ORAL HEALTH PROMOTION FOR PREGNANT WOMEN
- Dental Health Service Victoria
- Australian Dental Association
- Dental Practice Education Research Unit
- Colgate Bright Smiles Bright Future
- Queensland Government
- Smiles for Life: A National Oral Health Curriculum
Dental Health Service Victoria
A resource for Maternal and Child Health Nurses has been introduced by the Health Promotion Division of Dental Health Service Victoria to assist maternal and child health nurses in their health promotion, disease prevention, early detection and intervention role.
email: healthpromotion@dhsv.org.au
Australian Dental Association
The ADA has a series of dental health information in pdf format, one of which is on dental health tips for pregnancy. Follow the link below.
http://www.ada.org.au/oralhealth/dentInfo.aspx
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.
Of particular relevance to pregnant women is the Practice Information Sheet: Caries concerns in ante and post natal care
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 online articles on Pregnancy/Prenatal Care and Oral Health, and on Pregnancy/Prenatal Care and your baby.
Queensland Government
The Queensland Government Bookshop has, amongst other publications, a pamphlet “Keeping Teeth and Gums Healthy During Pregnancy”
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 and educators 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, the oral examination and geriatic oral health.
