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Annotation: This fact sheet provides information about oral-health-related behaviors among students in middle and high school in North Dakota and offers suggestions for how they can maintain or improve their oral health. Suggestions are divided into things to do and things not to do. Examples of things to do include wearing a mouth guard while playing sports, brushing and flossing teeth daily, and visiting the dentist regularly. Examples of things not to do include regularly drinking sugary beverages, getting lip or tongue piercings, and smoking or chewing tobacco.

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Keywords: Adolescent health, Chewing tobacco, Health care utilization, High school students, Middle schools, Mouth guards, North Dakota, Nutrition, Oral health, Oral hygiene, Smoking, State information

Annotation: This booklet summarizes activities for a community garden box project in Cavalier County, North Dakota, beginning in the fall of 2022 to teach high school students farm-to-table gardening and increase produce access for community members. It outlines the collaborative roles of the local health district, high school construction and nutrition classes, and university extension services in managing project budgets, constructing raised boxes, and selecting appropriate plant varieties. The document details criteria for selecting garden box sites and presents a multi-channel media plan for promoting engagement through social media, radio, and print. Substantial photographs illustrate students participating in building and planting activities, and appendices include project tools such as a press release, promotional flyer, and a media content timeline

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Keywords: Adolescents, Community participation, Food, Model programs, North Dakota, Nutrition, Public Health

Annotation: This final report describes the five-year Children's Healthy Weight State Capacity Building Project, which provided funding and support from the Association of State Public Health Nutritionists (ASPHN) to state Title V MCH programs in North Dakota, Oregon, and Wisconsin. The report covers the project background, implementation model, evaluation methods, and key findings on how the states built partnerships, increased workforce knowledge, improved data capabilities, and incorporated nutrition into Title V activities. State-specific accomplishments are highlighted, such as North Dakota's grant programs, Oregon's work on tribal food sovereignty, and Wisconsin's statewide training initiative. The value of ASPHN's intensive technical assistance and support is examined, along with challenges, success factors, and lessons learned. The report concludes with state recommendations and reflections on the project's impact and replication potential.

• Final Valuation Report 2025
• Evaluation Report September 30 2022

Keywords: Child health, Child nutrition, Disease prevention, Health programs, Maternal health, North Dakota, Nutrition, Oregon, State initiatives, Title V programs, Wisconsin

Annotation: This two-page report describes North Dakota's progress and accomplishments in the Children's Healthy Weight State Capacity Building Project. The state team collaborated with North Dakota State University to conduct a Public Health Nutrition Workforce Assessment, which identified a need for policy, systems, and environment training to build the capacity of local public health units (LPHUs). Over the five-year project, North Dakota provided 66 Title V grants to LPHUs and tribal entities to support breastfeeding, nutrition, and physical activity initiatives. These included Farm to School and Farm to Early Childhood Education projects that reached hundreds of children and educators. The state team also worked to strengthen its data capabilities by adding nutrition questions to the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System survey. Key strategies for building LPHU capacity were offering the University of Minnesota's Systems Approaches for Healthy Communities course and providing Title V funding to support local projects.

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Keywords: Child health, Grants, Health programs, Maternal health, Native Americans, North Dakota, Nutrition, State initiatives, Title V programs

Annotation: This report provides information on the link between poor oral health and chronic disease and on efforts of the National Association of Chronic Disease directors (NACDD) to develop a national framework for medical-dental integration (MDI) and discusses NACDD's work with five states (Colorado, Connecticut, North Dakota, South Carolina, and Virginia) on projects whose purpose was to document successful approaches for increasing the effectiveness of state oral health and chronic disease collaborations with dental clinics and community providers to screen for chronic conditions such as hypertension, pre-diabetes, and diabetes. Each project is discussed, along oral health outcomes for each state and future directions. zzz

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Keywords: Chronic illnesses and disabilities, Colorado, Connecticut, Diabetes, Hypertension, North Dakota, Oral health, Service coordination, Service integration, South Carolina, State programs, Virginia

Annotation: This report presents data on children’s and adolescents’ oral health in North Dakota. Data are included for children and adolescents from birth through age 17; children enrolled in Head Start; students in kindergarten, 3rd grade, 7th and 8th grades, and 9th through 12th grades; and children and adolescents from birth through age 21 who are enrolled in Medicaid.

