Special Notice
The Office of Head Start and the American
Academy of Pediatric Dentistry selected 13 states (Arizona,
California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, South Carolina, Virginia,
and Washington, DC) to enter the network development phase
to provide quality dental homes to children in Head Start.
More
information is online about
state 2010 launches.
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Fluoride Varnish: A Resource Guide
This guide provides an annotated list of resources on
the use and application of fluoride varnish, including
(1) journal articles; (2) materials on meetings; policy;
professional education, tools, and training; public education;
and state and local programs; and (3) organizations. [Funded
by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]
Bertness J, Holt K, eds. 2010. Washington, DC: National
Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center. 30 pp.
The guide is available at no charge and can be ordered online.
The resource guide is also available online.
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Fluoride Varnish: An Effective Tool for Preventing Dental
Caries
This fact sheet provides information about fluoride varnish
and its uses, effectiveness, safety, service delivery,
and reimbursement for medical professionals as well as
for oral health professionals. [Funded by the Maternal
and Child Health Bureau]
Barzel R, Holt K, with Association of State and Territorial
Dental Directors' Flourides Committee. 2010. Fluoride
varnish: An effective tool for preventing dental caries.
Washington, DC: National Maternal and Child Oral Health
Resource Center. 4 pp. The fact sheet is available at
no charge and can be ordered online.
The fact sheet is also available online.
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Fluoride Varnish Policy Statement
This policy statement supports the use of fluoride varnish
beginning with tooth eruption for individuals at moderate
to high risk for tooth decay as an effective adjunct in
programs designed to reduce lifetime dental caries experience.
Topics include the impact of dental caries on health over
the life span, dental caries control, systemic and topical
fluoride methods, caries reduction attributable to fluoride
varnish, caries risk assessment, and fluoride varnish
safety and efficacy.
Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors.
2010. Fluoride varnish policy statement. Sparks, NV: Association
of State and Territorial Dental Directors. 5 pp. The
policy statement is available online.
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A Guide to Improving Children's Oral Health Care: Tools
for the Head Start Community
This toolkit is designed to help Early Head Start and Head
Start program staff work with New Jersey Family Care/Medicaid,
health maintenance organizations, and community oral health
professionals to ensure continuous and comprehensive oral
health care for children from families with low incomes.
Contents include an overview of oral health in children,
establishing dental homes for children, strategies for engaging
families in care, and activities for the classroom.
Neese-Todd S, Stanley B, Marino L. 2010. Hamilton, NJ:
Center for Health Care Strategies Through the New Jersey
Smilies Initiative. 40 pp. The toolkit is available online.
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Oral Health During Pregnancy and Early Childhood: Evidence-Based
Guidelines for Health Professionals
These guidelines are designed to help health professionals
deliver oral health services to pregnant women and young
children. Topics include the importance of oral health;
maternal physiological considerations related to oral health;
pregnancy, oral conditions, and oral health care; oral health
and early childhood; access to care; and systems improvement
and public policy changes. Sample forms and websites for
parents are included as appendices. A policy brief is also
available.
California Dental Association Foundation. 2010. Sacramento,
CA: California Dental Association Foundation. 75 pp. The
guidelines are available online.
The policy brief is also available online.
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Association Between Parents' and Children's Use of Oral
Health Services
This study investigated associations between parents' and
children's use of oral health services among a representative
sample of children. The authors found that parents who did
not obtain oral health care for themselves were less likely
to bring their children in for oral health care. They also
found that, when parents defer seeking care because of cost,
their children are at increased risk for deferred care as
well, regardless of insurance status.
Isong IA, Zuckerman KE, Rao SR, Kuhlthau KA, Winickoff
JP, Perrin JM. 2010. Pediatrics 125(3):502-508. The abstract
is available online.
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Barriers to the Adoption and Implementation of Preventive
Dental Services in Primary Medical Care
This article describes the obstacles encountered by medical
providers in North Carolina when incorporating preventive
oral health services into their practices as part of the
Into the Mouths of Babes program. The authors examined the
relationship between adoption and implementation of preventive
oral health services and (1) the number and type of barriers
encountered and (2) whether medical providers were successful
in overcoming these barriers. Recommendations to promote
adoption and implementation in other states are also presented.
Close K, Rozier RG, Zeldin LP, Gilbert AR. 2010. Pediatrics
125(3):509-517. The abstract
is available online.
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