National Center on Early Childhood Health and Wellness
The National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center is a partner in the National Center on Early Childhood Health and Wellness (NCECHW), supported by the Office of Head Start, the Office of Child Care, and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
NCECHW provides education, training, and technical assistance to the child care and Head Start community focusing on health literacy, nutrition, oral health, physical activity, developmental and behavioral services, and asthma, injury, and tobacco prevention.
Resources from NCECHW
- Applying Consultation Skills to Oral Health Promotion
- Brush Up on Oral Health (newsletter)
- Checklist for Child Care Staff: Best Practices for Good Oral Health | Lista de verificación para el personal del cuidado infantil: Buenas prácticas para una buena salud oral
- Cooks Corner: Recipes for Health Snacks—Compiled from Brush Up on Oral Health | El rincón de la cocina: recetas para refrigerios saludables
- Dental Hygienist Liaison Project
- Getting to Know Me: Information for a Pregnant Woman’s Dental Office | Conocerme Información de su consultorio dental para su embarazo
- Getting to Know Me: Information for Your Child’s Dental Office | Conóceme Información para el consultorio dental de su hijo
- Healthy Habits for Happy Smiles | Hábitos sanos para sonrisas felices
- I Like My Teeth | Pósteres sobre el flúor Me gustan mis dientes
- Oral Health Forms
- Oral Health: Tips for Families. Also available in Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Burmese, Chinese, Hmong, Marshallese, Polish, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Yiddish.
- Oral Health: Tips for Health Managers | Salud Oral: Consejos para Gerentes de Salud
- Questions to Ask When Looking for a Dental Office | Preguntas que hacer cuando busque un consultorio dental
- Steps for Toothbrushing at the Table: Growing Healthy Smiles in Early Care and Education Programs (video), available with Spanish subtitles and transcript
Resources from OHRC
- Be an Oral Health Champion (poster and booklet)
- Choose and Use: Head Start Oral Health Curricula (guide)
- Dental Hygienists and Head Start: What You Should Know and How You Can Help (tip sheet)
- Dentists and Head Start: What You Should Know and How You Can Help (tip sheet)
- Medical Providers and Head Start: What You Should Know and How You Can Help (tip sheet)
- Open Wide: Oral Health Training for Health Professionals (curriculum)
- Oral Health for Maryland's Kids: A Head Start Teacher's Guide for Creating Healthy Smiles (curriculum)
- Strategies to Improve Collaboration Between State Oral Health Programs and Head Start State Collaboration Offices
Selected Websites
Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Head Start Association
Office of Head Start Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center
- American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Collaboration Office
- Head Start State Collaboration Offices
- Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Collaboration Office
- Oral Health
- Training and Technical Assistance Centers
Assistance from an Information Specialist
- Telephone: (202) 784-9771
- E-mail: OHRCinfo@georgetown.edu