National Maternal
and Child Oral
Health Resource
Center
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1. The Dental Home: It's Never Too Early to Start
This two-page mailer is designed to educate oral health professionals
and parents about the dental home. The mailer contains one color
photograph of a group of children and another of a young child brushing
his teeth. The first page of the mailer addresses the following topics:
(1) the concept of the dental home, (2) how to establish the dental
home, (3) how the dental home enhances the oral health professional's
ability to provide optimal oral health care, and (4) how parents and
oral health professionals can make a difference in a child's oral
health. The second page contains a list of recommendations for oral
health professionals and key messages for parents.
Contact: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, 211 East Chicago
Avenue, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60611-2663. Telephone: (312) 337-2169;
fax: (312) 337-6329; Web site: http://www.aapd.org.
Available at no charge from the Web site at http://www.aapd.org/foundation/pdfs/DentalHomeFinal.pdf.
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2. Establishing the Dental Home: Using the American
Academy of Pediatric Dentistry's Caries-Risk Assessment Tool (CAT) As a
First Step
This four-page mailer is designed to educate oral health and
non-oral-health professionals on the use of the American Academy of
Pediatric Dentistry's Caries-Risk Assessment Tool (CAT). The mailer
features a color photograph of an African-American family on the front
cover and a young, African-American child on page 2. Information on the
following topics is presented: (1) the definition of early childhood
caries, (2) the dental caries process, (3) use of the CAT, and (4) the
dental home.
Contact: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, 211 East Chicago
Avenue, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60611-2663. Telephone: (312) 337-2169;
fax: (312) 337-6329; Web site: http://www.aapd.org.
Available at no charge from the Web site at http://www.aapd.org/foundation/pdfs/CAT.pdf.
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3. Grins and Games
This 12-page activity booklet is designed to educate families about the
different ways to maintain healthy teeth, with an emphasis on the use
of fluoridated water. The booklet features animated, full-color
illustrations, puzzles, and games to help educate families on oral
health and to serve as a reminder to children about the fun and
importance of caring for their teeth.
Contact: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, 211 East Chicago
Avenue, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60611-2663. Telephone: (312) 337-2169;
fax: (312) 337-6329; Web site: http://www.aapd.org.
Available at no charge from the Web site at http://www.aapd.org/foundation/pdfs/2007GrinsGames.pdf.
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4. Good Dental Care: It's Never to Early to Start
This two-page kit is designed to educate new mothers about oral health
and oral health care for themselves and their infants. The kit features
a color photograph of three infants on the front cover. The second page
(in black and white) presents oral health tips for mothers and their
infants, with messaging that underscores the link between oral and
systemic health.
Contact: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, 211 East Chicago
Avenue, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60611-2663. Telephone: (312) 337-2169;
fax: (312) 337-6329; Web site: http://www.aapd.org.
Available at no charge from the Web site at http://www.aapd.org/foundation/pdfs/GoodHealthLabel.pdf.
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5. Special Care: An Oral Health Professional's Guide to
Serving Young Children with Special Health Care Needs
This Web-based continuing education (CE) course provides oral health
professionals (dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants) with
information to ensure that young children with special health care
needs have access to health-promotion and disease-prevention services
that address their unique oral health needs in a comprehensive,
family-centered, and community-based manner. Topics include (1) an
overview of children with special health care needs and oral health,
(2) the provision of optimal oral health care, (3) oral health
supervision, (4) oral disease prevention, and (5) behavior management.
Four CE credits through the Department of Health and Human Services’
Indian Health Service or through the American Dental Hygienists’
Association will be awarded upon successful completion of the course.
[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/SpecialCare.
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6. Disparities in Dental Insurance Coverage and Dental
Care Among U.S. Children: The National Survey of Children's Health
This article examines disparities in dental insurance coverage and oral
health care among U.S. children considered to have special health care
needs. Factors associated with oral health care among U.S. children are
also examined. The authors found disparities in dental insurance
coverage and oral health care among U.S. children by race/ethnicity,
residence, family income, and parental education. They conclude that
"eliminating . . . disparities in dental insurance and oral health care
requires additional efforts in removing both financial and nonfinancial
barriers to oral health utilization, improving dental insurance
coverage for foreign-born minority children, and improving parents'
understanding of oral health care needs."
Liu J, Probst JC, Martin AB, Wang J, Salinas C. 2007. Pediatrics 119(1,
Suppl. 1):S12-S21. Abstract available at http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/abstract/119/Supplement_1/S12.
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