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Tennessee Department of Health. n.d.. Tennessee state oral health plan: 2022-2027 plan. Nashville, TN: Tennessee Department of Health, 48 pp.

Annotation: This state oral health plan for 2022–2027 summarizes goals of the Tennessee Department of Health related to improving the oral health of Tennessee residents. The report discusses the importance of oral health, the department's past oral-health-related accomplishments, and the department's role in providing oral health care. Also discussed are access to oral health care, oral health education and advocacy, oral disease prevention, oral health resources, and the oral health workforce. The state's Healthy Smiles Initiative is described, along with the future of oral health in Tennessee.

Keywords: Access to health care, Advocacy, Dental caries, Dental sealants, Fluoride varnish, Health education, Oral health, Prevention, Silver diamine fluoride, State initiatives, State materials, Tennessee, Workforce

n.d.. An inexpensive and painless way to treat tooth decay. [no place]: Vermont Language Justice Project, 1 video (4:09 minutes).

Annotation: This video for consumers discusses the use of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) to treat tooth decay. It explains that SDF, unlike the traditional treatment method, is inexpensive, painless, and does not require numbing or drilling, and that non-dentists can be trained to apply it. The video also describes how tooth decay develops and its consequences and discusses the importance of good oral health and of treating decay in primary teeth. The video is available in American Sign Language, Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, Dari, English, French, Kirundi, Haitian Creole, Maay Maay, Mandarin Chinese, Nepali, Pashto, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tigrinya, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.

Keywords: Access to health care, Costs, Non English language materials, Oral health, Prevention, Silver diamine fluoride, Spanish language materials, Treatment

Radecki L. 2025. Implementing AAP guidance for silver diamine fluoride in pediatric medical settings: Evaluation of a pilot project with four pediatric practices. Itasca, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 34 pp.

Annotation: This report provides information from a pilot project conducted to test guidance developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to support the implementation of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) application in pediatric settings. The report describes the pilot, presents evaluation results, and discusses obstacles to and facilitators of successful implementation, workflow changes to support implementation, early outcomes, use of AAP guidance to inform and support implementation, and the SDF pilot experience.

Keywords: Dental caries, Oral health, Pilot projects, Prevention, Silver diamine fluoride, Treatment outcomes

Phipps KR. 2025. Connecticut summary: Maternal and Child Health--Improving Oral Health Integratioun (MCH-IOHI) environmental scan chartbook 2025. Middetpwn. CT: Weitzman Institute, 10.pp.

Annotation: This summary provides information about the Improving Oral Health for Young Children in Connecticut Through Policy, Practice, Education, and Evaluation project, which was part of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau–funded Improving Oral Health Integration (MCH-IOHI) project. Summary topics include oral health scope of practice, Medicaid billing and reimbursement, and silver diamine fluoride (SDF) reimbursement and SDF application restrictions. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Connecticut, Medicaid, Oral health, Reimbursement, Service integration, Silver diamine fluoride, State programs

American Academy of Pediatrics, Silver Diamine Fluoride Work Group. [2024]. AAP guidance brief: SDF application in the pediatric medical setting. Itasca, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 4 pp.

Annotation: This guidance brief provides American Academy of Pediatrics members and other primary care health professionals with steps to determine a child's eligibility for tooth decay management with silver diamine fluoride (SDF) in the medical setting. Topic include why children need treatment in the pediatric medical home, advantages and disadvantages of SDF, contraindications to SDF, shared decision-making, referral, and follow up. An SDF-options diagram is included, along with steps for applying SDF.

Keywords: Dental caries, Oral health, Primary care, Referrals, Silver diamine fluoride, Treatment

Dartmouth Health Center for Advancing Rural Health Equity and Vermont Office of Oral Health. 2024. The use of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) in pediatric care. [Dartmouth, NH] :Dartmouth Health Center for Advancing Rural Health Equity, 8 pp.

