Clinical Services Immunizations are essential in disease prevention. Vaccines were developed and made available to help control the spread of infectious diseases that were once devastating for the citizens of this country. Vaccines are safe and effective against many diseases including polio, hepatitis, meningitis, measles, pertussis (whooping cough,) mumps, and many others. Loup Basin Smiles is a fluoride varnish program for head starts, preschools, and elementary schools in . . .
Why Should You Vaccinate? Vaccines teach your immune system how to create antibodies that protect you from diseases. It's much safer for your immune system to create antibodies from vaccination than by catching the disease. Once your immune system knows how to fight a disease, it can often protect you for many years. We now have vaccines to prevent more than 20 life-threatening diseases, helping people of all ages live longer, healthier lives. With the help of vaccination, we have seen many diseases become less of . . .
LB SMILES Did you know? 1/5 (20%) children aged 5 to 11 have AT LEAST one untreated decayed tooth. Did you know? 1 in 7 (13%) of adolescents aged 12 to 19 years old have AT LEAST one untreated decayed tooth. Did you know ? Children aged 5 to 19 from low-income families are 2x as likely to have cavities . . .