{"id":75,"date":"2016-08-08T13:34:22","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T13:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/oral-health\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2026-02-05T16:09:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T16:09:35","slug":"dental-sealant-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/oral-health\/dental-sealant-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Dental Sealant Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-75\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-75-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-75-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-75-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-389 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/11\/shutterstock_151905908-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/11\/shutterstock_151905908-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/11\/shutterstock_151905908-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/11\/shutterstock_151905908.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Tooth decay is the most common chronic childhood disease yet only about half of school aged children receive dental sealants which are proven to help prevent tooth decay on the chewing surfaces of the back teeth, which are most vulnerable to decay.\u00a0 Sealants are thin plastic-like coatings that are painted onto the teeth in just a few minutes.\u00a0 Applying sealants in school-based programs is the most cost-effective way to reach the children who are at greatest risk of cavities.<\/p>\n<p>Seal away tooth decay!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-75-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-75-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-75-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-75-1-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h4>Learn more:<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/oral-health\/dental-sealant-program\/dental-sealant-program-overview-and-training\/\">Program Overview and Training<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/oral-health\/resources\/#children\">Resources<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-75-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tooth decay is the most common chronic childhood disease yet only about half of school aged children receive dental sealants which are proven to help prevent tooth decay on the chewing surfaces of the back teeth, which are most vulnerable to decay.\u00a0 Sealants are thin plastic-like coatings that are painted onto the teeth in just [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":657,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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