Name: World Oral Health Day
Start: 2017-03-20T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2017-03-20T23:59:59+00:00

Tobacco use in any form—cigarettes, pipes, and smokeless tobacco—raises your risk for gum disease. The longer you smoke, the greater your risk. (Tips page)
Information on smoking and gum disease, and links to materials for Tips campaign participants Rebecca, Felicita and Brett at, www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/diseases/periodontal-gum-disease.html, and at the Plowshare Download Center
Tips information and materials for Dental Professionals at www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/partners/health/dental/index.html
The World Dental Foundation has a variety of media/communication materials for the observance day