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DC Health. 2024. Oral health assessment form. Washington, DC: District of Columbia Department of Health, 1 p.

Annotation: This form, to be completed by parents and oral health professionals, provides space to write information about children over age 3 to give the student's child care facility or school. Part I, for parents to fill out, is for the child’s name, age, birthdate, grade, and child care facility or school name. Part II, for an oral health professional to fill out, is for the child’s oral health status and insurance status. Space for the oral health professional’s name, signature, and stamp, as well as the date of the oral examination, is included. It is available in Amharic, Chinese, English, French, Korean, and Vietnamese.

Contact: District of Columbia Department of Health, 899 North Capitol Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20002, Telephone: (202) 442-5955 Fax: (202) 442-4795 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://dchealth.dc.gov/ Available from the website.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Asian language materials, Child health, Forms, Non-English language materials, Oral health, School age children, Spanish language materials, Young children

American Academy of Pediatrics. 2023. Protect Tiny Teeth Implementation Project: A pediatric oral health medical-dental integration quality improvement project--Overview and results. Itasca, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 12 pp.

Annotation: This toolkit is a collection of resources designed to help health professional provide preventive oral health care in pediatric and prenatal care settings. It includes short videos, posters, and infographics as well as a sample clinical workflow. Also included are a prenatal oral health conversation guide, a pediatric oral health risk-assessment tool, and other resources. The resources can be downloaded or can be printed for use in clinic waiting areas and exam rooms and can be customized with an organization logo. The toolkit is available in Arabic, Cambodian, English, French, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Taiwanese.

Contact: American Academy of Pediatrics, 345 Park Boulevard, Itasca, IL 60143, Telephone: 800/433-9016 Secondary Telephone: 202/347-8600 E-mail: https://www.aap.org/en/pages/contact-us/contact-national-headquarters/ Web Site: https://www.aap.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Infant health, Non-English-language materials, Oral health, Posters, Pregnant women, Prevention, Risk assessment, Videos

District of Columbia Department of Health. 2023. Government of the District of Columbia school based oral health consent form. Washington, DC: District of Columbia Department of Health, 2 pp.

Annotation: This form is intended for parents to fill out before taking their child to a dental visit, and for an oral health professional to complete during the visit. The section for parents to complete provides space to insert the child's name, address, name of school or child care facility, grade, and other related information. The section for an oral health professional to complete includes space to insert information about the child's oral health status, dental insurance status, and what type of care, if any, is needed. The form is available in Amharic, Chinese, English, French, Korean, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

Contact: District of Columbia Department of Health, 899 North Capitol Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20002, Telephone: (202) 442-5955 Fax: (202) 442-4795 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://dchealth.dc.gov/ Available from the website.

Keywords: Dental caries, Dental sealants, District of Columbia, Forms, Non-English language materials, Oral health, Referrals, State information, Treatment

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. Reaching people in multiple languages. Bethesda, MD: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities,

Annotation: This web portal is a resource for stakeholders who work with health disparity populations with limited English proficiency (LEP) to help improve language access to health information produced by the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies. It includes a list of health information and resources in multiple languages from across NIH. Current topics include cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, HIV/AIDS, immunizations, and infant mortality.

Contact: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 800, Bethesda, MD 20892-5465, Telephone: (301) 402-1366 Fax: (301) 480-4049 Web Site: http://www.ncmhd.nih.gov

Keywords: Consumer education materials, Cultural competence, Linguistic competence, Non-English language materials

   

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