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2 <br />"SEAL THE STATE IN `98" <br />WHEREAS, almost 50 percent of North Carolina's school children have tooth decay, <br />and <br />WHEREAS, prevention of tooth decay is the only way to reduce the disease in children, <br />and <br />WHEREAS, dental sealants are an effective preventive tool that is underutilized in North <br />Carolina, and <br />WHEREAS, the North Carolina Division of Dental Health has served the children of <br />North Carolina for 80 years with dental public health programs to reduce <br />tooth decay and improve oral health. <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />supports the program of the North Carolina Division of Dental Health and <br />the Division's efforts to increase the number of sealants placed on <br />children's teeth, and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Orange County Board of Commissioners supports <br />and celebrates the 80th Anniversary of Dental Public Health in North <br />Carolina which occurred on February 6, 1998. <br />Adopted this 17th day of February, 1998. <br />Margaret W. Brown, Chair <br />Board of Commissioners <br />