The American Dental Association says that drinks high in sugar such as soda, lemonade, juice and sweetened coffee or tea are particularly harmful because sipping them causes a constant sugar bath over teeth, which promotes tooth decay. The toolkit urges people to replace sweetened drinks with water. can of energy drink has 7 teaspoons of sugar. can of cola has 10 teaspoons of sugar and an 8.3 oz. bottle of citrus soda contains 19 teaspoons of sugar a 12 oz. The toolkit demonstrates the amount of sugar and calories in seven popular drinks and water. “Visuals like this can make an impression on people.” It’s a challenge to get people thinking about the systemic harm caused by too much sugar in the diet,” said Scholtz. “Rethink Your Drink aligns with the oral health instruction delivered in North Carolina communities by our faculty and students. Delta Dental, a nation-wide dental insurance company, promotes the campaign in several states, including North Carolina. The Rethink Your Drink concept has been used widely by health educators across the country to help curb obesity and improve oral health. Michael Scholtz, the dental school’s assistant dean for extramural clinical practices, after touring the Lillington center where faculty, students, residents, and staff treat patients five days a week. Once you have successfully logged in, review the following tutorials to ensure you can perform your daily office tasks in the new DOT.The ECU School of Dental Medicine received a Rethink Your Drink toolkit from Delta Dental of North Carolina on September 16 at the school’s community service learning center in Lillington, N.C.ĭelta Dental CEO Curt Ladig presented the toolkit to Dr. System will require a unique first name and last name for each username (ex: first name: John, last name: Smith and first name: John, last name: Smith1) For example: ABC Dental with TIN 123456789 has usernames ‘jsmith’ and ‘jsmith1’, the Note: Please ensure businesses with multiple usernames have first names and last names that are unique to each username. When you first log in to the new DOT, you will be asked to confirm and/or complete the following information for your account: If you are a current user of the Dental Office Toolkit, you will be able to use your existing username and password. Step 2: Know what to expect at your first log in: Pop-ups will only be used to display a printable format of benefits, routine procedures, etc.Visit to check and see what browser you are currently using.The new DOT requires the latest version of Google Chrome and Adobe Acrobat Reader.Any passwords previously saved in your browser will not be ported to the new DOT. Ensure you have access to all your DOT usernames and passwords.Personal email addresses and phone numbers should only be entered in the event that your specific service office does not have an office email address and phone number.This is especially important for offices that To ensure that the entered email address and phone number is locally and immediately accessible to you now and in the future, consider using the contact information of your dental office.Please keep the following things in mind when updating your profile:.Failing to provide up-to-date and accessible contact information will require re-registration to use the new Toolkit: Ensure you have an up-to-date user profile in the Dental Office Toolkit.Step 1: Complete DOT user profile and set up user requirements:
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