National Maternal and
Child Oral Health Resource
Center
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1. Early Head Start Participants, Programs, Families, and
Staff in 2006
This fact sheet uses data from the Head Start Program Information
Report to describe the characteristics of children and families
enrolled in Early Head Start and the services provided to them during
the 2004-2005 program year. Data are presented on participants,
programs, families, and staff. The fact sheet includes information on
participants' ages and races, household demographics, screenings,
examinations, treatment, ongoing sources of medical and oral health
care, disability and special education and related services, linguistic
diversity, and home-visiting services.
Contact: Center for Law and Social Policy, 1015 15th Street, N.W.,
Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005. Telephone: (202) 906-8000; fax: (202)
842-2885; e-mail: info@clasp.org;
Web site: http://www.clasp.org.
Available at no charge from the Web site at http://www.clasp.org/publications/ehs_pir_2006.pdf.
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2. First 5 California Oral Health Education and Training
Project: Final Evaluation Report
This report summarizes findings from an evaluation of First Smiles, a
First 5 California Oral Health Education and Training Initiative
designed to deliver education and training to health professionals and
oral health professionals and to staff at community-based organizations
such as WIC and Head Start. The goal of the initiative was to increase
the number of health professionals willing to provide oral health
education and preventive services for young children from families with
low incomes and those with special health care needs, ultimately
leading to increased access to services. Contents include data sources
and methods and findings on the study population and outcomes presented
in the following four areas: (1) knowledge gain and retention, (2)
increase in self-perceived skills, (3) adoption of desired behaviors
and practices, and (4) improvement in access and systems changes.
Outcomes related to parent education are also presented.
Contact: Rolande Tellier Loftus, Director of Education and Training.
California Dental Association Foundation, First Smiles Education and
Training Project, 1201 K Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. Telephone: (916)
554-4918; fax: (916) 498-6182; e-mail: Rolande.Loftus@cda.org; Web
site: http://www.First5OralHealth.org.
Available at no charge from the Web site at http://www.first5oralhealth.org/downloads/0/1589/First%205%20Oral%20Hlth%20Final%20Eval%20Reprt%20for%20CDAF-DHF.pdf.
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3. Maryland Final Report Format: Follow-Up Activities to
EHS/HS State/Territorial Oral Health Forums
This report describes activities conducted from February through May
2008 in follow-up to the Head Start oral health forum held on May 3,
2006, in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The report includes an overview
of proposed activities and how they relate to the state action plan,
activities accomplished, immediate outcomes, additional follow-up
activities planned, and a budget explanation. Sample products are
attached. [Funded in part 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: OHRCinfo@georgetown.edu; Web
site: http://www.mchoralhealth.org.
Available at no charge from the Web site at http://www.mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/MDHSFollowUp.pdf.
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4. Tennessee Final Report: Follow-Up Activities To EHS/HS
State/Territorial Oral Health Forums
This report describes activities conducted in follow-up to the Head
Start oral health forum held on May 17, 2007, in Nashville, Tennessee.
It includes an overview of proposed activities and how they relate to
the state action plan, activities accomplished, and a budget
explanation. [Funded in part 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: OHRCinfo@georgetown.edu; Web
site: http://www.mchoralhealth.org.
Available at no charge from the Web site at http://www.mchoralhealth.org/PDFs/TNHSFollowUp.pdf.
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5. Populations Receiving Optimally Fluoridated Public
Drinking Water -- United States, 1992-2006
This report provides an update on fluoridation in the United States and
describes progress toward the Healthy People 2010 objective.
Fluoridation data for the period 1992-2006 from the 50 states and the
District of Columbia were analyzed. In 2006, the Healthy People 2010
target had been met by 25 states and the District of Columbia. Overall,
approximately 184 million persons served by community water systems
received fluoridated water; of that number, approximately 8 million
received water with sufficient naturally occurring fluoride
concentrations. During 1992-2006, 39 states reported increases and 10
states reported decreases in the percentages of their populations
served by community water systems with optimally fluoridated water.
Bailey W, Barker L, Duchon K, Maas W. 2008. Morbidity and Mortality
Weekly Reports 57(27):737-741. Available at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5727a1.htm.
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6. Examining the Safety of Dental
Treatment in Pregnant Women
The article describes safety outcomes from a trial in which pregnant
women received scaling and root planing and other dental treatment.
Essential dental treatment administered at 13 to 21 weeks' gestation
was not associated with an increased risk of experiencing serious
medical adverse events, preterm (less than 37 weeks' gestation)
deliveries, spontaneous abortions or fetal deaths, or fetal anomalies.
Use of topical and local anesthetics for scaling and root planing was
not associated with an increased risk of experiencing these adverse
events and outcomes. The authors conclude that this study provides
evidence that oral health professionals can safely meet the preventive
and routine treatment needs of pregnant women.
Michalowicz BS, DiAngelis AJ, Novak MJ, Buchanan W, Papapanou PN,
Mitchell DA, Curran AE, Lupo VR, Ferguson JE, Bofill J, Matseoane S,
Deinard AS, Rogers TB. 2008. Journal of the American Dental Association
139():685-695. Abstract available at http://jada.ada.org/cgi/content/abstract/139/6/685.
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7. Rethinking the Role of Community-Based Clinical
Education in Pediatric Dentistry
This study describes the contribution of community- and campus-based
clinical experiences to dental students' exposure to pediatric
dentistry. Dental students rotating through community-based experiences
as part of their curriculum had more pediatric encounters and performed
more pediatric-focused procedures than they did in the dental school's
(campus-based) clinic.
Thikkurissy S, Rowland ML, Bean CY, Kumar A, Levings K, Casamassimo PS.
2008. Journal of Dental Education 72(6):662-668. Abstract available at http://www.jdentaled.org/cgi/content/abstract/72/6/662?etoc.
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