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  • Oral Health

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  • Oral Hygiene (41)
  • Infant care (8)
  • Access to Oral Health Care (7)
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  • Dental Visits (6)
  • Sleep (3)
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  • Brush Up on Oral Health (BUOH) (19)
  • Healthy Habits for Happy Smiles (8)
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Topic

  • Oral Health

Tag

  • Oral Hygiene (41)
  • Infant care (8)
  • Access to Oral Health Care (7)
  • Fluoride (6)
  • Dental Visits (6)
  • Sleep (3)
  • Classroom activities (2)
  • Healthy eating (2)
  • Home visiting (1)
  • Homelessness (1)
  • Emergency preparedness (1)
  • Parents (1)
  • Communication (1)
  • Healthy Drinks (1)

Audience

  • Teachers and Caregivers (27)
  • Families (12)
  • Directors and Managers (1)

Program Options

Type

  • Article (26)
  • Publication (11)
  • Video (5)
  • Topic Page (1)

Age Group

Program Type

Series

  • Brush Up on Oral Health (BUOH) (19)
  • Healthy Habits for Happy Smiles (8)
  • Tips for Health Managers (1)
Oral Hygiene

Father helping his child for toothbrushing.These resources address practices that keep the mouth clean and healthy, preventing tooth decay and gum disease. Topics include brushing with fluoride toothpaste, flossing (when the teeth touch), and regularly visiting the dentist.

Happiness Begins with a Healthy Smile

This webinar explains how it can be fun to share oral health messages. Four key messages are paired with videos from Sesame Street in Communities to help staff share the benefits of good oral health with families.

Helping Children Brush Their Teeth

By following these steps, Head Start and other early child care staff can help young children develop toothbrushing routines in the classroom to prevent tooth decay.

Caring for the Oral Health of Children Experiencing Homelessness

Families experiencing homelessness may face barriers to meeting their child’s oral health needs, including accessing oral health care. Learn tips to support their oral health.

Establishing a Bedtime Routine for Your Child

A regular bedtime routine helps your child know what to expect at the end of the day. Brushing your child’s teeth with fluoride toothpaste is an important part of the routine.

Helping Children Stop Using a Pacifier

Long term use of pacifiers can affect your child’s bite and the growth of the jaws and bones that support their teeth. If your child shows no interest in giving up their pacifier by 18 months, they may need help to stop.

Promoting Children’s Oral Health

This webinar features simple and fun ways Head Start staff and families can promote children’s oral health during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

Infant Oral Health

Explore information and strategies on improving and maintaining the oral health of infants. Head Start staff can use these tip sheets in the classroom and to share with parents

Child Oral Health

Discover information and strategies Head Start staff can use in the classroom and share with parents on improving and maintaining the oral health of children, including children with disabilities.

Oral Health Care

Explore information and strategies Head Start staff can use to help pregnant women and parents find oral health care, prepare for dental visits, and prepare for oral health issues during a natural disaster.

Fluorides

Learn about the role of fluoride — including fluoride toothpaste, fluoride supplements, fluoride varnish, silver diamine fluoride, and community water fluoridation — in the prevention and treatment of tooth decay.

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