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Keywords: Medicaid, North Dakota, State information, Oral health, Statistical data, Adolescent health, Infant health

Annotation: This report provides information about oral health status and dental visits among children in grades K through 12 and pregnant women in North Dakota. Topics include students in kindergarten, students in third grade, students in grades through 12 participating in SEALIND, medical-dental integration in a family medical center, and pregnancy.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Dental caries, Dental sealants, Health care utilization, North Dakota, Oral health, Pregnant women, Racial factors, School health, School-age children, Service integration, State information, State programs, Toothbrushing

Annotation: This report provides information from an evaluaion of the North Dakota Oral Health Program. Topics include community water fluoridation, oral health services provided in federally qualified health centers, all North Dakota school-based dental sealant programs, SEALIND: all schools served by one North Dakota school-based dental sealant program, SEALIND: schools qualifying for oral health services based on need, and the integration of oral health care and primary care in a North Dakota family medical center.

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Keywords: Dental sealants, Fluoride, North Dakota, Oral health, School health, School-age children, Service delivery, Service integration, State information, State programs

Annotation: This report provides information about the oral health workforce in North Dakota. Topics include the number of dentists and dental hygienists licensing and practicing in the state, by year; the percentage of practicing dentists planning to retire in 15 years; the percentage of practicing dentists accepting Medicaid patients; the estimated percentage of practicing dentists with at least one paid medical claim; the number and percentage of counties without a practicing dentist; and patient wait time as reported by North Dakota oral health professionals.

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Keywords: Data, Dental hygienists, Dentists, North Dakota, Oral health, State information, Work force

Annotation: This fact sheet provides information from the North Dakota Oral Health Program school-based dental sealant program indicating that American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) students had more untreated tooth decay and rampant tooth decay than their non-AIAN counterparts. The fact sheet also includes information on North Dakota’s school-based sealant program (SEALIND) and offers strategies to improve the oral health of AIAN students in the state.

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Keywords: Alaska Natives, American Indians, Dental caries, Health status disparities, North Dakota, Oral health, Oral health equity, Prevention, School health, State programs

Annotation: This fact sheet provide tips for indigenous adolescents about how to maintain or improve their oral health. Tips include avoiding tobacco, wearing a mouthguard when playing sports, brushing and flossing daily, visiting the dentist at least once a year, having wisdom teeth checked by an oral health professional, consuming healthy foods and drinks, drinking fluoridated water, and not getting tongue or lip piercings.

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Keywords: Adolescent health, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Mouth guards, Fluoride, North Dakota, Nutrition, Oral health, Oral hygiene, Prevention, Smoking cessation, State information

Annotation: This booklet, which is targeted toward decision-makers, program developers, health professionals, oral health teams, state agencies, and others, when responding to the oral health needs of North Dakota communities, describes opportunities to promote good oral health in the state. The booklet addresses the following topics about oral health in the state: children, adolescents, adults, adults in long-term care, pregnant women, indigenous health, North Dakota Medicaid, oral cancers, cleft lip or palate, water fluoridation, and workforce. Also discussed are the following topics about oral health equity: underserved communities, why oral health equity matters, meeting oral health needs in North Dakota, and burden of disease. A snapshot of oral health in the state is included.

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Keywords: Adolescent health, Adult health, Cleft lip, Cleft palate, Data, Fluoride, Health promotion, Indigenous peoples of Micronesia, Polynesia, and Melanesia and their descendants, Medicaid, North Dakota, Oral cancer, Oral health, Oral health equity, Pregnant women, State information, Work force

Annotation: This handout provides information about the oral health status of indigenous people in North Dakota and how they can keep their teeth and mouths healthy. It presents percentages for children in kindergarten, adults, and older adults who are indigenous and who have experienced tooth decay. Tips for promoting oral health include brushing and flossing teeth, avoiding smoking or chewing tobacco, drinking fluoridated water, visiting the dentist regularly, limiting snacking and choosing healthy snacks, and drinking water and avoiding beverages high in sugar.

