Federal programs can do more for dental health in North, says researcher – CBC
New study says federal program to prevent dental disease in Indigenous communites needs to be expaneded
Aug 29, 2016
A new study published in the Canadian Journal of Public Health is calling on the federal government to expand a program to prevent tooth decay in remote Inuit and First Nations communities.
The Children’s Oral Health Initiative (COHI) is a Health Canada program aimed at increasing access to preventive oral health services for Inuit and First Nations children up to eight years of age.
It’s currently offered in five communities across the Northwest Territories and Nunavut — where rates of tooth decay are more than double the national average.
Read More: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/children-s-oral-health-initiative-1.3737566
