National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource
Center
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1. Office of Head Start-Funded Oral Health Initiative
Projects Database
This database contains information on grantees that have received
supplemental funding from the Office of Head Start to develop,
implement, and disseminate best-practice oral health models. For each
funded project, the database contains the title, contact information,
description, and project period. Users may search for projects by state
or territory, region, or keyword.
Contact: National Head Start 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/headstart.
Available at no charge from the Web site at http://www.mchoralhealth.org/HeadStart/OHSprojects/index.html.
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2. Oral Health Resource Bulletin: Volume XV
This resource bulletin lists recent materials for health professionals,
program administrators, and policymakers related to oral health for
infants, children, pregnant women, and their families across the
country. Topics include consumer education, 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/ResBltnXV.pdf.
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3. Dental Check-Up of California's State Children's
Health Insurance Program
This study evaluated the performance of California's State Children's
Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) dental program and compared the dental
utilization rate of children ages 2-11 enrolled in SCHIP to that of
their peers with Medicaid, private insurance, and no insurance.
Significant disparities occur by dental insurance status and type.
Annual dental utilization rates for children enrolled in SCHIP lagged
behind those of children with Medicaid or private dental insurance.
Isong U, Weintraub JA. 2006. Pediatric Dentistry 28(4):316-324.
Abstract available at http://www.aapd.org/searcharticles/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=2102.
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4. Exploring the Association Between Overweight and
Dental Caries Among U.S. Children
This study determined whether age-specific body mass index might be
associated with dental caries in U.S. children and adolescents (ages
2-17), controlling for relevant demographic and socioeconomic status
factors. Overweight was not associated with increased prevalence of
dental caries in either primary or permanent dentition or with dental
caries severity in primary dentition.
Macek MD, Mitola DJ. 2006. Pediatric Dentistry 28(4):375-380. Abstract
available at http://www.aapd.org/searcharticles/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=2109.
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5. Oral Health Behaviors of Children in Low and High
Socioeconomic Status Families
This study compared patterns of oral health behaviors between children
of low- and high-socioeconomic status (SES) participating in the Iowa
Fluoride Study. Children in the low-SES group consistently consumed
more sugared beverages (soda pop and powder-based beverages) during
their first 8 years of life than did their higher-SES counterparts. In
addition, children in the low-SES group consumed more juice and juice
drinks during the first year of life, suggesting a pattern of higher
sweet-beverage consumption beginning very early in life. There were few
differences in home-water-fluoride level, toothpaste use, or
toothbrushing frequency between groups, however, and only modest
differences in dental visits.
Al-Hadi A, Warren JJ, Levy SM, Broffitt B, Kanellis M. 2006. Pediatric
Dentistry 28(4):310-315. Abstract available at http://www.aapd.org/searcharticles/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=2101.
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This publication is made possible by grant number HIFMC06348 from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) (Title V, Social Security Act), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). This funding is part of an intra-agency agreement between the Office of Head Start (OHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and MCHB, HRSA. The publication's contents are the responsibility of solely the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of or imply endorsement by ACF, DHHS, Georgetown University, HRSA, MCHB, OHS, or OHRC.
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Oral Health Alert: Focus on Head
Start
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Box 571272
Washington, DC 20057 1272
Phone: (202) 784 9771
Fax: (202) 784 9777
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