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Rethink Your Drink for Healthy Smiles and Healthy Lives

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Children’s Life Expectancy Being Cut Short by Obesity

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Complications of Obesity

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Think About it

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Don’t Drink Yourself Fat

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Role of Sugar-Sweetened Drinks

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How Much Sugar is in Your Drink?

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Bubbling Over

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More Water Please

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Rethink Your DrinkRap Song

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It All Begins Here

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Sodas

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Components of Tooth Decay

• Plaque = bacteria, food debris and saliva

• Plaque + Sugar = Acid

• Acid + Tooth = Decay and Gum Disease

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Dental Facts

• Tooth decay affects more than one-fourth of U.S. children aged 2-5.

• Untreated decay can impair a child’s ability to chew, speak and smile. In 2005, about 4,000 New York State children, aged 3 through 5 years, were operated on in a hospital for treatment of cavities.

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Sugar-Sweetened Drinks =Tooth Decay

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Sugar-Sweetened Drinks = Gum Disease

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Healthy Mouth

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How to Keep Your Mouth Healthy

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What Did You Learn Today That You Can Pass On?

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Training Summary

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