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    Dental care during pregnancy is not only safe, regular dental visits support your health and your baby's.

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    Most dental disease is preventable—starting with these five steps to take at home.

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    Suffering from headaches?

    Clenching or grinding your teeth (often at night) may be the reason and can also cause damage to your teeth and jaw.

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    Your dentist may recommend a number of treatment options to replace missing teeth, such as a denture.

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Oral Health Handouts

The following patient resources (PDFs) can be downloaded. Where available translated materials are noted beside the English version.

Baby Teeth:

  • Tooth brushing tips for parents and caregivers (also in Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, Punjabi and Farsi)
  • Baby teeth are important too (also in Farsi, Punjabi, Traditional Chinese and Tagalog)

Pregnancy:

  • Good for your dental health. Good for your baby. (Chinese)

Antibiotics:

  • Antibiotics and Dental Care

The Dental Exam:

  • The dental exam - more than a 'checkup' (also available in Farsi, Punjabi, Traditional Chinese and Tagalog)

Oral Cancer:

  • Dentists play key role in early detection of oral cancers

Dental Plan Coverage:

  • ​The Dental Insurance Puzzle. How our roles fit together (also available in Chinese)
  • Dentists treat you, not your dental plan (also available in Farsi, Punjabi, Traditional Chinese and Tagalog)
  • Understanding your dental coverage: the dental plan co-payment

Aging and Oral Health:

  • Plan to Keep Your Teeth Before and After Retirement (Farsi) (Punjabi) (Tagalog) (Traditional Chinese )
  • Caring for Natural Teeth: Tips for Seniors and Caregivers (Farsi) (Chinese) (Tagalog) (Punjabi )
  • Caring for Dentures: Tips for Seniors and Caregivers (Farsi) (Chinese) (Tagalog) (Punjabi)
  • Oral Inspections: Tips for Caregivers (Farsi) (Chinese) (Tagalog) (Punjabi)
  • Oral Health Care for Older Adults

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