Annotation: This toolkit provides information about the Pediatric Medical Home Pilot Project, the goal of which was to integrate silver diamine fluoride (SDF) application into primary pediatric care as a strategy to reduce the incidence of early childhood caries. The toolkit discusses how to integrate SDF application into pediatric care in Vermont. It presents a case for using SDF to treat early childhood caries, explains what SDF is, and provides guidelines for integrating SDF into practice. Information about the development of the toolkit is included. zzz

Keywords: Dental caries, Early childhood caries, Oral health, Pediatrics, Prevention, Primay care, Silver diamine fluoride, State programs, Treatment, Vermont

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. 2023. Physician use of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) in dental caries management. Chicago, IL: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, 4 pp.

Annotation: This brief provides guidance on physicians' use of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) to help reduce tooth decay. The brief explains what SDF is and offers reminders for physicians about SDF application. Also discussed is preparing a dental referral network and obtaining training on the appropriate use of SDF, case selection, application techniques, and risks of SDF. Link to resources on the following topics are included: becoming familiar with SDF, solidifying foundational oral health knowledge, and SDF application hands-on training.

Keywords: Oral health, Prevention, Referrals, Silver diamine fluoride, Training, Treatment

RadeckiResearch LLC. 2023. Pediatricians and pediatric oral health: Knowledge and attitudes about silver diamine fluoride in pediatric practice. Itasca, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 45 pp., exec. summ. (4 pp.).

Annotation: This report summarizes findings from key informant interviews conducted to improve understanding of pediatricians’ provision of preventive oral health care for children ages 5 and under and to assess pediatricians’ familiarity with and use of silver diamine fluoride. Interviews were conducted to learn more about pediatricians’ oral health training experiences; their provision of oral health care and guidance to families of children ages 5 and under; and their perceptions of silver diamine fluoride as a treatment option in the medical setting, including anticipated startup needs and challenges.

Keywords: Interviews, Oral health, Pediatricians, Prevention, Silver diamine fluoride, Treatment, Young children

American Dental Association. 2023. How to apply SDF for caries arrest: Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) application--Evidence-based recommendations. Chicago, IL: American Dental Association, 1 video (5:36 minutes).

Annotation: This video discusses the American Dental Association’s recommendations for use of silver diamine fluoride (SDF). It shows a dentist conducting an oral exam on a young child and discusses considerations for using SDF to arrest carious lesions. The video also shares the importance of presenting other options, obtaining informed consent, and discussing the results of SDF with patients or parents of children.

Keywords: Dental caries, Oral health, Parental consent, Prevention, Silver diamine fluoride, Treatment: Informed consent, Video recordings

Illinois Department of Public Health. 2020. Public health intervention: Use of silver diamine fluoride for arresting dental caries (rev. ed.). Springfield, IL: Illinois Department of Public Health, 3 pp.

Annotation: This brief provides information on using silver diamine fluoride (SDF) to arrest tooth decay. Background information on SDF is presented, and the following topics are discussed: indications for use, clinical application and safety, protecting patients, effects of SDF on existing restorations, restorative properties of SDF and therapeutic risks associated with it, the clinical protocol for SDF application, frequency of application, coding for reimbursement, and status of SDF as a covered service.

Keywords: Dental caries, Oral health, Prevention, Protocols, Reimbursement, Safety, Silver diamine fluoride, Treatment

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. 2017. Chairside guide: Silver diamine fluoride in the management of dental caries lesions. The Reference Manual of Pediatric Dentistry 638-639, 2 pp.

Annotation: This guide provides information about how silver diamine fluoride (SDF) can be used in the management of dental caries. Information on who may benefit from SFD application and criteria for tooth selection is offered, along with information about how to apply SDF and how to follow up after treatment. What patients can expect after application is also discussed.

Keywords: Dental caries, Disease management, Followup, Oral health, Prevention, Silver diamine fluoride
   

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