prevention

Bright Futures in Practice: Oral Health Pocket Guide
Casamassimo P, Holt K, eds. Bright Futures in Practice: Oral Health – Pocket Guide. Washington, DC: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center. 2004.

Bright Futures in Practice: Oral Health-Pocket Guide is a resource to assist health professionals in providing oral health care for infants, children, adolescents, and pregnant and postpartum women. The pocket guide was developed by the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center working in collaboration with the Bright Futures Education Center at the American Academy of Pediatrics, with support from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The pocket guide offers health professionals an overview of preventive oral health supervision for five developmental periods-pregnancy and postpartum, infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence. It is designed to be a useful tool for a wide array of health professionals including dentists, dental hygienists, physicians, physician assistants, nurses, dietitians, and others.

The pocket guide is available from the Bright Futures Oral Health Toolbox at http://www.mchoralhealth.org/Toolbox/professionals.html. Ordering information also at this website.

Fact Sheet: Promoting Awareness, Preventing Pain: Facts on Early Childhood Caries (ECC)
Promoting Awareness, Preventing Pain: Facts on Early Childhood Caries (ECC), a fact sheet published by the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC), presents information on dental caries in the primary teeth of children from birth through age 5. The fact sheet defines ECC, describes who is at risk, and presents information on both the financial and the human costs of ECC. It also suggests ways in which health professionals can reduce a child's risk for ECC. The fact sheet is intended for use by health professionals, program administrators, policymakers, and others working to improve the oral health status of infants, children, and their families.

It is available on the OHRC Web site at http://www.mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/ECCFactSheet.pdf.

Healthy Smile, Happy Child: Early childhood caries prevention
Nevada Bureau of Family Health Services, Maternal and Child Health Oral Health Initiative. Healthy Smile, Happy Child: Early childhood caries prevention. Carson City, NV: Maternal and Child Health, Nevada Bureau of Family Health Services. 2002.

Materials on early childhood caries prevention are provided, including a brochure, anticipatory guidance curriculum, presenter materials, and fluoride varnish training manual.

http://www.mchoralhealth.org/materials/multiples/healthysmile.html or contact Christine Forsch, Nevada Bureau of Family Health Services (telephone – 775/684-4285)

American Academy of Pediatric Dentists – Caries Risk Assessment Tool
The AAPD has developed a caries risk assessment tool.

http://www.aapd.org/members/referencemanual/pdfs/02-03/P_CariesRiskAssess.pdf

Open Wide
Developed by the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health, this resource is intended to provide oral health training to non-dental providers. The manual includes a presentation script, handouts, a video (Baby Teeth: Love ‘Em and Lose ‘Em) in English and Spanish, and laminated screening cards. The CD-ROM includes presentations in English and Spanish, and an electronic version of screening documentation forms.

http://www.dph.state.ct.us or order through the HRSA Clearinghouse, http://www.ask.hrsa.gov. An online version is also available: http://www.mchoralhealth.org/OpenWide/.

Share the Care – Dental Health Initiative of San Diego
Share the Care Dental Health Initiative of San Diego is a partnership between the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, the San Diego County Dental Society, and the San Diego County Dental Health Coalition. It provides access to emergency dental care for children and offers offer information and education to professionals, parents, and children to foster ongoing preventive dental care.

Referrals for dental care can be made by school nurses and health assistants, health clinics, and community agencies. Children ages 5-18 years who are eligible for free or reduced school lunch and do not have resources for dental care are eligible.

Dental Health resources are available on the website and include brochures, curricula and activities related to dental health, nutrition, dental safety, and training materials

http://www.sharethecaredental.org; telephone: 619/692-8858

Project: PREVENTION! Early childhood cavities prevention provider training manual
Oregon Department of Human Services, Office of Medical Assistance Programs. Project PREVENTION! Early childhood cavities prevention provider training manual. Salem OR: Oregon Department of Human Services. 2001.

This packet was disseminated to pediatricians, family practice physicians, general practice physicians, obstetrician/gynecologists, pediatric nurse practitioners, physician assistants, public health nurses, WIC programs, Early Head Start Programs, tribal clinics, and Federally Qualified Health Centers. It includes reproducible handouts for families, anticipatory guidance, and questionnaires.

http://www.dhs.state.or.us/publichealth/dental/eccp/p-toc.cfm

Lift the Lip
This video and flip chart show parents and WIC staff how to conduct a brief screening of infants’ and toddlers’ teeth. Both educational tools demonstrate how to position the child for the dental screening and show examples of how undetected decay can progress to baby bottle tooth decay. Materials are available in English, Spanish, Russian, and Vietnamese. From UW: $19 first videotape, $14 each additional tape, $21 flipchart, plus shipping and handling. From WALWICA: $7 (video)

University of Washington School of Dentistry, http://www.dental.washington.edu/conted/store/video.htm#lip; Washington Association of Local WIC Agencies (WALWICA), http://www.walwica.org/atwalwica.htm#products

Baby Teeth: Love ‘em and Lose ‘em
Baby Teeth – Love ‘em and Lose ‘em is a video that convinces parents of the importance of baby teeth and how to care for them. Available in English (15 minutes) and Spanish (18 minutes). $10

Washington Association of Local WIC Agencies, http://www.walwica.org/atwalwica.htm#products

Baby Teeth II: The first dental visit with Sam Smile
This non-traditional education video prepares parents for their child's first dental visit. It is available in English (10:37 min).

