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Archive of Monthly Spotlights
March 2008
» Dental
Hygienists and Head Start: What You Should Know and How You
Can Help
This new tip sheet from OHRC provides information
about how dental hygienists can help address the oral health needs
of pregnant women, infants, and children enrolled in Head Start.
» American
Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) Announces Partnership
with Head Start
The Office of Head Start (OHS)
has awarded a five-year, $10 million dollar contract to the AAPD
to establish dental homes for one million children enrolled annually
in OHS programs.
February 2008: Children's Dental
Health Month
» OHRC's Knowledge
Path: Oral Health and Pregnant Women, Infants, Children and
Adolescents has been updated for 2008. It describes
current, high-quality resources that analyze data, describe
effective programs, and report on policy and research.
» The American
Dental Association has posted information about
their 2008 campaign to raise awareness of the importance of
oral health, activities for children, and presentation resources.
» The American
Academy of Pediatrics has joined with television
personality and author Joan Lunden to help raise parents' awareness
about the importance of children's oral health and to teach
healthy oral care habits.
» The American
Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Foundation has
posted a resource for new parent education, a children's activity
book, and information on the dental home.
January 2008
» A
Way with Words
This new fact sheet from OHRC provides tips that can help you write educational
oral health materials that are easy for everyone to understand.
December 2007
» National
Primary Oral Health Care (NPOHC) Conference Features Sessions
on Dental Sealants
Coordinating with Seal America: The Prevention
Invention, 2nd edition, a series of sessions will address partnership
opportunities between community and migrant health centers and school-based
dental sealant programs. View
presentations and abstracts from past NPOHC conferences.
» Ohio
Dental Safety Net Information Center
OHRC worked in partnership with the Ohio Department
of Health to develop this Web site, with support from the Anthem
Foundation of Ohio. The site provides information necessary to start
and maintain the operations and delivery of oral health care services
in safety net dental clinics in Ohio.
November 2007
» Free
Continuing Education Credits!
Special
Care: An Oral Health Professional’s Guide to Serving
Young Children with Special Health Care Needs
Frequently
Requested Resources
» Smiles
for Ohio Fluoride Varnish Program for Primary Care Providers
» Research
to Policy and Practice: Periodontal Health and Birth Outcomes
» Maternal
Oral Health Resource Guide
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. Don't
Wait Until It Hurts. Lansing, MI: Michigan Department
of Community Health and Michigan Dental Association, 2007.
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.
Chapel Hill, NC: National Health Law Program, 2007.
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
» Mobile-Portable
Dental Manual
The Mobile-Portable
Dental Manual is now online. The manual's
5 chapters provide important information to help make decisions about
programs using mobile vehicles, portable equipment, or a combination
system. Mobile-Portable
Dental Manual is a companion to the online Safety
Net Dental Clinic Manual.
June 2007
» Seal
America:
The Prevention Invention,
2nd Edition
We
are pleased to announce the availability
of Seal America: The Prevention
Invention, 2nd Edition, an online manual designed
to assist health professionals in initiating and implementing a
school-based dental sealant program to prevent tooth decay in children. The
online manual, prepared by Nancy Carter with the assistance of
the American Association for Community
Dental Programs and the National Maternal and Child Oral Health
Resource Center, provides practical guidance for individuals who
wish to start a school-based dental sealant program.
May 2007
» Oral
Health Resource Bulletin, Volume XVII 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.
» Research
to Policy and Practice Forum: Periodontal Health and Birth
Outcomes
This December 2006 forum addressed the relationship
between periodontal health and birth outcomes. Meeting
materials are posted online.
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
» Special
Care: An Oral Health Professional’s Guide to Serving
Young Children with Special Health Care Needs now
offers continuing education (CE) credits
Four CE credits through the American Dental Hygienists' Association or through
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, will
be awarded upon successful completion of this course. The course is free, but
registration is required.
February
2007
» Associations
Promote State Dental Periodicity Schedules
In late 2006,
the American Academy
of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) kicked off an initiative
to promote state adoption of dental
periodicity schedule consistent with AAPD guidelines.
AAPD sent a letter
to each state Medicaid director, and a supportive
letter was also distributed by the Medicaid/SCHIP
Dental Association. Read more on AAPD's
Web site.
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
» 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 edition 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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