Oral health: preventing cavities, gum disease, tooth loss, and oral cancers : at a glance 2011

CDC is the lead federal agency responsible for promoting oral health through public health interventions. Through its oral health activities, CDC: Helps states strengthen their oral health programs, reach people most affected by oral diseases, and expand the useof effective interventions to prevent oral diseases; Promotes oral health in communities, schools, and health care settings nationwide; Supports research to strengthen prevention efforts at the community level; Evaluates the cost-effectiveness of prevention strategies.The Burden of oral disease -- CDC's response"CS217229-AK."Mode of access: Internet from the CDC web site as an Acrobat .pdf file (581.14 KB, 4 p.)