Gum Disease Found to be Significant Public Health Concern

Oct 14, 2010

Dr. Low, President of the American Academy of Periodontology, is at the 2010 American Dental Association Annual Session, discussing the results of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) pilot study, funded by the CDC's Division of Oral Health.

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