Covering Your Health: How-to build strong, healthy teeth at a young age with First 5 San Bernardino’s Scott McGrath

Teeth. We’ve all got them.

Covering Your Health and host Evelyn Erives dive into the importance of starting oral hygiene at a young age with Scott McGrath, deputy of systems and impact for First 5 San Bernardino.

Since 1998, First 5 San Bernardino has supported families with children of all ages, serving as a bridge to share the importance of early development from the prenatal stage to five years of age through campaigns like its recent “Little Teeth, Big Responsibility” campaign.

In San Bernardino County alone, 60% of children of kindergarten age experience tooth decay, but it’s preventable by teaching youth the importance of good oral hygiene habits and keeping up with your twice-a-year visits to the dentist.

Learn more about the importance of the campaign and the future of First 5’s work in the community by listening to the latest Covering Your Health episode on the iHeartRadio app, wherever you get your podcasts, or by clicking the “play” button below:

With a mission to heal and inspire the human spirit, Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) is one of the top 10 largest Medicaid health plans, the largest not-for-profit Medicare-Medicaid public health plan in the country, and for the third year in a row, certified as A Great Place To Work®. In its 27th year, IEHP supports more than 1.5 million Riverside and San Bernardino County residents enrolled in Medicaid or IEHP DualChoice (those with both Medi-Cal and Medicare). Today, IEHP has a growing network of nearly 6,800 providers and more than 3,000 team members who are fully committed to the vision: We will not rest until our communities enjoy optimal care and vibrant health. To learn more, go to iehp.org.