Quarterly Results and FY 2006 Financial Outlook

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Oral HealthMaking Snack Time Fun Time!
Third Grade
Missouri Department of Health and Senior
Services Division of Community and Public
Health Oral Health Program
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Snacking!

• Do you eat between meals?
• What is your favorite between-meal snack?
• When do you like to have a snack?

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Snacks between meals are a way for you to get
all the food you need each day to

• Grow
• Have energy
• Have healthy bones, skin, and teeth

• Help you think
• Help you learn and be your best

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Now lets learn or review two words.
Diet and Nutrition
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Your diet includes all the food you eat each day
whether the food is healthy or not (junk food).
Your diet needs to include a variety of foods in
order for you to have good nutrition.
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Nutrition Is the way your body uses the foods
you eat! With good nutrition your body, including
your teeth, will grow and work right.
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At your age, foods eaten as snacks can be an
important part of your diet. But, if you make
poor choices, snacks can cause tooth problems.
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What kinds of snacks cause tooth problems?

• Sugary snacks and drinks (soda pop)
• Sticky snacks
• Snacks that stay on your teeth

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Lets talk about why these snacks are not healthy
for our teeth!
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Everyone has germs called bacteria in their mouth.

• Each day a thin film called PLAQUE forms on your
  teeth and gums. Its filled with bacteria.
• Bacteria are very small --- you need a microscope
  to see them.
• Sticky, sugary foods left on your teeth are a
  meal for bacteria.

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Bacteria in the PLAQUE turns food on your teeth
into acid.
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To understand an acid attack on your teeth, we
need to first look at the tooth structure.
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The Enamel is

• The outside layer.
• A hard protective cover.
• It is the hardest substance in our body, even
  harder than bone.

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The Dentin is

• Underneath the enamel.
• Makes up the largest part of a tooth.
• Hard, but not as hard as enamel.

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The Pulp is

• The soft space inside the tooth, underneath the
  dentin.
• Has blood vessels and nerves.

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An acid attack

• Starts on the tooths enamel
• Can cause a hole in the tooth called a cavity

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Bacteria attacks your gums too!
If this happens to you it is called
GINGIVITIS.
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What are some signs of Gingivitis?

• Gums that are
• Red
• Sore
• Puffy
• Bleeding

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What can you do to prevent cavities and
gingivitis?

• Brush your teeth
• Floss your teeth
• Choose snacks wisely

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When should you brush your teeth?

• After eating
• At bedtime

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Oral Health Program
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How do you floss your teeth?

• Use 18 of floss
• Leave an inch or two to work with

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Oral Health Program
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How do you floss your teeth?

• Gently follow
• curves of teeth
• Slide floss up and down a few times
• Go below the gumline

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Oral Health Program
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What about those snack choices?

• A simple way to choose snacks is the way you
  have learned to choose foods for meals
• using the Food Pyramid

USDA www.MyPyramid.gov
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Can you name the food groups?

• Grains
• Fruit
• Vegetables
• Dairy
• Meat

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What are some examples from each group?

• Grain
• Whole wheat bread, corn bread, popcorn
• Fruits
• Apples, oranges, grapes
• Vegetables
• Celery, carrots, broccoli

• Dairy
• Milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream
• Meat and Beans
• Peanut butter, eggs, nuts, tuna

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Remember!

• Choose healthy snacks.
• Brush twice daily.
• Floss daily.
• See your dentist and dental hygienist twice a
  year!

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Thank you for listeningand keep brushing!

• An additional recommended resource for viewing
• The Haunted Mouth (ADA).

• Call [phone] for loan information from the
  UMKC dental library
• Photos Microsoft product box shots reprinted
  with permission from Microsoft Corporation.
• All photos obtained from office.microsoft.com/clip
  art unless otherwise noted.
• This presentation has been adapted and used with
  permission from theDental Health Program
  developed by the Clay County Public Health
  Center.