Advocacy for universal child dental program (Motion #64-04)

Moved by: Noland – Denis. Approved by the Sudbury & District Board of Health, June 17, 2004.

THEREAS oral health is an important component of general health and impacts directly on a child’s speech and language development, ability to thrive and readiness to learn; and

WHEREAS there is currently no universal access to dental care in Canada and for people and their families who are socially and economically disadvantaged, regular access to basic primary dental-health services is often unaffordable; and

WHEREAS children living in poverty are more likely to experience inadequate diets that have a detrimental effect on physical health including increased rates of dental decay;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Sudbury & District Board of Health support the Board of Health for Hastings and Prince Edward Counties and advocate to the Premier of Ontario for the need to develop public policies to eliminate child poverty and related health effects by creating a universal child dental program.

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