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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Oral Health
4770 Buford Highway, N.E., Mailstop F-10
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717

Telephone: (770) 488-6054
E-mail: oralhealth@cdc.gov
Website: http://www.cdc.gov/OralHealth
Available from the website.

This resource provides information from annual questionnaires sent to oral health program directors in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S.-associated jurisdictions for tracking progress toward meeting Healthy People oral health objectives. Contents include an overview of the content, history, methods, limitations, permissions for use, and related links. Data from the five most recent synopses are available for generating lists, tables, or maps containing oral health summaries for each state and territory; states and territories that support an oral health program; the percentage of people with public water systems receiving fluoridated water; states and territories with a full-time dental director by year; and state and territorial trends in demographics, infrastructure, workforce, administration, budget, and programs across multiple years. The data collection instruments are also available from the website.

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Keywords: Oral health, Data, Trends, Public health dentistry, Public health infrastructure, Personnel, Health care financing, State programs, Fluorides, Water

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
Website: http://www.mchoralhealth.org
Contact for cost information.

This manual was designed to aid Region II Head Start staff in fulfilling the specific oral health goals and requirements of the Head Start Program Performance Standards. These program performance standards call for the implementation of a plan to ensure that each child receives appropriate oral health care, and for the provision of an oral health education component. The manual is divided into chapters focusing on the health services advisory committee, enrollment, record keeping and tracking, working with dentists, financing oral health care and budgeting, special programs, oral health education, oral health emergencies, and fluorides. Appendices include consent forms and letters, a glossary of oral health terms, oral health education resource materials, and resource sections specific to New York and New Jersey. The manual is intended to be a resource for daily use and is presented in a loose-leaf format to allow the user to add new information when necessary. The forms and suggestions contained in the manual were developed in consultation with Head Start personnel, oral health consultants, and representatives of various provider groups.

Keywords: Head Start, Oral health, Dental care, Education, Dentists, Fluorides, New York, New Jersey, Recordkeeping, Financing, Budgeting, Personnel, Consent, Resource materials, Manuals

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
Website: http://www.mchoralhealth.org
Contact for cost information.

These proceedings of the Micronesian Dental Health Strategy Meeting, held in October 1998 in San Francisco, California, discuss efforts toward improving oral health in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Topics include an overview of the involvement of the U. S. Public Health Service in regional oral health services, the crisis in the delivery of oral health services, jurisdictional differences in providing services, manpower problems, redirection for prevention, grants, and recommendations. The proceedings include an executive summary, a transcript of the meeting, and several appendices containing supplemental papers, materials, and a report on the meeting. References conclude the proceedings.

Keywords: Oral health, Dental care, Health services delivery, Public health dentistry, Personnel, Strategic plans, Federated States of Micronesia, International health, Northern Mariana Islands, Marshall Islands, Region IX, Pacific Islands

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
Website: http://www.mchoralhealth.org
Available for loan.

This guidebook is designed to further the goal of the National Health Service Corps to increase services to populations in underserved areas by helping candidates prepare applications to qualify as federally designated dental health professional shortage areas (HPSAs). The guidebook covers geographic, special population, and facility dental HPSAs and includes flow charts, suggested data resources, sample requests and worksheets, and other information.

Keywords: Dentists, Health personnel, Oral health, Underserved communities, Access to health care, Manuals, Guidelines

National Academies Press
500 Fifth Street, N.W., Keck 360
Washington, DC 20001

Telephone: (202) 334-3313
Secondary Telephone: (888) 624-8373
Contact Phone: (800) 624-6242
Fax: (202) 334-2451
E-mail: customer_service@nap.edu
Website: http://www.nap.edu
$54.95 plus $5.00 shipping and handling. Document Number: ISBN 0-309-05195-9.

This book discusses dental education from the perspectives of its background and evolution, oral health objectives, mission, research mission, patient care mission, the relationship of dental schools to universities and the public, and a dental workforce for the future.

Keywords: Oral health, Dental education, Dental schools, Research, Dental care, Universities, Health personnel

Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Women's, Children's, and Family Health Section
Division of Public Health 3601 C Street, Suite 310
Anchorage, AK 99503-5923

Telephone: (907) 269-3400
Secondary Telephone: (800) 799-7570
Contact Phone: (907) 465-3100
Fax: (907) 269-3465
Website: http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dph/wcfh
Available for loan.

