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Annotation: This manual is designed to assist professionals in planning, launching, implementing, and sustaining school-based dental sealant programs. This edition pairs the manual with a training that further prepares professionals to plan and operate programs. In addition to offering a step-wise approach for planning and implementing school-based dental sealant programs, the Seal America manual addresses issues related to referring students with unmet oral health needs to a dental clinic or office. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Dental sealants, Disease prevention, Model programs, Oral health, Preventive health services, Program improvement, Program planning, Referrals, School age children, Schools, Sustainability, Training

Annotation: This toolkit, intended primarily for dental, dental hygiene, and dental residency programs, was designed to help prepare future oral health professionals to become strong advocates for oral health in their communities. Topics include setting advocacy goals, knowing one’s audiences, choosing allies and building coalitions, developing effective messages, finding and presenting data, identifying modes and messengers, framing messages, establishing a media presence, meeting with decision-makers, mobilizing supporters, and managing an advocacy campaign. Tools and worksheets are included.

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Keywords: Advocacy, Campaigns, Community health, Data, Dental hygiene, Dental schools, Oral health

Annotation: This report describes a study conducted to examine practice patterns of graduates of primary care dental postgraduate training programs with a history of Health Resources and Services Administration funding. The study aims were to assess the impact of graduates’ training experience on current practice patterns and subsequent patient access to care and to measure the long-term impact of these programs on improving dentists’ capacity to meet the needs of those who are underserved. The report provides background and discusses study methods, findings, and limitations. A discussion of the findings, including information about policy implications, is included. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Access to health care, Dental schools, Dentists, Graduate education, Low income groups, Oral health, Public policy, Research

Annotation: This report provides recommendations for states to strengthen the ability of school-based dental sealant programs to reach more children, especially those at high risk for dental caries. Contents include recommendations in the following priority areas: promoting evidence-based and promising practices; communicating with families, the community, and school staff; collecting, analyzing, and reporting data; addressing Medicaid and reporting data; and addressing Medicaid and regulatory hurdles. A summary of the recommendations, an infographic, a questions-and-answers document, and a communications plan worksheet are also available.

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Keywords: Costs, Access to health care, Case management, Certification, Children, Communication, Data analysis, Data collection, Dental caries, Dental sealants, Disease prevention, Licensing, Low income groups, Medicaid, Oral health, Oral health care, Policy development, Prevention programs, Preventive health services, Program development, Program planning, Public health infrastructure, Regulations, Resources for professionals, School health programs, School health services, Schools, Standards, State health agencies, State programs, Vulnerability, Work force

Annotation: This report presents results from an assessment of oral health among children in Head Start and early learning programs and children in kindergarten and second and third grade in public elementary schools in Washington. Results are compared with 2010 and 2005 Smile Survey results and with Healthy People 2020 objectives and national averages. Topics include oral disease prevalence, decay experience and untreated tooth decay, dental sealants, and oral health disparities.

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Keywords: Children, Comparative analysis, Dental caries, Dental sealants, Elementary schools, Head Start, Health care disparities, Health disparities, Health status, Oral health, Prevalence, Screenings, State surveys, Washington, Young children

Annotation: This report discusses the impact of the Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation Pipeline Project—a multi-year initiative funding two Illinois public dental schools, with the goals of increasing the number of dentists who provide oral health care to all children and who work in underserved communities. The report focuses on how well the project met its goals and also outlines implications for future efforts. Topics include findings, the program’s influence on students, students’ learning experience, extramural sites’ experience, implementation, and sustainability.

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Keywords: Dental schools, Illinois, Low income groups, Oral health, Personnel, State programs

Annotation: This document delineates the standards that dental education programs leading to the D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree must meet to achieve and maintain accreditation. Contents include minimum acceptable requirements for programs and guidance on alternative and preferred methods of meeting standards. The document also provides program-development guidance for institutions that wish to establish new programs or improve existing ones.

