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Kimberly Huggins
University of Washington School of Dentistry, Department of Oral Medicine
1959 N.E. Pacific Street, Campus Box 356370
Seattle, WA 98195-6370

Telephone: (206) 543-6501
Contact Phone: (206) 616-6105
Contact Fax: (206) 685-8412
Contact E-mail: khh@uw.edu
Website: http://dental.washington.edu/departments/oral-medicine/oral-medicine.html
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This web site provides resources for health professionals and parents and other caregivers on oral health in children and adults with special health care needs. Contents include a series of fact sheets on 16 conditions. Additional guidance on child abuse for oral health professionals is included, as well as guidance for parents and caregivers in English, Spanish, and Russian. A directory of dentists for clients with special needs and a continuing dental education course based on information contained in the fact sheets are also available from the web site. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Oral health, Children, Adolescents, Parents, Special health care needs, Comprehensive health care, Health supervision, Resources for professionals, Educational materials, Spanish language materials, Non English language materials

Prevention Associates
101 East Ninth Avenue, No. 7A
Anchorage, AK 99501

Telephone: (907) 272-6925
Fax: (907) 272-6946
Single copies available at no charge.

This manual describes a model for providing oral health care to preschool children living in the rural areas of Alaska through a supplemental network. The manual provides an introduction describing the context for the creation of the model, an overview, and detailed discussion of the components of the model. The roles of the oral wellness curriculum, dental advocates, the dental team, and standards of care in the model are all described. The manual also explains how oral health care providers and Head Start administrators in rural areas can use these principles to develop such networks locally.

Keywords: Oral health, Young Children, Health care systems, State initiatives, Alaska, Comprehensive programs, Policy development, Model programs, Access to health care, Manuals, Head Start

California Department of Public Health, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Oral Health Program
MS Code 8305 P.O. Box 997420
Sacramento, CA 95899-7420

Telephone: (866) 241-0395
Fax: (916) 650-0305
E-mail: mchinet@cdph.ca.gov
Website: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/MCAHOralHealth/Pages/default.aspx
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This document is a compilation of the 24 oral health policy statements issued by the American Public Health Association between 1948 and 1995. Topics include fluoridation and dietary fluoride supplements, periodontal disease, federal grants, emergency dental care, continuing education, oral health care as an essential part of comprehensive health services, expanded use of dental auxiliary personnel, maintenance of specialty status for dental public health, pit and fissure sealants, health risks of smokeless tobacco products, state dental hygiene practice acts, early childhood caries prevention, and the use of mouth guards in preventing orofacial injury.

Keywords: Oral health, American Public Health Association, Health policy, Fluorides, Periodontal diseases, Federal grants, Comprehensive health care, Dental sealants, Smokeless tobacco, Early childhood caries, Mouth protectors, Injury prevention

Head Start Resource Center
1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1000
Arlington, VA 22209

Telephone: (703) 243-0495
Website: http://www.headstartresourcecenter.org/index.cfm
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This report summarizes a series of state-level meetings convening leaders and key stakeholders to develop a plan to ensure that children enrolled in Head Start receive comprehensive, continuously accessible, coordinated, and family-centered oral health services. The contents focus on Head Start Dental Home Initiative (DHI) launches convened during spring 2011 in Arizona, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Pennsylvania. Topics include an overview of the DHI, feedback survey results, keys to launch success, suggestions from states, common needs, and next steps.

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Keywords: Oral health, Young children, Child health services, Head Start, Dental care, Comprehensive heath care, Access to health care, Service coordination, Family centered care, National initiatives, Statewide planning, Public private partnerships, Meetings

Center for Law and Social Policy
1200 18th Street, N.W., Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036

Telephone: (202) 906-8000
Fax: (202) 842-2885
E-mail: http://www.clasp.org/about/contact
Website: http://www.clasp.org
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This guide aims to help states look beyond the major sources of child care and early education funding and consider alternative federal financing sources to bring comprehensive services into early childhood settings. Contents include financing examples from states and communities, descriptions of federal funding sources, and considerations when designing a financing strategy. Topics include building program staff's capacity to directly provide services to children and bringing other professionals and resources into early childhood settings to collaborate with child care and early education staff. The appendices contain a worksheet to help states get started, additional resources by funding agency, and state Medicaid program websites.

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Keywords: Oral health, Young children, Financing, Child care, Early childhood education, Comprehensive programs, Child health services, State initiatives, Federal aid