Oral Health Link To The Top 10 Leading
Health Indicators

• Mental Health
• Injury and Violence
• Environmental Quality
• Immunization
• Access to Health Care

• Physical Activity
• Overweight and Obesity
• Tobacco Use
• Substance Abuse
• Responsible Sexual Behavior

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The Oral Health Link To The Top 10 Leading
Health Indicators

• Mental Health
• Injury and Violence
• Environmental Quality
• Immunization
• Access to Health Care

• Physical Activity
• Overweight and Obesity

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The Oral Health Link To The Top 10 Leading
Health Indicators

• Mental Health
• Injury and Violence
• Environmental Quality
• Immunization
• Access to Health Care

• Tobacco Use

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The Oral Health Link To The Top 10 Leading
Health Indicators

• Substance Abuse

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The Oral Health Link To The Top 10 Leading
Health Indicators

• Responsible Sexual Behavior

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The Oral Health Link To The Top 10 Leading
Health Indicators

• Mental Health

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The Oral Health Link To The Top 10 Leading
Health Indicators

• Injury and Violence

• Physical Activity
• Overweight and Obesity
• Tobacco Use
• Substance Abuse

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The Oral Health Link To The Top 10 Leading
Health Indicators

• Environmental Quality

• Physical Activity
• Overweight and Obesity
• Tobacco Use
• Substance Abuse

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The Oral Health Link To The Top 10 Leading
Health Indicators

• Immunizations

• Physical Activity
• Overweight and Obesity
• Tobacco Use
• Substance Abuse

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The Oral Health Link To The Top 10 Leading
Health Indicators

• Access to Health Care

• Physical Activity
• Overweight and Obesity
• Tobacco Use
• Substance Abuse

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The Oral Health Link To The Top 10 Leading
Health Indicators

• Mental Health
• Injury and Violence
• Environmental Quality
• Immunization
• Access to Health Care

• Physical Activity
• Overweight and Obesity
• Tobacco Use
• Substance Abuse
• Responsible Sexual Behavior

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Oral Health Is A Critical Component Of Total
Health

• 75 of adults have some form of gum /
  periodontal disease. The majority of people do
  not know they have it, because it is usually
  painless in its early stages.

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Early Detection and Treatment is Critical to
Saving Lives

• Signs and symptoms of life-threatening
  diseases appear in the mouth long before they
  show up in the rest of the body.
• Early Detection can spot signs of many
  diseases and conditions such as
• HIV
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  Oral Cancer
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  Eating Disorders
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  Substance Abuse
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  Osteoporosis
• 
  Diabetes

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EVERYTHING YOU PUT IN YOUR MOUTH AFFECTS YOUR
(ORAL) HEALTH!
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http//journals.apa.org/prevention/index.html
• http//newsroom.hrsa.gov/efoia.htm
• http//www.accesskansas.org/kdb
• http//www.ada.org
• http//www.adha.org/profissues/access_to_care.htm
• http//www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5014a1.
  htm
• http//www.health.gov/healthypeople/
• http//www.healthfund.org/
• http//www.healthmatters.org.uk/
• http//www.ncemch.org
• http//www.nidr.nih.gov/sgr/execsumm.htm
• http//www.sspd.org