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Keywords: Accreditation, Dental education, Dental schools, Dentists, Oral health, Program development, Standards

Annotation: This document presents the final text rule requiring local school-based dental sealant programs (SBSPs) in Oregon to be certified by the Oregon Health Authority before they can provide dental sealants. Contents include guidance on the requirements for certification, the application process for certification and recertification, monitoring of SBSPs, and decertification or pro- visional certification for programs that are out of compliance. Information about certification and clinical training is also available.

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Keywords: Administrative policy, Certification, Dental sealants, Health services delivery, Oral health, Oregon, Preventive health services, Regulations, School age children, School districts, School health programs, Schools, Standards, State legislation, Training

Annotation: This report presents oral health screening results for students in third grade in public elementary schools in Florida. Contents include the screening survey methodology, demographic characteristics of participating students, and key findings on to Healthy People 2020 goals, limitations, and recommendations is also included. Additional contents include consent and screening forms; a parent letter and questionnaire; and information about other indicators including toothache, last dental visit, reason for last dental visit, need for care, reason for not seeking care, health insurance, and dental insurance.

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Keywords: Dental caries, Dental sealants, Elementary schools, Florida, Health status, Oral health, Oral health care, Population surveillance, School age children, Screening, State surveys

Annotation: This fact sheet describes opportunities to improve oral health in children and adolescents by starting or expanding programs that offer dental sealants in schools. Topics include what sealants are and why they are used; disparities in sealant use; what the federal government is doing to promote sealants; and what state officials, health professionals, school administrators, and parents can do to increase the use of sealants. The fact sheet is available in English and Spanish. Additional resources including a podcast, a public service announcement, descriptions of dental sealant programs, and related materials are available from the website.

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Keywords: Dental sealants, Disease prevention, Health care disparities, Health care utilization, Oral health, Preventive health services, School age children, Schools, Spanish language materials, Statistical data

Annotation: These resources are part of a statewide initiative aimed at improving the health and wellness of Louisiana residents. Topics include preventing and controlling oral disease, partnering with community and professional organizations to improve oral health, providing oral health education, promoting community water fluoridation, promoting school-based and school-linked dental sealant programs, and maintaining an oral-health-surveillance system to monitor the burden of oral disease. Contents include data on dental visits by gender, age, race, income, and education; tools for finding oral health care; and oral-health-education resources for adults and older adults, school nurses and teachers, and oral health professionals and non-oral-health professionals.

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Keywords: Community based services, Dental sealants, Disease management, Fluorides, Health care utilization, Health education, Health objectives, Health promotion, Health services delivery, Life course, Louisiana, Oral health, Oral health care, Population surveillance, Prevention programs, Preventive health services, Public private partnerships, Resources for professionals, Schools, State initiatives, Statistical data, Water

Annotation: This report summarizes statewide dental examination compliance and oral health status of children in kindergarten and second and sixth grades in Illinois. Contents include findings on the level of compliance and noncompliance for all students, public school students, and non- public-school students. Compliance and health- status data are reported for the state as a whole, by county, and by grade level. The report also discusses implications of the data across the state.

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Keywords: Compliance, Data, Dental sealants, Health examinations, Health status, Illinois, Oral health, Oral health care, School age children, School districts, Schools, State legislation, State surveys, Waivers

Annotation: These resources for dentists address how consumption of soft drinks, juices, and sports drinks can cause tooth decay and how it can be prevented. A brochure and tips for setting up an educational display in school are included.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Children, Dental caries, Disease prevention, Health promotion, Missouri, Nutrition education, Oral health, Public awareness campaign materials, Resources for professionals, School age children, Schools

Annotation: This issue of the Journal of the California Dental Association focuses on oral health literacy. Topics include a national plan to improve health literacy in dentistry; the potential to address oral health literacy in K–12 schools; creating and maintaining health literate dental practices, clinics, and schools; and increasing health literacy for oral cancers among professionals and the public.

