Oral Health Curriculums for Schools

• List of oral health curriculums- including lesson plans, activities, and games. 

Webinars 

• 3/19/2020- Implementing School-Based Sealant Programs presented by Dr. Jay Kumar
  • PowerPoint slides and video recording

Working with schools

• Children’s Dental Health Project-  sample promotional materials on ways to promote sealants to school
  • The Sealant Workgroup: A Summary of Recommendations
  • Customizable Infographics
  • How to Customize the Infographic
  • Communications Plan Worksheet
  • Report of the Sealant Work Group
• FAQs on sealants to help promote sealants to the community
  • CDC Dental Sealant FAQ
  • Smile California Sealant FAQ (pdf)
• Talking points/messaging - key messages to help promote sealants in schools
  • CDC Vitalsigns three-page handout
• Sample Memorandum of Understanding to use as a template

Current models of sealant programs across California

• Non-Profit
  • Healthier Kids Foundation
  • Healthy Smiles for Kids of Orange County
• General Managed Care
  • Center of Oral Health – Early Smiles Sacramento
  • LA Trust
• County Health Department
  • Sonoma
  • Contra Costa
  • Berkeley
• County Office of Education
  • Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools/ Smile Keepers Dental Program
• RDHAP Business Model with County Health Department and Non-profit
  • Free Denti-Cal Youth Services a partnership with CBO’s and RDHAP’s
• RDHAP Business model
  • Geri Smiles Mobile Dental Hygiene Practice
• FQHC
  • Petaluma Health Center School Based Program

Conducting a school-based or school-linked sealant program

• Seal America: The Prevention Invention online manual
• OOH and UCSF Direct Services Guide
• Cost of sealant programs from a published journal article
• Sample Consent Form

Billing for sealants

• Medi-Cal Dental Program Billing Training
• Apply for an National Provider Identifier (NPI) number
•  Q&A: What is an NPI Number?

Publications 

• Oral Health Issue Brief on Policy Frameworks Supporting School-Based Dental Sealant Programs and Their Application in Minnesota