Washington Association of Local WIC Agencies, http://www.walwica.org/atwalwica.htm#products

Brushing Baby Teeth Daily
This video shows parents easy and effective ways to clean the teeth of infants and toddlers. Available in English, Spanish, and Russian. $19 first videotape, $14 each additional tape, plus shipping and handling.

University of Washington School of Dentistry:http://www.dental.washington.edu/conted/store/video.htm#babyteeth

Preventive guidelines for the preschool patient
Soxman JA. Preventive guidelines for the preschool patient. General Dentistry. 2005; 53(1): 77-80.

This article provides guidelines for dentists (risk factors, preventive guidelines), and is useful for non-dental professional as well.

http://www.agd.org/library/2005/feb/Soxman_153.pdf

Head Start: An Opportunity to Improve the Oral Health of Children and Families
Bertness J, Holt K. Head Start: An opportunity to improve the oral health of children and families. Washington DC: National Maternal and Child Health Oral Resource Center. 2003.

This document discusses Head Start programs’ potential role in providing participants with access to oral health services, including education, screenings, and examinations and includes a profile of current Head Start participants, describes their access to oral health services and their oral health status, and outlines promising strategies. It is intended for use by policymakers, researchers, health professionals, and others interested in improving children's oral health.

http://www.mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/HSOHFactSheet.pdf

The Oral Health Tip Sheet for Head Start Staff: Working with Parents to Improve Access to Oral Health Care
Holt K, Cole S. The Oral Health Tip Sheet for Head Start Staff: Working with Parents to Improve Access to Oral Health Care. Washington DC: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, 2003.

This tip sheet is intended to help Head Start staff working with health professionals ensure that pregnant women, infants, and children enrolled in Head Start receive oral care.

http://www.mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/HSOHTipParent.pdf

Minnesota Dental Association Website
Minnesota Dental Association addresses issues with both regular and sugar free soft drinks. The site features handouts, posters, and stickers.

http://www.mndental.org

Colgate: Bright Smiles, Bright Futures
This guide outlines the key messages of oral health from pregnancy through the toddler years. Print color brochures to use as a reference during each of these life stages: prenatal, 0-6 months, 6-18 months, 18-24 months.

http://www.colgatebsbf.com/parents/par_oral_preg.asp

Fluoride and Fluoridation
Information about fluoride and supplementation on the American Dental Association Website.

http://www.ada.org/public/topics/fluoride/facts/index.asp

Community Water Fluoridation: A state best practice in dental caries prevention
Published by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officers, the brief presents an overview of community water fluoridation (CWF). It includes a review of the scientific evidence for the effectiveness of CWF and the cost effectiveness of CWF, a discussion of national recommendations, and examples of how state public health agencies are striving to ensure optimal CWF coverage.

http://www.astho.org/templates/display_pub.php?pub_id=556&admin=1

Proceedings of the Head Start Partners Oral Health Forum
Proceedings of the Head Start Partners Oral Health Forum. Journal of Public Health Dentistry. 2000; 60(3):193-232.

This special reprint of portions of the Journal of Public Health Dentistry presents papers and responses given at the September 1999 Head Start Partners Oral Health Forum. General topics covered include nutrition and oral health; partnering for oral health; prevention, suppression, and management of caries; and accessing oral health services. The forum focused on early childhood in general and on participants in Head Start, Early Head Start, and WIC. Available at no charge.

HRSA Information Center http://www.ask.hrsa.gov or telephone: 888-ASK-HRSA; Document number MCHN023.

Screening for Dental Risk
A compilation of screening tools and resources can be found in the Bright Futures Oral Health Toolbox.

http://www.mchoralhealth.org/Toolbox/professionals.html#Screening.

Medical Providers Oral Health Education Project, New Hampshire 2002-2005
Medical Providers Oral Health Education Project, New Hampshire 2002-2005. Concord, NH: Endowment for Health.

This is a project in New Hampshire to educate physicians about caries in children through age 36 months through workshops, intensive education, follow-up, and tracking. Training materials, including age-specific parent dental questionnaires (with scoring guidelines) and provider prompts, oral health assessment and recommendations, protocols, and anticipatory guidance materials.
Materials can be downloaded: http://www.mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/MedicalProvOHEd.pdf. More information at: http://www.mchoralhealth.org/Toolbox/professionals.html#Screening

Head Start Oral Health Awareness Lesson Plans: A teacher's guide for creating healthy smiles
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, office of Oral Health and Head Start Oral Health Workgroup. Head Start Oral Health Awareness Lesson Plans: A teacher’s guide for creating healthy smiles. Baltimore, MD: Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. 2002.

These lesson plans, developed for Head Start classrooms in Maryland contain activities, songs, and projects intended to help introduce good oral health habits to young children.

Available at no charge online: http://www.fha.state.md.us/oralhealth/html/hsplan.html; or telephone 410/767-5300.

Early Childhood Caries: Trainings and Protocols
Multnomah County Health Department, School/Community Dental Programs. Early Childhood Caries: Trainings and protocols. Portland, OR: Multnomah County Health Department, School/Community Dental Programs. 2002.

This manual outlines training for early childhood caries prevention for non-oral health professionals. The manual also contains illustrations, question sheets, checklists, sample forms, and handouts written in English, Vietnamese, Spanish, and Russian.

LeAnn Dooley, Multnomah County Health Department; telephone: 503/988-3905.