{"id":376,"date":"2019-10-31T20:09:27","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T20:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/oral-health\/?page_id=376"},"modified":"2026-02-09T14:48:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T14:48:56","slug":"mia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/oral-health\/mia\/","title":{"rendered":"Maternal, Infant and Adolescent Oral Health Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-376\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-376-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-376-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-376-0-0-0\" 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-445 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/11\/shutterstock_381809158-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/11\/shutterstock_381809158-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/11\/shutterstock_381809158-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/11\/shutterstock_381809158-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2019\/11\/shutterstock_381809158.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Oral health is important across the life span beginning with perinatal oral health, as poor oral health has been linked to poor birth outcomes and tooth decay can be passed on to the newborn. Infants and toddlers are especially vulnerable to tooth decay due to feeding habits and poor oral hygiene. As a child grows into adolescence, new and emerging issues arise that can impact oral health including tobacco use and vaping as well as oral cancers from the Human Papillomavirus (HPV).<\/p>\n<p>HPV vaccination is cancer prevention!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-376-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-376-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-376-1-0-0\" 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-376-1-0-0\" ><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\/mia\/maternal-infant-and-adolescent-oral-health-program-overview-and-training\/\">Program Overview and Training<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/oral-health\/resources\/#pregnancy\">Maternal Oral Health Resources<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/oral-health\/resources\/#infants\">Infant Oral Health Resources<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/oral-health\/resources\/#children\">Adolescent Oral Health Resources<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-376-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oral health is important across the life span beginning with perinatal oral health, as poor oral health has been linked to poor birth outcomes and tooth decay can be passed on to the newborn. Infants and toddlers are especially vulnerable to tooth decay due to feeding habits and poor oral hygiene. 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