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Bright
Futures in Practice: Oral Health—Pocket Guide
National
Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
This 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.
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Bright Futures Health Supervision Guidelines,
3rd edition
American Academy of Pediatrics
The centerpiece of the Bright Futures program, the guidelines
provide child health promotion information and guidance for
health professionals from pediatricians to public health officials
to school nurses. |
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| Curricula |
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A
Health Professional's Guide to
Pediatric Oral Health Management
National
Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center |
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This
curriculum is
designed to assist health professionals in managing the oral
health of infants and young children. The series of seven
modules include information on performing oral screenings
to identify
infants
and children at increased risk for oral health problems,
offering referrals to oral health professionals, and providing
parents with anticipatory guidance. |
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Dental
Health Screening and Fluoride Varnish Application
University of Minnesota
This continuing education course covers the etiology and prevention
of tooth decay, strategies for prevention, oral health screening and
examination, the fluoride varnish application procedure, and the billing
process. |
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Early
Childhood Caries: A Medical and Dental Perspective
Phoenix
College Department of Dental Programs
This online preview of a tuition-based continuing education course presents
current information on early childhood caries (ECC). Topics include the
etiology of ECC, prevention strategies for infants and children under
age 3, ECC screening methods, and rationale and techniques for the use
of alternative restorative technique and fluoride varnishes. |
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Healthy
Smile Happy Child: Early Childhood Caries Prevention
Nevada
Bureau of Family Health Services
This training aid/kit contains materials on ECC prevention
and fluoride varnish, including a brochure, an anticipatory guidance
curriculum, and manuals. The curriculum includes schedules
(prenatal to age 2) and resources for oral health care. A separate manual
provides information for health professionals on fluoride varnish application,
as well as parent information and consent forms (in English and Spanish). |
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Open
Wide: Oral Health Training for
Health Professionals
National Maternal
and Child Oral Health Resource Center |
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This
curriculum is designed to help
health and early childhood professionals (for example, Head
Start and WIC staff) working in community settings promote
oral health. The series of four modules present providers
with information about tooth decay, risk factors, and prevention
and highlight
anticipatory guidance to share with parents. |
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Open
Wide: Oral Health Training for Non-Dental Health and
Human Services Providers
Connecticut
Department of Public Health, Oral
Health Unit
This curriculum is designed for the oral health training of non-oral-health
professional and human services providers, including physicians, nurses,
nutritionists, child care workers, and others. It is divided into five
lessons; each
lesson consists of a statement of purpose, a lesson overview, learning
goals, training session methods and activities, technical and factual
information for developing lesson plans, and key terms. |
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Oral Health Risk Assessment: Training
for Pediatricians and Other Child Health Professionals
American Academy of Pediatrics
This continuing education activity for pediatricians and other
primary care health professionals provides an overview of how
to conduct an oral health risk assessment and triage for infants
and young children. CME credit is available. |
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Guides/Manuals |
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Partners
in Prevention: Getting a Head Start on Oral Health—An
Infant/Toddler Oral Health Continuing Education Course
New York University,
College of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry; New
York Head Start Association
This "train the trainers” manual for continuing
education is designed for Head Start staff. Topics include prenatal care,
pregnancy
and oral health; oral pathology of the infant and young child; oral manifestation
of
systemic disease, tooth formation, eruption, and teething; nutritive and non-nutritive
sucking; acquisition of the oral flora; oral hygiene and preventing early childhood
caries; fluoride benefits; diet and nutrition; oral facial trauma and child abuse;
simple rules for good oral health; and a summary of anticipatory guidance. |
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Planning
Guide for Dental Professionals Serving Children with
Special Health Care Needs
University of Southern California University Affiliated Program, Children's Hospital
Los Angeles
This guide promotes a framework within which oral health professionals can communicate
and work with families to ensure that appropriate, high-quality oral health care
is provided both at home and in the dental office. Topics covered include (1)
preparation for dental visits, (2) oral assessment and prevention, (3) determination
of specialized treatment techniques, (4) indicators of quality oral health care,
and
(5) linking with community resources. |
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| Screening/Risk
Assessment |
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Clinical
Caries Risk Assessment
Kids
Get Care
This assessment tool is designed to help clinicians assess children's
oral health and habits. It is intended for use in both community and
clinical settings, and it includes guidance for parents and other caregivers
on preventive oral health practices. |
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Dental
Screening Resource Card
Arizona
Department of Health Services, Office of Oral Health
This card contains photographs of decayed teeth
and dental sealants, definitions of types of decay, and
descriptions of three levels of treatment urgency. Contact
the National
Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center for
acquisition information. |
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Medical
Providers Oral Health Education Project: New Hampshire
2002–2005
Endowment
for Health
This resource describes a project to educate physicians and dental hygienists
about dental caries in infants and children ages 3 and younger. Materials
include age-specific forms and handouts such as questionnaires, assessment
and recommendation forms, and protocols. Contact
the National Maternal and Child
Oral Health Resource Center for acquisition information. |
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Oral
Conditions in Children with Special Needs: A Guide for
Health Care Providers
California Connections Project
This fact sheet provides full-color photographs of oral conditions, each
accompanied by a paragraph of descriptive text and a recommendation for
health professionals who encounter the condition. Oral conditions described
include tooth eruption, malocclusion, tooth anomalies, developmental
defects, viral infections, gingival infections, dental caries, oral trauma,
bruxism (tooth grinding), and gingival overgrowth resulting from medications.
