These are the types of partnerships that can make an important difference in improving oral health in America. Charles Frock speaks . Thank you Mr. Frock. The future of oral health is being played out, in part, here at Shepherd Elementary. I would like to play a brief video which explains the oral health curriculum that has been implemented with these fine children behind me.
Video is played .
I would now like to introduce the teacher who has been involved in this project, Mrs. Janet Crockett Mrs. Crockett speaks . Thank you, Mrs. Crockett, and thank you to the first-graders of Shepherd Elementary. I would now like to discuss the actual findings of our report. When we speak of oral health, we are talking about more than healthy teeth. With that in mind, oral health means being free of oral-facial pain conditions, oral and pharyngeal cancers, soft tissue lesions, birth defects such as cleft lip and palates, and a host of other conditions.