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.
The Dental Home: Concepts, Definitions and Primary Care Considerations
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (2009)
This presentation, by James Crall for the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry’s Head Start Dental Home Initiative, discusses policy and program definitions of the dental home concept.
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 pregnancy 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.
Policy
and Program Considerations for Improving Oral Health in Early
Head Start and Head Start
Jim Crall, National
Oral Health Policy Center
Oral Health Intra-Agency Agreement Workgroup Meeting, December 9–10, 2004
This presentation designed for policymakers, including Early Head Start and
Head Start program directors, provides information on the scope of oral health
problems
in both preschool children and in children enrolled in Head Start, contributing
factors,
emerging
science and opportunities for promoting and improving oral health, challenges
in children’s
access to oral health care, strategies to improve oral health policies and programs,
and key elements for creating effective oral health programs.
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 oral health services 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.
