In this Lunch & Learn session, we discussed and shared best practices in community-based education and creating dental partnerships. We also touched on the California Oral Health Literacy Toolkit, published in 2021 and available on the COHTAC website, including some new teach-back materials. We were joined by Anthony Eleftherion, Director of Communications at Health Research for Action at UC Berkeley, Kristin Hoeft, Director of COHTAC at UCSF and Chair of the California Oral Health Partnership Communications Workgroup, individuals from three LOHPs (Marin, Shasta, and Sutter), and individuals from Medi-Cal Dental Outreach who shared their experiences with us.
Participants will improve their abilities to:
- Recognize how health literacy and cultural humility can improve health equity
- Understand how to access and use the California Oral Health Literacy Toolkit
- Use evidence-based communication techniques in community education
- Understand some best practices when creating partnerships with dental practice
Additional meeting materials and resources for partnering with dental practices:
- Smile, California dental outreach team contact information
- The California Oral Heatlh Literacy Toolkit and related materials (practice assessment, teach-back booklet, "Going to the Dentist" brocure, action plan, etc.) can be found on the Toolkit's webpage on the COHTAC website
- The Tobacco Cessation Toolkit for Dental Providers and accompanying webinar (CE opportunity) can be found on the Toolkit's webpage on the COHTAC website
- First 5 California Kit for New Parents resources:
