National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource
Center
This and past issues of the Oral Health Alert: Focus on Head Start are available at http://www.mchoralhealth.org/alert/archives.html.
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1. Head Start Oral Health Resources
This set of materials was designed for use by Nevada Early Head Start
and Head Start programs in providing key oral health information to
staff, parents, and other community partners. The materials include (1)
a caries-risk-assessment screening tool to be used with parents to
determine a child's oral health risk category ; (2) a PowerPoint
presentation for Head Start staff and parents covering basic oral
health education topics; and (3) a PowerPoint presentation for Head
Start staff and parents that offers information about fluoride in
general, fluoride types, and fluoride benefits. Pre- and post-tests are
also included. All items are available in English and Spanish.
[Partially funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]
Contact: Christine Wood, Oral Health Program Manager. Nevada State
Health Division, Oral Health Initiative, 3427 Goni Road, Suite 108,
Carson City, NV 89706. Telephone: (775) 684-4285; e-mail:
pcwood@nvhd.state.nv.us; Web site: http://health2k.state.nv.us/oral.
Available at no charge from the Web site at http://health2k.state.nv.us/oral/headstart/headstart.doc.
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2. Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Center Locator
Directory
This directory is intended to provide information to help families,
Early Head Start and Head Start program staff, and community partners
locate migrant and seasonal Head Start (MSHS) centers throughout the
country. The directory provides the names, addresses, and contact
information of the MSHS grantees/delegates and centers in each state,
as well as a map to indicate the location of each center. Also included
are program operating times (which vary by region following the
agricultural season) and contact information in the off-season. The
directory is available in English and Spanish.
Contact: Academy for Educational Development, Center for Early Care and
Education, 1875 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20009.
Telephone: (202) 884-8475; fax: (202) 884-8732; Web site: http://www.ece.aed.org/contact/index.htm.
Available at no charge from the Web site at http://www.ece.aed.org/publications/locator.htm.
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3. Oral Health Resource Bulletin: Volume XIV -- Focus on
Head Start
This resource bulletin lists recent materials that may be used by Head
Start staff, technical assistance providers, health professionals, and
others working to improve the oral health of pregnant women, infants,
and children enrolled in Early Head Start and Head Start programs.
Topics include consumer materials, general information, meetings and
conferences, policy, professional education and training, programs, and
state reports. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]
Contact: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center,
Georgetown University, Box 571272, Washington, DC 20057-1272.
Telephone: (202) 784-9771; fax: (202) 784-9777; e-mail:
info@mchoralhealth.org; Web site: http://www.mchoralhealth.org.
Available at no charge from the Web site at http://www.mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/ResBltnXIV.pdf.
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4. The Oral Health of Children: A Portrait of States and
the Nation 2005
This chartbook highlights the major findings of the 2003 National
Survey of Children's Health on the oral health and use of oral health
services among children and adolescents from birth to age 17 as
reported by participating parents. Survey findings are presented for
each state and the District of Columbia. Findings include the
percentage of children and adolescents whose teeth are reported by
their parents to be in excellent or good condition and the percentage
of children who received a preventive oral health care visit in the
past year. The indicators are also shown by children's age, family
income, race and ethnicity, and sex. The technical appendix presents
information about the survey sample and methodology. The online version
of the chartbook includes an interactive data query feature, which
allows users to create their own customized tables and to compare
survey results at the national and state levels and by relevant
subgroups such as age, race and ethnicity, and family income. [Funded
by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]
Contact: Cynthia Tibbs. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Parklawn
Building, Room 18-05, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Telephone: (301) 443-2170; fax: (301) 443-1797; e-mail:
ctibbs@hrsa.gov; Web site: http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov.
Available at no charge from the Web site at http://mchb.hrsa.gov/oralhealth/pdf/oralhealth.pdf.
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5. Promoting the Oral Health of Children with Special
Health Care Needs: In Support of the National Agenda
This policy brief provides suggestions for oral-health-promotion
activities that are consistent with the National Agenda for Children
with Special Health Care Needs. Topics include medical home, insurance
coverage, screening, organization of services, family roles, and
transition to adulthood. Resources are provided. [Funded by the
Maternal and Child Health Bureau]
Contact: HRSA Information Center, P.O. Box 2910, Merrifield, VA 22116.
Telephone: (888) ASK-HRSA (275-4772); (877) 474-4772; fax: (703)
821-2098; e-mail: ask@hrsa.gov; Web site: http://www.ask.hrsa.gov. Document
code: HRSA Info. Ctr MCH00191. Available at no charge from the Web site
at http://www.mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/CSHCNPolicyBrief.pdf.
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6. Survival Tips: Stop Dental Disease
This series of six posters on the prevention of oral disease was
developed as part of a larger poster series on the prevention of
communicable diseases and prevention of injuries in early care and
education settings. The posters are designed to be helpful and friendly
reminders about best practices, suitable for posting in high-traffic
areas such as above changing tables or near the front door. Topics
include toothbrush storage, preventing early childhood caries, how to
handle dental injuries, oral hygiene for children, special toothbrushes
for children with special health care needs, and toothbrushing. Each
poster is available in English and Spanish.
Contact: California Childcare Health Program, 1333 Broadway, Suite
1010, Oakland, CA 94612-1926. Telephone: (510) 839-1195; fax: (510)
839-0330; Web site: http://www.ucsfchildcarehealth.org.
Available at no charge from the Web site at http://ucsfchildcarehealth.org/html/pandr/postersmain.htm,
or full-color laminated versions may be purchased in sets for $10.00
per set.
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7. Health Status and Health Service Access and Use Among
Children in U.S. Immigrant Families
These analyses examined data from the 1999 National Survey of America's
Families, which measured parent-reported health status and health care
access and service use among children in U.S. immigrant families. Among
children and adolescents (ages 3-17) born in the United States whose
parents were noncitizens, nearly one third had not visited a dentist
within the previous year; nearly half of their foreign-born
counterparts had not visited a dentist. Among children from families
with low incomes, children who were foreign-born (citizens or
non-citizens) were less likely than children who were U.S.-born to have
Medicaid, State Children’s Health Insurance Program, or other state
coverage.
Huang ZJ, Yu SM, Ledsky R. 2006. American Journal of Public Health
96(4):634-640. Abstract available at http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/abstract/96/4/634.
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