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Archive of Spotlighted Materials
2010
March 2010
Fluoride Varnish
School Oral Health Services
Library
February 2010
January 2010
Head Start Resources
Get Ready for National Children's Dental Health Month in February
2009
December 2009
- OHRC has listed distance learning curricula with TRAIN, the TrainingFinder Real-time Affiliate Integrated Network
- Register at TRAIN.org
- Search for courses by subject (Oral Health)
- Earn free continuing education credits or a completion certificate through TRAIN (read course descriptions for details)
- Oral health professionals licensed in Ohio can find curricula at the Ohio Dental Safety Net Information Center
- New Resource Highlights: Health Literacy
- American Academy of Pediatrics Releases Special Issue on Children's Oral Health in Academic Pediatrics
- The National Summit on Children's Dental Health
- The 2008 Periodic Survey of Pediatricians' Office Practices in Oral Health
November 2009
New OHRC Feature: Resource Highlights
October 2009
September 2009
August 2009
OHRC
- The Dental Home: Summary from an MCHB Expert Meeting
Library
July 2009
Topical Fluoride Recommendations for High-Risk Children: Development of Decision Support Matrix
Developing an Oral Health Medicaid Portability Model for Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Children: An Expert Meeting
June 2009
OHRC
- Oral Health for Children with Special Health Care Needs: Priorities for Action—
Recommendations from an MCHB Expert Meeting
Library
May 2009
April 2009
National Oral Health Conference, Portland, Oregon
Learn About CHIP Reauthorization
Oral Health Webcasts
March 2009
February 2009
January 2009
2008
December 2008
November 2008
From OHRC: Distance Learning
Library: Recently Released Goverment Reports
October 2008
September 2008
August 2008
July 2008
May 2008
April 2008
- Oral
Health Resource Bulletin: Volume XIX now features
active hyperlinks in the electronic version. The bulletin provides
information about current materials of interest. A brief synopsis
and acquisition information is provided for each item.
March 2008
February 2008: Children's Dental Health Month
January 2008
2007
December 2007
November 2007
Free Continuing Education Credits!
Frequently Requested Resources
October 2007: OHRC Promotes Child Health Day
- Bright Futures in Practice: Oral Health—
Pocket Guide provides an overview of the publication Bright Futures in Practice:
Oral Health and is designed to help health professionals implement specific oral health guidelines during pregnancy and postpartum, infancy, early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence.
- Knowledge Path: Oral Health and Children and Adolescents, an online guide, is updated annually to include general resources, resources on specific aspects of oral health, and resources for families.
- Bright Futures Toolbox highlights materials that advance the Bright Futures philosophy of promoting and improving the oral health of infants, children, and adolescents.
- A Way with Words: Guidelines for Writing Oral Health Materials for Audiences with Limited Literacy provides simple tips to make the oral health materials you produce easier to understand.
September 2007
- Head Start Oral Health Resource Guide describes a variety of resources including recent journal articles, materials for use by health professionals and Head Start staff, and organizations that may serve as additional resources.
- Oral Health Resource Bulletin: Volume XVIII is the latest in a series
that provides information about current materials of interest. A brief synopsis and acquisition information is provided for each item.
August 2007
Recently Cataloged in OHRC's
Library...
- Michigan
Department of Community Health and Michigan Dental Association.
2007. Don't Wait Until It Hurts. Lansing, MI: Michigan Department of Community Health and Michigan Dental Association.
This brochure instructs parents and other caregivers on how to care for children's teeth, emphasizing
the need for regular dental visits (examinations, cleanings, fluoride
treatments, dental sealants, fillings) to keep teeth healthy.
- Perkins,
J. Medicaid
Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment: State Innovation
Leads to Improved Oral Health Participation Rates.
2007. Chapel Hill, NC: National Health Law Program.
This report provides an overview of child oral health
screening rates and summarizes initiatives to increase children's utilization of oral health care through the Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) program in six states.
July 2007
June 2007
May 2007
April
2007
- A-Z List
Use the A-Z list to find basic information, oral health topics,
and frequently requested materials. Resources include links, lists
of OHRC-produced materials, and lists of materials from our oral health
library.
- Head Start Oral Health Curricula at-a-Glance
This matrix prepared by the National Head Start Oral Heatlh
Resource Center provides information about oral-health-related curricula
appropriate for use in Head Start programs. For each curriculum, the
matrix specifies the title, audience, topics, and availability.
The matrix is available to view
as a PDF file, or to download
as an Excel file to allow users to search and sort the information
by category.
March
2007
February 2007
January 2007
- The Maternal
Oral Health Resource Guide is designed to assist health
professionals, educators, program administrators, and others working
to
promote and improve the oral health of pregnant women, infants, and
young children. The guide is divided into three sections: journal
articles that appeared in the literature between January 2004 and
November 2006; materials, such as curricula, fact sheets, guidelines,
reports, and audiovisual materials; and organizations, such as federal
agencies, professionals associations, and policy centers that may
serve
as additional resources.
- Oral
Health Resource Bulletin: Volume XVI is the latest in a series
designed to stimulate thinking and creativity within the MCH community
by providing information about current materials of interest. Materials
listed in the bulletin address topics including dental sealants,
early
childhood caries, fluoride, oral injury and first aid, strategic
planning, Head Start, and Medicaid.
- Periodontal
Health and Birth Outcomes
Highlights from the Washington, DC forum
to address the relationship between periodontal health
and birth outcomes. Meeting
materials, including the agenda, selected presentations, and
a link to the full text
of a relevant 2006 journal article by Michalowicz et al have
been posted.
2006
All 2006
- Oral
Health Institute Reports Available
The Maternal and Child Health Bureau funded four Oral Health Institutes that
focused on developing and sustaining partnerships that improve oral health
outcomes.
- Updated
Knowledge Path: Oral Health and Children and Adolescents
This guide points to high-quality resources that analyze data, describe effective
programs, and report on policy and research aimed at improving access to and
the quality of oral health for children and adolescents. Separate sections identify
resources on specific aspects of oral health including dental sealants, early
childhood caries, fluoride varnish, Head Start, child care, school-based education,
and school-based care. The final section lists oral health resources for consumers.
- Strategies
to Improve Health by Enhancing the Integration of Oral Health
and Maternal and Child Health Programs, a tip
sheet from OHRC, explains
how to improve oral and general health within the MCH population
by better integrating oral health activities and information
into state and local
MCH programs. Topics include the importance of oral health, the benefits of
integrating oral health and MCH activities, and areas for
collaboration.
- OHRC has converted A
Guide for Developing and Enhancing Community Oral Health
Programs, released earlier this year by the American
Association for Community Dental Programs, into interactive
Web pages. Now you can browse through the Guide and use
the links and other interactive features online.
- Dental
Sealant Resource Guide (2nd ed.) encourages
the exchange of information about dental sealants and promotes
their use to prevent dental caries. The guide is divided
into three sections. The first section lists journal articles
that appeared in the literature between January 2004 and
March 2006. The second section lists materials, including
books, curricula, fact/tip sheets, guidelines, manuals, reports,
papers, and CD-ROMs. The third section lists organizations,
including federal agencies, policy and resource centers,
and professional associations that may serve as resources.
- Oral
Health Resource Bulletin: Volume XV contains
descriptions of brochures, posters, and fact sheets for consumers;
materials
from MCHB-funded institutes, Head Start oral health forums,
the State Oral Health Collaborative Systems grantee meeting,
and other conferences; policy-related fact sheets, briefs,
and statements; education and training materials for health
professionals; and materials from state- and community-based
programs. A brief synopsis and acquisition information is
provided for each item.
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