2020 -- H 7560 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2020 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY, 2020, AS "NATIONAL CHILDREN’S DENTAL HEALTH | |
MONTH" IN RHODE ISLAND | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Kislak, Tobon, McNamara, Cortvriend, and Ackerman | |
Date Introduced: February 12, 2020 | |
Referred To: House read and passed | |
1 | WHEREAS, February is National Children’s Dental Health Month and provides an |
2 | opportunity to recognize the importance of optimal oral health. Healthy teeth are essential for |
3 | self-esteem, success in school and are a vital component for overall health. They are meant to last |
4 | a lifetime; and |
5 | WHEREAS, On January 25, 2020, the United States celebrated the 75th Anniversary of |
6 | Community Water Fluoridation. Fluoride strengthens teeth at the level of 0.7 milligrams per liter |
7 | of water, roughly the same as a grain of salt in a pail of water. Water systems in four out of five |
8 | Rhode Island counties have adjusted to safe and effective fluoride levels since 1955; and |
9 | WHEREAS, Fluoridation is recognized by the Centers for Disease Control, also known |
10 | as the CDC, as both cost-saving and the single most effective public health measure to prevent |
11 | tooth decay helping not only children but all individuals, irrespective of income or education |
12 | level; and |
13 | WHEREAS, Our state’s water systems are key partners in oral health and the Rhode |
14 | Island Department of Health, on behalf of the CDC, presented awards to Cumberland, Newport, |
15 | Pawtucket, and Providence, in recognition of achieving the recommended level of fluoridation for |
16 | 12 consecutive months within their water system; now, therefore be it |
17 | RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
18 | Providence Plantations hereby urges all citizens and community organizations to observe |
19 | February as “National Children’s Dental Health Month” to encourage success in our children by |
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1 | educating on the importance of smart dental habits, good dietary choices and fluoridated water so |
2 | their teeth can remain healthy and strong into adulthood; and be it further |
3 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
4 | transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Director Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH, |
5 | Rhode Island Department of Health, and Marie Jones-Bridges, CDA, RDH, PHDH, BS, |
6 | Enterprise Clinical Service Community Based Coordinator, RI Rite Smiles Dental. |
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