Dentists and Head Start: What You Should Know and How You Can Help



The National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center developed this publication to encourage dentists to become involved in Head Start. The Health Services Advisory Committee (HSAC) may use this information when seeking partnerships with pediatric dentists. To read PDF files, get here.

What Can Dentists Do to Help? Join a Head Start health services advisory committee composed of parents, Head Start staff, health and human service professionals, and other community members. As participants in such committees, dentists can assist in the development of oral health policies and procedures and can support Head Start’s objective to increase access to and identify continuous sources of oral health care for Head Start participants. More>> [PDF, 699KB]

Dentists and Head Start: What You Should Know and How You Can Help. Clark, M. and Holt, K. National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center. 2008. English. [PDF, 699KB].