Most of the recommendations include indications for referral and counseling
for parents. |
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Pediatric
Dental Trauma Card
American Academy of
Pediatric Dentistry
This card is intended to serve as a visual reference
guide on common injuries to primary and permanent teeth
in children and adolescents for general, pediatric, family,
and emergency room physicians; nurse practitioners; and
children and adolescents and their families. It includes
pictures of discolored, displaced, fractured, and avulsed
teeth, as well as brief treatment descriptions. Contact
the National
Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC) for
acquisition information. |
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Pediatric
Oral Health Guide for the Primary Care Provider
Whatcom
County (Washington) Health and Human Services
This brochure offers guidance to primary care health professionals on
oral health issues, education, assessment, and referral for infants and
young children. Topics include assessment of all children by age 1 for
dental caries risk; fluoride supplements, toothpaste, and varnish; and
tips for parents. |
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Policy
on the Use of a Caries-Risk Assessment Tool for Infants,
Children and Adolescents
American Academy
of Pediatric Dentistry
This policy statement outlines the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry's
policy on the use of a caries-risk assessment tool and includes the instrument. |
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| Anticipatory
Guidance Tools |
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Age
Appropriate Anticipatory Guidance
First5 Oral
Health
These
color charts provide oral health anticipatory guidance
on the following developmental stages: prenatal, birth
to age 1, ages 1–2, and ages 3–5.
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Anticipatory
Guidance for Oral Health
Association of
Clinicians for the Underserved
This laminated card provides guidance on oral health for health professionals
working with parents. Topics described include diet, fluoridation, dental
visits, dental sealants, and toothbrushing. Two additional cards in the
series provide guidance for infant oral health care, including prenatal
counseling, infant oral evaluation, and well child visits through age
36 months. Contact the National
Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC) for acquisition
information. |
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Fact
Sheets for Families
California
Childcare Health Program
These fact sheets for families include oral health topics such as oral
health and pregnancy, teething, and nutrition. They are written in easy-to-understand
language and are tailored to the perspectives of families. They are designed
to be distributed to families directly by child care providers. The fact
sheets are available in English and Spanish. |
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For
The Dental Patient
American Dental Association
This series of handouts includes oral health information that dental
offices can provide to the individuals they serve. |
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Good
Health Starts Here: Healthy Starts for Growing Smiles—Prenatal,
Infancy, and Early Childhood
American Academy
of Pediatric Dentistry
This brochure provides tips on developing and maintaining good oral health
habits during pregnancy, infancy, and early childhood. Topics include
the importance of oral hygiene, dental visits, fluoride, and diet and
nutrition. |
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Oral
Health . . . From Pregnancy Through the Toddler Years:
An Oral Health Education Program for Health Professionals
Colgate-Palmolive
Company
This kit for health professionals provides a teaching module on oral
health education for four key stages of life: pregnancy, birth to age
6 months, 6–18 months, and 18–24 months. The kit includes
prime messages for each stage and discusses topics such as eating, toothbrushing,
and
flossing during pregnancy; care of infants' gums; use of bottles and
pacifiers; and tips on snacking and toothbrushing. Also provided are
common questions and answers from families and reproducible brochures
(in English and Spanish). |
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Oral
Health Information
American Dental
Hygienists Association
This series of handouts offers oral health information that health professionals
can provide to consumers. Topics include tips for improving oral health
for children and adolescents, nutrition, fluoride, and choosing a dental
office. |
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Pediatric
Office Guide to Oral Health Care
Seattle Children's
Hospital and Regional Medical Center
This small flip chart is designed to help primary care physicians check
for early childhood caries. Discussion topics, including toothbrushing,
toothpaste, healthy food choices, and fluoride, assist physicians in
talking with parents about oral health. Pictures illustrate what to look
for during visual inspection, and descriptions of the appearance of mild,
moderate, and severe tooth decay are included. |
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Practical
Oral Care for People with Developmental Disabilities:
Making a Difference
National
Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
This series of publications is designed to equip oral health professionals
with information on delivering high-quality oral health care to people
with special health care needs. Strategies for care covering topics such
as mobility, neuromuscular and behavioral problems, sensory impairment,
and other treatment considerations are discussed in the context of the
general dental office setting. |
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WIC
Lesson Plans
Maryland
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Office
of Oral Health
This series of oral health lesson plans was developed for use by counselors
in WIC. The lesson plans introduce mothers and mothers-to-be
to good oral health for their children, good nutrition for oral health,
their child's first dental visit, and oral health during pregnancy. |
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