National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, Georgetown University

Bright Futures Toolbox

Resources for Families

•	Finding Care
•	Web Sites
•	Materials
•	Non-English Language Materials

Finding Care

Contact your state or local chapter of the American Dental Association
Contact your state or local chapter of the American Dental Hygienists' Association
Find a federally funded health center near you, where you pay what you can afford, based on your income.
Various professional associations help with "find-a-dentist" tools online:
- Academy of General Dentistry: (877) 292-9327 (2x-a-Year)
- American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
- American Dental Association
- National Dental Association
Contact the nearest dental school
Learn how to obtain health insurance with Cover the Uninsured and Insure Kids Now
Read Finding Low-Cost Dental Care, a resource from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

Web sites

Materials

Brush Up on Healthy Teeth Fact Sheet and Quiz
Florida Department of Health, Public Health Dental Program

Children's Book List
Share the Care Dental Health Initiative of San Diego

First Aid
Indiana State Department of Health, Oral Health Program

First Steps to a Healthy Smile
American Academy of Pediatrics

Fluoridated Water: Questions and Answers
National Cancer Institute

Frequently Asked Questions About Oral Health
National Women's Health Information Center

Healthy Teeth for Happy Smiles: Oral Health Tips for Parents and Caregivers
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services

Oral Health
National Women's Health Information Center

Proper Brushing and
Proper Flossing
American Dental Hygienists' Association

Steps to Healthy Teeth (Spanish)
South Dakota Department of Health

Non-English Language Materials

Fluoride Varnish: Protect Your Child's Smile Michigan Department of Community Health Available in English, Spanish, and Arabic Healthy Teeth Begin at Birth First5 Oral Health Available in English, Armenian, Cambodian, Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research En Español The Tooth Book Minnesota Head Start Association Available in English, Hmong, Somali, and Spanish

Search OHRC's Library for the Following Languages:
Armenian Bosnian Cambodian Chinese Hmong Korean Laotian Persian (Iranian, Farsi)	Pilipino (Tagalog, Filipino) Russian Somali Spanish Thai (Siamese) Vietnamese

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