Head Start Presentations

Classroom Toothbrushing and Program Instructions in Oral Health
Karen Yoder, Region V Head Start Oral Health Consultant (2007)
This presentation describes how to implement classroom toothbrushing in a Head Start program, as related to compliance with the 2006 Office of Head Start Program Instruction: Oral Health.

Contemporary Caries Management in Pediatric Dentistry
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (2009)
This presentation, by James Crall, provides an overview of dental caries distribution and trends in children, with an emphasis on early childhood caries as a as a common, chronic, complex, transmissible disease. Risk assessment, evidence on effective strategies for reducing caries in children, and approaches for improving children’s oral health are presented.

Head Start 101
Robin Brocato, Office of Head Start (2008)
This presentation gives a brief history and description of Early Head Start and Head Start. Health services and the oral health component of the program are discussed.

Partnerships to Improve Oral Health in Head Start Webinars
Regions II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX and X (2007)
These presentations focus on education, disease prevention, and service delivery to improve oral health for pregnant women, infants, and children enrolled in Head Start. Also provided are program descriptions that provide contact, program, and partnership information and a description of oral health activities.

Serving ALL the Children: Achieving Optimal Head Start Dental Services
Karen Yoder, Region V Head Start Oral Health Consultant (2006)
This presentation is designed for Head Start staff and explains how to form partnerships with local oral health professionals to help ensure that oral health services are available for pregnant women, infants, and children enrolled in Head Start. It includes information on Head Start program performance standards that relate to oral health, how to contact local professionals and what incentives to offer, what programs can do to assist professionals, and other strategies and issues.


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