•  Children ages 6-11 from low-income families are three times more likely to have untreated tooth decay compared with children in higher income families.
  
  
•  Compared to children in higher income families, children in low-income families are also five times more likely to have cavities, have three times the number of decayed teeth and are only half as likely to see a dentist over the course of a year.
  
  
•  According to Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, poor dental health in young children has the potential to affect speech, nutrition, social development and quality of life.
  
  
•  Oral diseases in young children have been linked to ear and sinus infections and weakened immune systems, as well as diabetes, and heart and lung disease.
  
  
•  Studies have found that children with oral diseases are restricted in their daily activities and miss more then 51 million hours of school each year.

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