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Resources to Make you Smile!

November 06, 2023
Welcome to Resources to Make You Smile! This monthly newsletter features information and tools Head Start staff can use to help families promote good oral health. These tips help Head Start staff support families, expectant families, and children. The newsletter also includes a recipe for a healthy...

Resources to Make you Smile!

October 11, 2023
  October 2023 | Issue No. 32 Promoting Oral Health in Head Start Programs and at Home

California Health Facilities Financing Authority

October 06, 2023
Specialty Dental Clinic Grant Program NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS For First Funding Round

Barrier to Care: Emergency Department Utilization for Non-traumatic Dental Conditions in California

October 03, 2023
Every year in the United States, emergency departments (EDs) receive approximately 2.4 million non-traumatic dental condition (NTDC) visits. The American Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) developed a surveillance guideline to understand which specific conditions dental...

Brush Up on Oral Health Series: New Tip Sheets Available

September 27, 2023
Brush Up on Oral Health Series: New Tip Sheets Available Head Start staff can use Brush Up on Oral Health tip sheets to support the oral health of children, pregnant women and pregnant people, and families enrolled in their programs. Two new tip sheets have been added to the series that provides...

OHRC Update: September 2023

September 26, 2023
Promoting Oral Health in Schools: Resource Guide

National Oral Health Conference Call for Proposals Open

July 31, 2023
NOHC offers educational sessions on a diverse array of topics by leaders in the field and is designed for dentists, dental hygienists, health researchers, dental/health educators, legislators, public health officials, Medicaid/CHIP dental program staff or consultants, state/territorial dental...

Challenges in Implementing School-Based Oral Health Programs: Short- and Long-Term Impact of COVID-19

May 05, 2023
OVID-19 has disrupted K-12 learning and has limited children's access to oral health services and programs. School-based oral health programs (SBOHPs) are an essential access point for children to receive preventive oral health services.

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