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  • Oral Health

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  • Oral hygiene (36)
  • Dental visits (26)
  • Fluoride (12)
  • Access to Oral Health Care (8)
  • Oral injuries (7)
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  • Cultural traditions (2)
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  • Migrant programs (1)
  • Child care staff (1)
  • Emergency preparedness (1)
  • Communication (1)
  • Sleep (1)
  • Health literacy (1)
  • Staff Physical Health (1)

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  • Teachers and Caregivers (15)
  • Directors and Managers (1)
  • Health Professionals (1)

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  • Publication (32)
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  • Brush Up on Oral Health (BUOH) (47)
  • Healthy Habits for Happy Smiles (18)
  • Tips for Health Managers (1)

Topic

  • Oral Health

Tag

  • Oral hygiene (36)
  • Dental visits (26)
  • Fluoride (12)
  • Access to Oral Health Care (8)
  • Oral injuries (7)
  • Healthy eating (6)
  • Healthy drinks (6)
  • COVID-19 (5)
  • Infant care (4)
  • Classroom activities (3)
  • Health examinations (2)
  • First aid (2)
  • Cultural traditions (2)
  • Consultants (1)
  • Health insurance (1)
  • Home visiting (1)
  • Managing stress (1)
  • Migrant programs (1)
  • Child care staff (1)
  • Emergency preparedness (1)
  • Communication (1)
  • Sleep (1)
  • Health literacy (1)
  • Staff Physical Health (1)

Audience

  • Families (25)
  • Teachers and Caregivers (15)
  • Directors and Managers (1)
  • Health Professionals (1)

Program Options

Type

  • Article (63)
  • Publication (32)
  • Video (6)
  • Learning Module (1)
  • Topic Page (1)

Age Group

  • Infants and Toddlers (1)

Program Type

Series

  • Brush Up on Oral Health (BUOH) (47)
  • Healthy Habits for Happy Smiles (18)
  • Tips for Health Managers (1)
Oral Health

Child smiling while brushing her teeth.Tooth decay is the most common childhood disease, but it's preventable. Children with dental pain can have trouble speaking clearly, eating, and learning. Resources in this collection cover the health of the mouth including the teeth, gums, and oral-facial system that allows us to smile, speak, and chew.

These resources highlight some of the most common diseases that affect oral health, including tooth decay, gum disease, and oral cancer.

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.

Getting Oral Health Treatment Is Important!

If your child’s dentist finds tooth decay and recommends a follow-up dental visit for treatment, it’s important for your child to get care. Receiving follow-up treatment is key to keeping your child healthy.

Visiting the Dentist by Age 1

A dental visit by age 1 is key for building a lifetime of good oral health. Tooth decay can be prevented or managed with early dental visits and with good oral hygiene.

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.

Brush Up on Oral Health

These Brush Up on Oral Health tip sheets provide information on current practices and practical strategies to promote good oral health for pregnant people, children, and their families – both in the classroom and at home.

Improving Oral Health for Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Children and Their Families

Learn how partnerships can increase access to oral health services for children in Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs. Find information about oral health care, financing oral health care, and planning ahead.

Toothbrushing in Head Start Programs During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This tip sheet provides guidance for Head Start programs on how to resume toothbrushing in group care settings by implementing strategies to reduce the likelihood of virus transmission to others via salivary droplets during brushing.

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.

Using Culturally Responsive Practices to Promote Oral Health

Explore culturally responsive practices and how staff can help parents promote their children’s oral health.

Improving Oral Health Literacy

Explore oral health literacy, why it is important, and what Head Start staff can do to improve it.

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