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Keywords: Dental education, Dentistry, Health literacy, Oral health, Schools, Work force

Annotation: This program teaches students in kindergarten through third grade about the benefits of good oral hygiene. Captain Supertooth, a costumed superhero, educates children about toothbrushing, flossing, eating a balanced diet, and visiting the dentist. The program typically lasts about 30 minutes and can be tailored to fit a school's needs. The program website features games and activities for children, tips and information for parents, and a curriculum and tools for teachers and school nurses.

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Keywords: Curricula, Dental hygiene, Elementary schools, Health education, Oral health, School age children, School health programs

Annotation: This brief describes a partnership between a school district and a children's hospital to increase compliance with state law requiring all students in kindergarten and first grade entering public school for the first time to receive an oral health assessment. Contents include information about the district's contract with the hospital to provide the health team for its 10 elementary schools and preschool program, the standardized format and forms for data collection and reporting, and coordination and implementation of the oral-health-assessment plan (screening by volunteers and referral to the school nurse for follow-up care). Topics include the percentage of children identified with urgent, possible, and no oral concerns by school and compliance rates for select schools and the district as a whole.

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Keywords: California, Contract services, Dental caries, Elementary schools, Legal responsibility, Legislation, Local initiatives, Model programs, Nurses, Oral health, Pediatric hospitals, Referrals, Risk assessment, School age children, School districts, School health services, Screening, Statistical data

Annotation: This report presents results from a survey of third-grade students in Nevada to obtain population parameter estimates for three oral health indicators: dental caries experience, untreated tooth decay, and dental sealants. Contents include an overview of the survey's key findings, oral health outcome estimates for the state broken down by various demographic characteristics and according to the affordability and accessibility of dental care, and the methods used to conduct the screenings. Topics include educating students about oral hygiene habits and informing parents or guardians of the need for dental care. Statewide measures for determining Nevada's status relative to national targets specified in Healthy People 2010 are included.

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Keywords: Dental caries, Dental sealants, Elementary schools, Health education, Health status, Measures, Nevada, Oral health, Preventive health services, School age children, Screening, State surveys, Statistical data

Annotation: This report summarizes efforts to increase access to oral health care for a target population of children in the Little Rock, Arkansas, school district with funding from the State Oral Health Collaborative Systems grant for the period 2004–2007. The report contains information on the purpose, goals and objectives, methods, evaluation, work plan, and regional and national significance of the Future Smiles project. Selected topics include establishing a dental clinic, developing a steering committee, providing comprehensive preventive (screenings and dental sealants) and restorative oral health services in the school-based setting, and providing education for children and their parents on the importance of optimal oral health. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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Keywords: Arkansas, Children, Community coordination, Dental sealants, Elementary schools, Final reports, Health education, Oral health, Oral health care, Preventive health services, School age children, Screening, Service coordination

Annotation: This manual provides school personnel and volunteers with procedures and requirements for administering and implementing a school-based fluoride mouthrinse program in Ohio. Topics include program roles, responsibilities, and operation; administration guidelines; recommendations for teachers; and program implementation and site visits. Forms and procedural options, including adaptations for students with special health care needs, are included.

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Keywords: Dental caries, Elementary schools, Fluorides, Manuals, Michigan, Oral health, Prevention services, School age children, School based clinics, School health programs

Annotation: This brief provides information about the oral health of Arizona children in kindergarten through third grade. Topics include the importance of oral health to school readiness; the distribution of tooth decay among Arizona children; the costs associated with restorative dental services, treatment of tooth decay, and preventive interventions; and the need for collaboration and partnerships involving both public and private groups to improve children's oral health. A map depicting percentages of children who have experienced tooth decay by county compared to the Healthy People 2010 goal and a graph showing percentages of children who have experienced decay by age are also included.

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Keywords: Arizona, Children, Dental caries, Disease prevention, Elementary schools, Health care costs, Oral health, Oral health care, Public private partnerships, School age children, School readiness, Statistical data, Surveys