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1、1ImportanceofChildren'sOralHealth儿童口腔健康卫生的重要性FebruaryisNationalChildren'sDental(牙齿的)HealthMonth,butinchildrengoodoralcareiscriticaleveryday.Thefirstcomprehensivestudyonthenation'soralhealth,releasedrecentlybytheOfficeoftheU.S.SurgeonGeneral,callsdentalandoraldiseasesa“silentepidemic(流行病),”ev
2、eninchildren.Thereportstatesthatmorethan51millionschoolhoursarelosteachyeartodental-relatedillness.Infact,arecentstudypointedtodentalcareasthemostcommonunmethealthneedamongAmericanchildren.二月份是国家法定儿童牙齿健康月,但是日常良好的儿童口腔护理师至关重要的。最近美国公共卫生局办公室做的第一次有关口腔卫生健康的综合调查,称牙科以及口腔疾病为一种“流行病”,甚至在儿童身上。报道说每年因为相关的
3、牙科疾病要葬送大约1500万个学习日。实际上,近期的一个调查称牙科健康护理是美国儿童最普遍而未能满足的健康需求。Tohelpcounterthis,theAmericanAcademyofPeriodontology(牙周病学)(AAP)islaunchinganefforttoeducatechildrenandparentsaboutthepreventionofdentaldiseasesinchildren.为了防范,美国牙科疾病科学会正在努力教育孩子和家长有关如何防御儿童时期的牙科疾病。“Thisisimportantbecauseoralproblemscanimp
4、actself-esteemforchildrenandleadtoproblemsofeating,speakingandattendingtolearning,”saidMichaelMcGuire,presidentoftheAAP.美国牙科疾病科学会会长MichaelMcGuire说:“这之所以重要是因为口腔的文艺可能会影响到孩子的自尊,甚至导致饮食、言语以及上学等问题” Commondentalproblemsseeninchildrenarecavities(龋洞)andgingivitis(龈牙),whicharefoundinthemajorityofU.S.
5、children.“Whentheseproblemsarenotcaughtearlyandtreated,theycandevelopintomoresevereproblemsandcauseunnecessarysuffering,”saidMcGuire“However,muchofthetime,oralproblemsareavoidableproblems.”普遍的可见性的儿童牙科疾病是龋洞和龈牙,绝大多数美国儿童都患有此类疾病。McGuire说:“当这些问题没有被及早发现和治疗的话,它们就可能发展成更严重的问题并造成没必要的痛苦,但是,大多数时候,口腔疾病是可
6、以避免的。”IntheRioGrandeValleyinTexas,agroupofmorethan120dentistsvolunteerstodeliverdentalcaretothousandsoflow-incomechildreneachyearwithitsMobileDentalUnitthattravelsfromschooltoschool.在德州的里奥格兰德山谷,一群大约120人的牙医志愿者每年都自愿带着可移动性牙科治疗仪挨个学校的给上成千的低收入家庭儿童进行牙科护理。“AccordingtotheSurgeonGeneral'sReport,about3
7、7percentofchildrenhavenothadadentalvisitbeforestartingschool,”saidMcGuire.“Whenchildrendon'tseedentiststheymisstheopportunitytohaveproblemscaughtearlybeforetheydevelopintolarger,moreexpensiveproblemstotreat,andparentsmisstheopportunitytolearnhowtop
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