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Officials say more Utah children have healthy pearly whites compared with five years ago.

Utah kids' teeth getting healthier

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 11:22am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Officials say more Utah children have healthy pearly whites compared with five years ago.

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(ERIN HOOLEY/Standard-Examiner) Dr. Scott Neil makes sure the gold crowns he put on Mojo, a Davis County sheriff’s dog, are properly aligned Thursday at Summit Dental in Layton. Mojo, a 4-year-old Dutch shepherd, developed the habit of anxiously chewing on everything, which eroded his teeth. The dentist, accustomed to working on people, put gold crowns on Mojo’s canines and did a root canal.

Davis sheriff's K-9 Mojo worth his weight in gold crowns

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, September 1, 2011 - 11:31pm

LAYTON -- Mojo's canine teeth are his hands when he works. Without them, Mojo wouldn't be able to catch suspects like he has the past four years. He would be able only to sniff out narcotics and help with patrol, say the deputies who work with him.

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If you are pregnant, see your dentist

Lee Bowman Scripps Howard News Service

Last updated Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 5:10pm

Infections are around us all our lives. Most seem to be short-lived, miserable bouts of intestinal or respiratory bugs that so often drive us to a doctor.

But researchers have been steadily peeling away the impact that germs and viruses can have in producing other medical problems.

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Utah children's dental health improving

The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - 4:12pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Cavity prevention measures such as educating the public and sealant programs have helped Utah improve dental health options for children over the past year, according to a report released Tuesday.

Utah jumped from a D-grade in 2010 to a B this year by meeting five of the eight policy benchmarks aimed at improving children's dental health, two more than in 2010, according to the report by the Pew Center on the States.

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