If the Initiative Does Not Pass and Fluoride Is Not

question 51

Essay

If the initiative does not pass and fluoride is not added to the drinking water,what are other means by which the dental health of children in the community could be protected?

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Definitions:

Optimistic View

A tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.

Unconditional Positive Regard

A nonjudgmental acceptance and support of a person regardless of what the person says or does, as practiced in client-centered therapy.

Conditions Of Worth

Standards imposed by others, particularly during childhood, that one must meet in order to be considered valuable or worthy of love.

Rogers

Refers to Carl Rogers, an influential American psychologist and founder of humanistic psychology.