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Health Commission endorses citywide children's oral-health plan, sets target for kindergarten cavities
Summary
The commission endorsed the SFHIP Children's Oral Health Strategic Plan (2014'2017), which aims to cut kindergartner caries experience from 37% in 2012 to 27% by 2017 and recommends fluoride varnish in primary care, expanded sealant programs and a surveillance dashboard.
The San Francisco Health Commission voted to endorse a citywide strategic plan to reduce dental caries in children and to request periodic updates on implementation.
Pediatrician Susan Fisher Owens, a leader of the SFHIP Children's Oral Health Collaborative, said the plan'building process engaged community partners, academic institutions, clinics and funders with the stated goal “to make San Francisco children caries free.” The plan sets three-year targets for caries…
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