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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
Single photocopies available at no charge.

Using text with simple illustrations, these fact sheets address 12 oral health topics. Fact sheet titles are Brushing Your Teeth; Flossing Your Teeth; Fluoride to Prevent Tooth Decay; Periodontal Disease; Baby Bottle Tooth Decay; Dental Health During Pregnancy; Dental Sealants; Oral Injury Prevention: Mouth Guards; Tobacco Facts; Oral Cancer; Quitting Spit Tobacco; and Caring for Your Dentures. The fact sheets are presented in English on one side and Spanish on the other.

Keywords: Oral health, Dental hygiene, Fluorides, Periodontal disease, Early childhood caries, Dental sealants, Tobacco, Oral cancer, Smokeless tobacco, Toothbrushing, Flossing, Spanish language materials, Injury prevention

Alabama Medicaid Agency
501 Dexter Avenue P.O. Box 5624
Montgomery, AL 36103-5624

Telephone: (334) 242-5000
Website: http://medicaid.alabama.gov
Contact for cost information.

This curriculum is intended to help health professionals encourage parents and other caregivers to schedule early oral health visits for children eligible for Medicaid. Contents include red-cote tablets, small handheld mirrors, stickers and temporary tattoos, five program posters, a notebook, four pamphlet packets, three certificate packets, a box of 1-minute timers, a binder of lesson plans, and a videotape. The binder contains oral-health-awareness lesson plans for preschool and elementary-school students focusing on the functions of the mouth, how to brush the teeth and why it is important to do so, good nutrition and healthy eating, and what dentists do. Additional activity handouts and fact sheets are also provided. The videotape covers three concepts: (1) taking charge to fight tooth decay, (2) taking children to the dentist for preventive care, and (3) getting the most from oral health visits.

Keywords: Oral health, Curricula, Videotapes, Posters, Dental hygiene, Dental care, Young children, Low income groups, Nutrition, Toothbrushing, Pediatric dentistry