This teaching guide was prepared for use in Alaska with parents or health professionals. When used with parents, it covers basic topics in oral hygiene and oral health including primary teeth, abscesses, caries prevention, early childhood caries, using chewing tobacco, fluoride, nutrition, sealants, and toothbrushing and flossing. It includes slides that can be used to localize the presentation to the various parts of the state or to reflect the cultural groups to which it is being shown. Other slides, with significantly more detailed coverage of oral conditions and their treatment, can be used with health professionals, particularly those who would be providing oral health care for children. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Oral health, Dental hygiene, Educational materials, Health promotion, Parents, Health personnel, Audiovisual materials, Slides

Anne Davis, RN, BSN
Island County Department of Public Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 5000
Coupeville, WA 98239

Telephone: (360) 679-7350
Fax: (360) 679-7390
E-mail:
Website: http://www.islandcounty.net/health/
$25.00.

This manual is intended to help educate health professionals about current oral health issues and provide direction in screening and referral for oral health problems. The manual includes a copy-ready form for documenting education, oral health history, screening, and referrals; several sample referral forms are also included.

Keywords: Manuals, Health personnel, Oral health, Screening, Referrals

U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite LL100
Rockville, MD 20852

Telephone: (240) 453-8280
Fax: (240) 453-8282
Website: http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov
Available from the website.

This report addresses the gap between future challenges to improve the health of Americans and the capacity of the public health workforce to meet those challenges. Topics discussed in the context section include composition of the public health workforce, competency-based curriculum, and distance learning system development. Future directions are outlined in the areas of national, state, and local leadership as well as future trends in the topics discussed in the first section. The final section outlines implementation issues. Nine appendices contain information on the Public Health Functions Project, a mission statement on public health in America, recommendations of new occupational categories for the field of public health, descriptions of selected workforce assessment studies, competencies, the Healthy People 2000 consortium, and lists of participating work group members.

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Keywords: Oral health, Public health, Personnel, Leadership, Curriculum development, Distance education, Needs assessment, Trends, Competency based education, Families, Children

Patrick Blahut
U.S. Indian Health Service, Division of Oral Health
801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 300
Rockville, MD 20852

Telephone: (301) 443-1106
Secondary Telephone: (800) IHS-DENT (447-3368)
Fax: (301) 594-6610
E-mail: dentaljobs@ihs.gov
Contact E-mail: Patrick.Blahut@ihs.gov
Website: http://www.ihs.gov/MedicalPrograms/Dental/index.cfm
Single copies available at no charge.

This manual for the Indian Health Service dental program reflects the scope of issues that affect dentists and allied health personnel working with Native Americans and Alaska Natives. The manual provides guidance for individuals working in federal, tribal, and urban programs. Sections of the guide address management of oral health programs, human resources development, program resources, oral health promotion and disease prevention, delivery of dental services, environmental health and safety for dental personnel, and quality assessment.

Keywords: U.S. Indian Health Service, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Dentistry, Oral health, Dental education, Dental clinics, Allied health personnel, Dentists, Health care delivery, Prevention, Quality assurance, Occupational safety and health, Community participation, Health promotion, Disease prevention, Guidelines

American Dental Education Association
1400 K Street, N.W., Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005-2415

Telephone: (202) 289-7201
Fax: (202) 289-7204
Website: http://www.adea.org
Contact for cost information.

This trend analysis provides information concerning eight separate areas related to dental education: (1) number and type of dental schools, (2) number of dental school applicants, enrollees, and graduates, (3) factors contributing to interest in dentistry as a career, (4) diversity of dental school populations, (5) allied dental programs, (6) tuition, fees, and graduate debt, (7) immediate and long-term practice plans, and (8) advanced education enrollments. The information is presented in graph form on overhead transparencies and on 2" x 2" slides. Each graph is accompanied by a page of text that elaborates on the information in the graph.

Keywords: Oral health, Dental education, Dentistry, Dental schools, Dentists, Professional education, Professional personnel, Trends, Audiovisual materials