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3:09pm

Mon May 7, 2012
Health

Poorest & Uninsured Patients To See Price Break As Hickenlooper Signs Assistance Bill

Governor Hickenlooper signing SB-16, photo taken on March 29, 2011
Colorado Senate GOP / Flickr - Creative Commons

6:52am

Mon May 7, 2012
Health

Childhood Tooth Decay On The Rise

Lisa Casaus, with her son, Gabriel Sanchez, learns tips on good dental hygiene from Children’s Hospital dental hygienist Valerie Haustein.
Robert D. Tonsing / Colorado Public News

Gabriel Sanchez is screaming at the top of his tiny lungs.

But he’s not hurt. At 13 months old, he’s just objecting to the stranger’s hands in his mouth. He’s having his nine baby teeth brushed, on his first visit to the dentist.

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8:11am

Tue April 17, 2012
Health

Dental Issues In Pregnant Women Put Babies At Risk

Pamela McClain, Pres. of the American Academy of Periodontology, working on a patient. Studies have determined that poor dental hygiene & gum disease lead to many other health problems, including the potential for premature and low birthweight babies.
Courtesy of Pamela McClain

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