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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sounds like the bar for parenting is getting lower.
Rreally? Pushing this responsibility off on the schools?  Are schools also supposed to teach kids how to brush and floss?[/quote]

We have a dentist that comes to our ES for two weeks each school year. The tooth decay in students' baby teeth shows that parents aren't teaching their kids to brush and floss. Many of them have caps on their baby teeth. It's sad.[/quote]

[b]That a dentist comes to the school might be addressing a different issue.  Tooth decay in student’s baby teeth might actually show that the kids aren’t being seen for regular dental check-ups and dental cleaning. Lack of dental check-ups and regular cleaning by a dental hygienist is quite likely to be related to the extreme difficulty finding dentists who accept Medicaid or MCHIP for children, and the very limited and relatively high cost of dental insurance.  It IS sad. And it’s one more reason to support a policy of providing adequate health care for everyone— that includes dental care and comprehensive mental health services.
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And many physicians who see children with Medicaid for vaccinations, annuals, etc. really drop the ball by not talking about the importance of regular dental visits.Many missed opportunities to talk about the dangers of frequent bottles of juice and milk, when the children should be on to sippy cups of water.  Lots of poor parents believe that baby teeth are not important because they will be replaced by adult teeth.[/quote]

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