WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
BRUSHING UP
Profile America — Saturday, October 11th. The focus this month is definitely on taking care of your teeth. For one thing, October is Dental Hygiene Month — stressing preventative oral health care, from using dental floss to proper brushing techniques. In San Antonio, some 23,000 dentists and associated professionals are in the midst of the latest annual session of the American Dental Association. They are taking continuing education courses and brushing up on leading-edge dental technology and products at hundreds of exhibit stations. Helping us care for our teeth are about 147,000 dentists and 193,000 dental hygienists, working in more than 131,000 dental offices across the country. You can find current data on the country's economy by downloading the America's Economy mobile app at www.census.gov/mobile.
Sources:
http://www.eventsinamerica.com/events/ada-annual-session-2014-american-dental-association/ev52b868f45bbb8/#.VADG2ihqpW4
http://www.ada.org/en/
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/dentists.htm
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/dental-hygienists.htm 2012 Economic Census data: http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=BP_2012_00A1&prodType=table NAICS 6212
Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotions of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).
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SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau
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