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FL S1490
Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/28/2014
Primary Sponsor
Rene Garcia
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AI Summary
- Designates February 2014 and each February thereafter as "Oral Health Awareness Month" in Florida
- Notes that dental decay is the most common chronic disease among children, occurring 4 times more frequently than asthma and 20 times more frequently than diabetes
- Identifies that untreated dental disease is linked to diabetes, stroke, heart disease, bacterial pneumonia, preterm and low birth weight deliveries, and potentially death
- States that students miss over 51 million school hours annually and employed adults lose over 164 million work hours yearly due to dental disease or dental visits
- Recognizes that 18 percent of children ages 2-4, 52 percent of ages 6-8, and 61 percent of ages 15 suffer from dental decay
Legislative Description
Oral Health Awareness Month
Last Action
Adopted, companion bill(s) passed, see HR 9057 (Adopted)
4/11/2014
Full Bill Text
No bill text available