<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><h1 class="title" id="page-title" style="margin: 4px 0px 5px; padding: 0px 0px 0.5em; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 28px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tooth Wisdom Project</span></h1><div class="tabs" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; z-index: 50; position: relative;"></div><div class="clearfix top-content" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 25px;"><div class="region region-content" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div id="block-system-main" class="block block-system" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; clear: left; width: 680px; position: relative;"><div class="content" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div id="node-113" class="node node-page sub_section-template" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="node-inner" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="content" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="field-items" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img alt="" class="media-image" height="320" width="480" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.pdx.edu/ioa/sites/www.pdx.edu.ioa/files/styles/large/public/smile2.jpg" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;"></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tooth Wisdom: Do you want to get smart about your mouth?</strong></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Our oral health is closely related to our general health status. With age, we are more likely to have chronic health conditions such as diabetes and heart disease, and we are also more likely to have oral disease. So, as we age, it becomes even more important to take good care of our teeth and mouth!</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The Institute on Aging is coordinating with Oral Health America to offer free educational workshops on oral health throughout the fall. The one-hour workshops are held at community sites in the Portland metro area and other Oregon locations; they are led by professional dental hygienists. </span></p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Below is a list of our currently scheduled workshops; more dates and locations will be added over the following months. If you have questions about the workshops or if you are a community site interested in hosting one, please contact Iris Wernher (<a href="mailto:wernher@pdx.edu" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">wernher@pdx.edu</a> or <a href="tel:503-725-5236" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">503-725-5236</a>) at the Institute on Aging. </span></div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 15px 2em; list-style: none outside url(https://www.pdx.edu/ioa/sites/all/themes/pdx_primary/images/bullet.gif);"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Wed 9/16, </span>10:30am, <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Salem Center 50+</strong>, 2615 Portland Rd NE, Salem, OR 97301</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Mon 9/21, 12pm, <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Sandy Senior Center</strong>, 38348 Pioneer Blvd, Sandy, OR 97055</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tue 9/22, 1pm, <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Pioneer Community Center</strong>, 615 Fifth St, Oregon City, OR 97045</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Wed 9/23, 12:30pm, <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Charles Jordan Community Center</strong>, </span>9009 N Foss Ave, Portland, OR 97203</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Wed 9/23, 3:30pm, <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Friendly House NW</strong>, </span>1737 NW 26th Ave, Portland, OR 97210</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Thu 9/24, 12:30pm, <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">East Portland Community Center</strong>, </span>740 SE 106th, Portland, OR 97216</span></li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Fri 9/25, 10:30am, <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Scappoose Senior Center</strong>, 33342 Meadow Dr, Scappoose, OR 97056</span></li></ul><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><a href="http://www.pdx.edu/ioa/tooth-wisdom-project">http://www.pdx.edu/ioa/tooth-wisdom-project</a></div><div><br><br><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Alissa Leavitt, MPH, MCHES</span><div><br><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">OPHA Health Education & Promotion Section volunteer </span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br><a href="mailto:green.alissa@gmail.com">aleavitt.opha@gmail.com</a><br><a href="tel:503-358-2331" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="telephone" x-apple-data-detectors-result="3/1">503-358-2331</a></span><div><br></div><div>Sent via iPhone. 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