If my mother knew how tooth decay develops, she would have better protected her teeth, and those of her children. If my mother knew that sugar from rapadous (a Haitian treat) has the capacity to generate cavities, she would have warned us and would have limit this incessant visit to the merchants. If my mother knew that preventing tooth decay was possible, she would have taken steps to protect us. If my mother could visit a dentist, she would have avoided the complications that followed her broken tooth and this lifelong disability, and would also introduce us early to preventive care.

If the State wants

If the State knew adults need oral health information, if the State knew that teachers need more oral health information and the tools to share it, if the State knew sugar in processed foods cause cavities, if the State knew fluoride can effectively prevent tooth decay, if the State knew that there is a therapeutic fluoride dose for toothpaste…if the State wants to protect children's teeth from cavities, if the State wants to limit the sugar in manufactured foods, if the State wants to tax more consumer products with high sugar content, if the State wants to consider that oral health is part of general health,

Then, prevention of dental carie would become an absolute priority.

Linda Lubin-Jérome, founder