Leticia Reyes, RDH, MS (21k pdf)

Barbara Baker-Ayares, RDH, BS (21k pdf)

Peggy Yamagata, RDH, MEd (560k pdf)

Oral Cancer
34,000 Americans will be diagnosed with oral or pharyngeal cancer this year.This page includes information on oral cancer including risk factors, signs and symptoms as well as screening and diagnostic procedures.

Nutrition and Exercise

2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
The Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for a Lifetime webpages feature evidence based recommendations and tools for individuals to make healthy lifestyle choices that reduce the risk of chronic disease through diet and physical activity.

Dental Hygienists Against Heart Disease Promotes America on the Move Month

America on the Move Information Flyer

Tobacco Use Cessation
The New California Gold Rush
Join the new Gold Rush in California by referring tobacco users to the California Smokers Helpline with the Take Charge gold card. Use the numerous resources compiled for clinicians, educators and consumers to implement an individualized tobacco cessation program.
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Youth Prevention
Got a Minute? Give It To Your Kid. The Got a Minute? campaign is designed to help less-involved parents become more involved with their preteens, a behavior that appears to act as a protective factor against the lure of tobacco.

Diabetes
Diabetes Management
Dental hygienists play an important role in educating diabetic patients about their disease. As members of the health care provider team, hygienists are in an ideal position to provide patients with information on disease self - management as well as referrals to other health professionals when needed.

Oral and Systemic Health
National Call To Action (972k pdf file)
The National Call to Action to Promote Oral Health, and Health People 2010 Oral Health objectives, as well as objectives from other focus areas related to oral health.

Total Health Promotion (1.1MB pdf) - Information to educate the client about oral health and its relation to general health. Cardiovascular disease, and its risk factors are also addressed.

Healthy People 2010 Oral Health Tool Kit
The purpose of the Toolkit is to provide guidance, technical tools, and resources to help develop and implement successful oral health components of Healthy People 2010 objectives and, the National Call to Action to Promote Oral Health.

Heart Disease
High blood pressure increases the risk of heart attack, heart failure, stroke, kidney disease and other life threatening illnesses. Learn more about preventing and controlling this "silent killer"