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Educate families?
Every member of the healthcare team plays a role in educating and informing parents, caregivers and families. Below are links to a wealth of resources to help you learn how to communicate about oral health and prevent dental disease when working with families. Be sure to explore the many resources that can be provided to parents and caregivers.
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AAP Oral Health Flip Chart
An AAP resource with pictures and speaker’s notes to assist pediatricians in counseling patients about oral health and applying fluoride varnish.
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AAP Protect Tiny Teeth
Videos, brochures, posters and social media for providers working with pregnant women and new mothers.
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AAP Brush, Book, Bed
An implementation guide to help providers introduce oral health, literacy and bedtime routine in one step. Corresponding information for parents and caregivers can be found on HealthyChildren.org.
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AAP Campaign for Dental Health
Guides to help professionals talk about fluoridation with parents and caregivers and corresponding information to print as handouts. Websites in English and Spanish with easy-to-use graphics and fact sheets on the benefits of fluoride and community water fluoridation.
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Social media graphics, videos, sample messages, and other resources to share with families about HPV and how the vaccine gets kids’ immune systems ready to resist the virus so they can live healthy lives.
HPV and OPC fact sheets for pediatricians and dental professionals, including information on vaccination and corresponding information for parents and caregivers.
Answering Questions About HPV Vaccine: A Guide for Dental Professionals
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AAP Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight
AAP Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight resources on nutrition and active living for prevention of obesity.
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AAP Tobacco & Oral Health
Guidance on oral health care during pregnancy.
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The American Dental Association Foundation’s program for educators and medical and dental professionals.
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Oral Health Special Needs Fact Sheets for providers and caregivers from the Center for Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Washington.
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An outreach program providing free dental screenings and oral health education.
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A guide on the use of silver diamine fluoride in pediatric dentistry.
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A comprehensive, online learning tool for health professionals made up of learning modules and resources to help integrate oral health and primary care across the lifespan. Look for specific modules on Child Oral Health and Caries Risk Assessment, Fluoride Varnish, and Counseling.
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AAP Oral Health Self-Management Goal Sheet for Parents and Caregivers (English) (Spanish)
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Articles for parents and caregivers on oral health from infancy through adolescence.
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The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry online resource for parents and the public.
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The American Dental Association online oral health resources for the public.
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Healthy Teeth, Healthy Children fluoride varnish posters in English, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Russian from the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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California Dental Association Patient Education Tools in multiple languages.
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Patient education materials from the Cavity Free at Three program.
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