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Strategies to Improve Collaboration Between State Oral Health Programs and Head Start State Collaboration Offices provides background information on state oral health programs and Head Start state collaboration offices. It discusses how the relationship between the two has developed to date and outcomes of collaboration and provides recommendations for further collaboration. |
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Oral
Health Services for Children and Adolescents with
Special Health Care Needs: A Resource Guide (2nd ed.),
provides information to help health professionals plan, develop, and implement efforts to ensure that children and adolescents with special health care needs receive optimal oral health care. The guide is divided into the following three sections: (1) journal articles; (2) materials; and (3) agencies and organizations that may serve as resources. Entries contain bibliographic information, an annotation, and contact information. |
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Seal
America:
The Prevention Invention, 2nd Edition, Revised,
is an
online manual designed to assist health professionals
in initiating and implementing a school-based dental
sealant program to prevent tooth decay in children. (online) |
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Oral
Health Resource Bulletin: Volume XXV is the latest in a series listing selected oral health resources that are available for health professionals, program administrators, policymakers, and educators in the maternal and child health community. It includes sections on data; national programs; policy; professional education, tools, and training; public education; and state and local programs. (32 pages) |
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Medical Providers and Head Start: What You Should Know About Oral Health and How You Can Help provides information about how medical providers can help address the oral health needs of pregnant women, infants, and children enrolled in Head Start. Topics include an overview of the Head Start program, information on children's access to services and oral health status, and promising approaches to providing care for Head Start participants.(4 pages) |
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Be an Oral Health Champion: How School-Based Clinic Staff Can Help Students Achieve Good Oral Health lists problems that poor oral health may cause. It also offers tips for promoting oral health with students and parents, for incorporating oral health into the school setting, and for working with others in the community. (4 pages) |
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