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Keywords: Adults, American Indians, Dental caries, North Dakota, Older adults, Oral health, School age children, Smoking, State information, Toothbrushing

Annotation: This manual is intended for health professionals interested in integrating a dental hygienist into a medical care team. It discusses billing, contracting, rules and regulations, and scope of dental hygiene practice specific to North Dakota. It also provides information related to workflow, patient data, and education relevant to health professionals outside North Dakota. The manual discusses scheduling a visit, the oral health screening process, integrating a dental hygienist into the workflow, electronic medical and dental records, care coordination, charging and billing services, rules and regulations, and medical resident and clinical staff evaluation.

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Keywords: , Care coordination, Health education, North Dakota, Oral health, Pediatricians, Primary care, Regulations, Service integration, State programs

Annotation: This brief provides information about the oral health of pregnant women in North Dakota based on data from the 2017 and 2018 North Dakota Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System. The brief presents background about the importance of oral health care and education during pregnancy. Topics include the divide between awareness among pregnant women of the importance of good oral hygiene and the safety of getting oral health care while pregnant and the proportion of those women who had their teeth cleaned since their last pregnancy, barriers to obtaining oral health care among this population, and areas for improvement.

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Keywords: Access to health care, Dental caries, Health care delivery, North Dakota, Oral health, Pregnant women, State information, Statistical data

Annotation: This report provides information about an evaluation of the North Dakota Department of Health, Oral Health Program’s school-based dental sealant program, SEAL!ND, which has been providing oral health screenings, dental sealant and fluoride varnish applications, education, and referrals for students throughout North Dakota since 2012. The report covers the following topics: evaluation; clinical reach and dental referrals; participating school personnel perceptions of SEAL!ND; and reach of the related program, Ronald McDonald Care Mobile in partnership with Bridging the Dental Gap, which offers access to oral health care at additional schools in the state.

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Keywords: , Dental sealants, Fluoride varnish, Health education, North Dakota, Oral health, Prevention, School health, State programs

Annotation: This fact sheet describes the reach, patients served, and outcomes of a medical-dental integration model employed in the University of North Dakota’s Center for Family Medicine in Bismarck. The model includes offering oral health screenings, fluoride varnish application, dental referrals, and care coordination for patients in the primary care setting while also educating medical residents and direct care staff quarterly on the association between oral health and overall health.

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Keywords: Health screening, North Dakota, Oral health, Program coordination, Referrals, Service integration, State programs

Annotation: This report provides information about an evaluation of the North Dakota Department of Health’s Oral Health Program after it hired a public health hygienist to provide oral health education to medical residents and staff and to provide preventive oral health services and oral health education to children and their families with low incomes who were uninsured. The report introduces the program and discusses evaluation results related to the medical- dental integration model, patient data, and oral health training for medical residents.

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Keywords: , Care coordination, Dental hygienists, Evaluation methods, Health education, Low income groups, North Dakota, Oral health, Prevention, Service integration, State programs

Annotation: This fact sheet provides information about students' oral hygiene practices and consumption of sugar-containing beverages. It discusses third-grade students' access to toothbrushes, toothbrushing and flossing practices, and consumption of sugar-containing beverages, as well as whether they have visited a dentist; middle school students’ toothbrushing practices and consumption of sugar-containing beverages; and high school students’ consumption of soda.

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Keywords: Adolescents, American Indians, Children, Dental caries, Health behavior, Low income groups, Minority groups, North Dakota, Nutrition, Oral health, Oral hygiene, Prevalence, Rural population, Social factors, State surveys, Statistical data, Sugar

Annotation: This fact sheet presents findings from a survey of primary care health professionals in North Dakota to assess their knowledge about fluoride-varnish application and determine how many were providing and billing for the service. Contents include information about the percentage of pediatricians and family practice physicians who conducted oral health risk assessments; those who had a list of dentists for client referral; and those who applied fluoride varnish for infants, beginning at age 6 months, and for children.

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Keywords: Fluorides, Infants, North Dakota, Oral health, Oral health care, Preventive health services, Primary care, Referrals, Risk assessment, State surveys, Statistical data, Young children