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Dental Health
Brattleboro
WIC (Brattleboro)
Family and Child Health
Active and Healthy Communities
Worksite Wellness
School Health
Immunizations
Infectious Disease
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Tobacco Prevention
Emergency Preparedness
Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention
Dental Health
The health of our teeth and mouths is key to overall health, confidence and well-being. Oral health affects how we grow, look, speak, chew, taste, socialize and enjoy life.  Dental disease is linked to heart disease, stroke, diabetes, pneumonia, low birth weight babies and preterm births.  Tooth decay is the most common chronic childhood disease, and it is preventable.
A healthy smile begins with a healthy diet, daily homecare, fluoride as appropriate and the first dental visit at age 1 and visits continuing regularly through life.  Our goal is for all Windham County residents to have a dental home -- a dental practice where they may receive ongoing preventive, restorative and emergency care.
802 Smiles
The
802 Smiles Network of School Dental Health Programs
connects Vermont's various school dental health programs under one umbrella. Its goal is to eliminate oral health disparities and improve oral health for all Vermont children.
Oral Health in Vermont
Oral Health in Pregnancy and Childhood
802-257-2880
[email protected]
February 20, 2024