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  2. Preventive Health: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

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    Preventive health refers to routine care you receive in order to maintain your health. It’s key to diagnosing medical conditions before they become a problem. Preventing serious diseases before ...

  3. Preventing Oral Health Problems

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    speech problems. malnutrition. swallowing problems. A neglected infection or untreated oral cancer can even be fatal. There are some universal ways to maintain your dental health, such as ...

  4. Preventive Dentistry - Healthline

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    Preventive dentistry is the practice of caring for your teeth to keep them healthy. This helps to avoid cavities, gum disease, enamel wear, and more. There are many forms of preventive dentistry ...

  5. Preventive healthcare - Wikipedia

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    Preventive healthcare, or prophylaxis, is the application of healthcare measures to prevent diseases. [1] Disease and disability are affected by environmental factors, genetic predisposition, disease agents, and lifestyle choices, and are dynamic processes that begin before individuals realize they are affected.

  6. Immunizations and Vaccines: Benefits, Risks, Effectiveness

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    Immunizations protect us from serious diseases and also prevent the spread of those diseases to others. Over the years immunizations have thwarted epidemics of once common infectious diseases such ...

  7. What Is a Preventive Medicine Physician? - WebMD

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    3 min read. A preventive medicine physician is a doctor who has experience in public health as well as clinical care. This allows them to provide insight and expertise in the prevention of injury ...

  8. Public health - Wikipedia

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    Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". [1] [2] Analyzing the determinants of health of a population and the threats it faces is the basis for public health. [3]

  9. The Importance of Early Dental Visits - WebMD

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    The First Orthodontic Visit. Also around age 7, your child's dentist will likely suggest an orthodontic evaluation. "It's old-school to wait until all permanent teeth come in at around 12 or 13 to ...