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New ToothTalk Video on NC Rules That Make Toothbrushing Safe and Healthy in Child Care Centers

Do you want to make your child care toothbrushing program a big success? Follow these State of North Carolina rules about effective sanitation and parental permission to use fluoride toothpaste, the evidence-based and most effective way to prevent tooth decay. Rule # 1: Parents must give permission for toothbrushing (but now they only have to…

Ask the Expert: Head Start’s Commitment to Supporting Families Includes Homeless

Homelessness is a lot like an iceberg–what’s visible is only a small portion of what actually exists. It is estimated that 9200 people, including children, experienced homelessness in North Carolina in 2018. Terry David, MSW, Executive Director of Chapel Hill Training Outreach Project, Inc. (CHTOP) and President of NC Head Start Association, believes those figures…

So, Who Can You Trust For Accurate Information about Little One’s Oral Health?

If you spend part of every day Googling a question, tuning into a YouTube video, or checking in with Facebook friends, you’re in good company. The average American spends six-and-a-half hours a day online, a good bit of it on social media. Surveys of online mothers by The Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan American fact…

Check-in on New Fluoride Toothpaste Rule: Programs Make New Rule Work for Young Children

Did you know in October 2017, the NC Child Care Commission added safe and healthy fluoride toothpaste to its list of protective over-the-counter medications for children, just like lotions and sunscreen? Did you know parents only have to give permission once a year for child care programs to brush children’s teeth every day with fluoride…

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New ToothTalk Video on NC Rules That Make Toothbrushing Safe and Healthy in Child Care Centers

Ask the Expert: Head Start’s Commitment to Supporting Families Includes Homeless

So, Who Can You Trust For Accurate Information about Little One’s Oral Health?

Check-in on New Fluoride Toothpaste Rule: Programs Make New Rule Work for Young Children

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