{"id":1178,"date":"2024-07-10T16:14:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T16:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/?page_id=1178"},"modified":"2024-07-12T22:34:05","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T22:34:05","slug":"prevention","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/oralhealth\/prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"Risk Factors and Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1178\" class=\"elementor elementor-1178\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-717aca2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"717aca2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85f23f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"85f23f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/oralhealth\/community-resources\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Community Resources<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/oralhealth\/prevention\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Risk Factors and Prevention<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/VCOHP_Oral_Health_Modules_July2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Oral Health Curriculum in English<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/Modulos_de_Salud_Oral_del_VCOHP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Oral Health Curriculum in Spanish<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/oralhealth\/oh-resources\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Oral Health Resources<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLwL7PZ4OJGiqGzpTwXZ-eednc4SE1eGDP\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Brush Break Project in English<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLwL7PZ4OJGipsCLsnQwr3p4EW6eEyupeh\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Brush Break Project in Spanish<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff2ed32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff2ed32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mouthhealthy.org\/life-stages\/babies-and-kids\/first-dental-visit-for-baby\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"301\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/first-tooth.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1182\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/first-tooth.png 301w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/first-tooth-16x12.png 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cc5564 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2cc5564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/tobacco-education-and-prevention\/call-it-quits-program\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"301\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/call-it-quits.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1185\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/call-it-quits.png 301w, https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/call-it-quits-16x12.png 16w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0997dc4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0997dc4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716ecad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"716ecad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2bb764 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2bb764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Risk Factors and Prevention<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b6602 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4b6602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Oral Disease Risk Factors<\/strong><\/h5><ul><li><strong>Bacteria<\/strong><ul><li>Tooth decay is a preventable chronic disease.<\/li><li>The bacteria, known as\u00a0<em>streptococcus mutans<\/em>, that causes tooth decay is infectious and spreadable.<\/li><li>Sharing items such as eating utensils, cups, bites of food and kissing can pass the bacteria from person to person.<\/li><li>For helpful tips, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mouthhealthy.org\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mouth Healthy<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/ADA_MH_5ways.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>Snacks &amp; Drinks<\/strong><ul><li>The bacteria in your mouth combines with sugars in the foods we eat and drink, which produces acid that can damage teeth, causing cavities to form or erosion to occur.<\/li><li>Sugary drinks include soda,\u00a0fruit punch or juice,\u00a0energy drinks,\u00a0sports drinks and more.<\/li><li>Foods include sticky snacks such as cookies, crackers, candy, dried fruit, chips, gummies and more.<\/li><li>For healthy food and beverage recommendations, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.choosemyplate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ChooseMyPlate<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cachampionsforchange.cdph.ca.gov\/en\/tips\/Pages\/Rethink-Your-Drink.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rethink Your Drink<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>Tobacco Use<\/strong><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deltadentalins.com\/oral_health\/tobaccodw.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tobacco use can affect oral health<\/a>, which includes gum disease, loss of teeth, need for root canal treatment, cancers of the cheek and gums,\u00a0etc.<\/li><li>For more information about the free Stop Smoking classes call \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/hca.venturacounty.gov\/public-health\/tobacco-education-and-prevention\/call-it-quits-program\/\">Call It Quits<\/a>\u201d at 805-201-7867 or email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:callitquits@ventura.org\">callitquits@ventura.org<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><h5><strong>Preventing Oral Disease<\/strong><\/h5><ul><li><strong>Floss, Brush, Dentist<\/strong><ul><li>Recommended by the American Dental Association (ADA) is to clean between your teeth daily, brush your teeth twice a day for 2 minutes, and visit a Dentist regularly. To learn more visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mouthhealthy.org\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mouth Healthy<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>\u00a0Pregnancy<\/strong><ul><li>When you are pregnant, your oral health is connected to the health of your unborn baby. To learn more, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mouthhealthy.org\/life-stages\/pregnancy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mouth Healthy<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthychildren.org\/English\/ages-stages\/prenatal\/Pages\/Brushing-for-Two-How-Your-Oral-Health-Effects-Baby.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Healthy Children.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>First Tooth, First Visit!\u00a0<\/strong><ul><li>A child\u2019s first dental visit should take place after the first tooth appears, but no later than the first birthday. Why so early? As soon as a baby has teeth, he or she can get cavities. Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mouthhealthy.org\/all-topics-a-z\/baby-teeth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mouth Healthy<\/a>\u00a0for more information on children&#8217;s oral health.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>Fluoride Varnish<\/strong><ul><li>Dental caries (cavities) remains the most common chronic disease of children and adolescents. Applying\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthychildren.org\/English\/healthy-living\/oral-health\/Pages\/Fluoride-Varnish-What-Parents-Need-to-Know.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fluoride varnish<\/a>\u00a0to teeth is an effective way to prevent tooth decay, slow it down or stop it from getting worse and treatments can be done in a medical office, by a dentist, at a school or community event.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>Dental Sealant<\/strong><ul><li>Germs in the mouth use the sugar in foods and drinks to make acids, which over time can make a cavity in the tooth. Sealants are thin, plastic coatings painted on the back teeth that harden to form a shield over the tooth to keep out germs and food. For more information and to view a video clip\u00a0on sealants visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mouthhealthy.org\/all-topics-a-z\/sealants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mouth Healthy<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>Water Fluoridation<br \/><\/strong><ul><li>Drinking fluoridated water keeps teeth strong and reduces cavities and is found in most public water systems. For more than 70 years, people in the United States have benefited from drinking water with fluoride, leading to better dental health. For more information, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/fluoridation\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ilikemyteeth.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry<\/a>. 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