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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.

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.

Healthy Teeth and Fluoride
Nevada State Health Division, Oral Health Program (2006)
This presentation designed for Head Start staff and parents provides information about fluoride, types of fluoride, and benefits of fluoride. Text on the presentation slides, presenter’s notes, and a pre- and post-test are available in English and Spanish. A summary document available for download includes helpful notes.

Increasing Access to Oral Health Care: Medicaid Approaches for Individuals with Special Health Care Needs Web Conference
Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (2005)
This Web conference was held to inform the oral health, maternal and child health (MCH), and primary care communities about Medicaid approaches being used to enhance access to individuals with special health care needs.

Introduction to Head Start
E. Joseph Alderman, Region IV Head Start Oral Health Consultant (2007)
This presentation explains the Head Start program's history, eligibility, demographics, services, and performance standards.

National Oral Health Conference
Presentations are posted from the 2007, 2006, and 2005 National Oral Health Conferences. These are joint meetings between the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors and the American Association of Public Health Dentistry.

National Primary Oral Health Care Conference
Presentations and abstracts are posted from the 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, and 2001 conferences. This conference provides an opportunity for community-based oral health professionals to share information, receive clinical updates, and network with fellow professionals and program administrators.

Open Wide: Oral Health Program to Engage Non-Dental Health and Human Service Workers in Integrated Dental Education
Connecticut Department of Public Health
These presentations provide information on early childhood caries and its impact on general health and well-being.
Early Childhood Caries (in English and Spanish)
General Resource Slides (in English and Spanish)

Oral Health DataSpeak Web Conference
Maternal and Child Health Information Resource Center (2004)
This Web conference on integrating oral health and MCH programs features a presentation on HRSA's oral health goals and the important role of Title V and MCH agencies in these efforts.

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 provides information on the scope of oral health problems in children, contributing factors, emerging science and opportunities for promoting and improving oral health, challenges in children’s access to care, strategies to improve policies and programs, and key elements for creating effective 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.

Symposium on the Healthy People Curriculum Task Force
American Dental Education Association (2006)
This symposium was held to (1) increase awareness among professional dental educators of the Healthy People Curriculum Task Force and (2) obtain input from the educational community on the development of the dental curriculum. (Presentations are posted in pdf format.)

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