ORAL HEALTH PROMOTION FOR INFANTS, PRESCHOOL AND SCHOOL CHILDREN
Dental Health Services Victoria- New South Wales Department of Health
- ACT Health
- Queensland Government
- Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health
- Dental Practice Education Research Unit
- Colgate Bright Smiles Bright Futures
- Australian Dental Association
- US National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
- Smiles for Life: A National Oral Health Curriculum
- Tooth Tutor
Dental Health Services Victoria
Dental Health for Children 0–6 Years; Information for Maternal and Child Health Nurses
Dental Health Services Victoria has produced a resource manual for Maternal and Child Health Nurses
View resources at: “teeth folder copy.pdf”
Oral Health promotion: A resources pack for children’s services
View resource at: “Childrens Services Resource Pack.pdf”
The mouth: Oral Health Information for Primary School Nurses
View resource at: Mouth folder 31-1.pdf
Posters: ‘Eat Well, Drink well and Clean well’ were produced to display in centres, schools, dental clinics, waiting areas or during oral health presentations and forums
Colouring Sheets: ‘Eat Well, Drink well and Clean well’ can be used as an activity with children and are to be made available in waiting areas
Stickers: To provide to children as a reward and educational incentive to reinforce the key messages around food, drinks and tooth cleaning
Swap Cards: To provide to children as a reward and educational incentive to reinforce the key messages around food, drinks and tooth cleaning
How to Brush Chart: Can be used to display at centres, schools and waiting areas while undertaking activities focussing on the CLEAN WELL message.
Kid’s Section
The website has a special kid’s section aimed at children. It has a ‘Defenders of the Tooth’ website with activities and games.
For further information about the resource guide, email:
healthpromotion@dhsv.org.au
or view the website at:
http://www.dhsv.org.au/default.asp
New South Wales Department of Health
'NSW Messages for Healthy Mouth'
This resource aims to promote good health and prevent ill health and is shared between organisations, communities and individuals.
View resource at: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/pubs/2007/healthy_mouth.html
or email Ms Jennifer Noller: Jennifer_noller@wsahs.nsw.gov.au
Early Childhood Oral Health (ECOH) Guideline for Child Health Professionals
The aims of the ECOH Guidelines are to improve the health and wellbeing of children in NSW by integrating oral health into general health interventions provided by Child Health Professionals. The Guidelines add value to the Personal Health Record which includes basic oral health information for parents.
View resource at: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/policies/GL/2009/GL2009_017.html
For further information about the resource guide contact:
Ms Claire Phelan
Centre for Oral Health Strategy NSW
1 Mons Rd, Westmead NSW 2145, Australia
PO Box 533, Wentworthville NSW 2145, Australia
Phone: (011+61 2 8821 4313)
Fax: (011+61 2 8821 4302)
Email: claire_phelan@wsahs.nsw.gov.au
Lif the Lip is an educational resource to complement the Early Childhood Oral Health Guidelines for Child Health Professionals (Guidelines) which aims to improve the health and well-being of children in NSW by integrating oral health into 'general' health interventions provided by Child Health Professionals.
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/cohs/pdf/lift_the_lip_A4_poster.pdf
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/cohs/pdf/lift_the_lip_A5_brochure.pdf
ACT Health
FIRST SMILES: Tooth development and teething
This article provides an introduction to children's dental development and coping mechanisms for baby teething
FIRST SMILES: Start early and prevent dental decay
A discussion of dental decay is presented in an easy-to-read format with some tips on preventing early-onset tooth decay
Queensland Government
The Queensland Government Bookshop has, amongst other publications, pamphlets and fact sheets on:
- Brushing your Toddler's Teeth
- Drinks for Babies and Toddlers
- Preventing Infant Tooth Decay
- Teething
- Thumbsucking and Dummies
- Your Child's First Dental Visit
- Timing of Baby and Adult Teeth
It also has a Happy Teeth CD (Songs and Rhymes), a Healthy Teeth for Life – DVD, and posters:
- Don't Rot Your Baby's Teeth - A3 Poster,
- Protect Your Baby's Teeth - A3 Poster
Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, University of Adelaide
Resources on caries control for dentists and dental therapists
Please visit The Colgate Caries Control Program at The University of Adelaide (ARCPOH) at:
http://www.arcpoh.adelaide.edu.au/dperu/caries/
Dental Practice Education Research Unit
The Colgate Caries Control Program at The University of Adelaide includes Practice Information Sheets, Newsletters with Case Challenge, and Patient pamphlets on a range of topics including oral hygiene, caries control and periodontal disease.
Of particular relevance to infants, and preschool and school children are:
Pamphlets:
Practice Information Sheets:
- Strategies for caries management in general dental practice
- Caries concerns in ante and post natal care
- The challenges of rampant caries
- Sealants and caries control
- Continuing caries problems in specific community groups
- Fluorides and caries management
- Latest concepts of caries prevention -Planning for Prevention
- Current concept of caries - Nature and aetiology & clinical aspects of caries diagnosis
Colgate Bright Smiles Bright Futures
Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures® is a global oral health education program aimed at improving the oral health of children around the world through education and prevention. It has quite a few articles on children’s and toddler’s oral health.
Australian Dental Association
The ADA has a series of dental health information pdf documents, including dental health tips for babies and toddlers, dental health tips for pre-schoolers, and dental health tips for primary schoolers.
US National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
CDC's School Health Education Resources (SHER) provides user-friendly access to the myriad school health education offerings available from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Smiles for Life: A National Oral Health Curriculum
Smiles for Life is a comprehensive oral health curriculum from America. Developed by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Group on Oral Health and now in its third edition, this curriculum is designed to enhance the role of primary care clinicians in the promotion of oral health for all age groups through the development and dissemination of high-quality educational resources.
Modules include: the relationship between oral and general health, child oral health, adult oral health, acute dental problems, oral health in pregnancy, fluoride varnish and the oral examination.
Tooth Tutor
The Washington State Department of Health's Oral health program has published a curriculum developed especially for the school environment to support the work of teachers, school nurses, and student instructors. "Tooth Tutor" provides simple and evidence-based information to promote oral health and enhance learning.
