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How Prenatal Oral Health Affects Children

April 28, 2025 • Alabama Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics • Season 3 • Episode 9

Today our AL AAP Chapter's Oral Health Champion, Pediatric Dentist Dr. Richard Simpson, shares why oral health is important not just for mothers, but for their children as well!

Check out the Protect Tiny Teeth Toolkit: click here.

For the Prenatal Oral Health Conversation Guide: click here.

Check out the HealthChildren.org page on oral health: click here.

For more information, tools and resources from the American Academy of Pediatrics to share with your families about oral health: click here.

Thanks again to our sponsor, the Alabama Department of Public Health's Immunization Division! Don't Wait, Vaccinate!!