Oral Health – Resources and Links
Associations, Partnerships, and Organizations
Connecticut
- Connecticut Dental Health Partnership
- Connecticut Dental Hygiene Association
- Connecticut Health Foundation
- Connecticut State Dental Association
- Connecticut Oral Health Initiative (COHI)
International
- Centre for Evidence-based Dentistry
- FDI World Dental Federation
- International Association for Dental Research
- International Association for Disabilities and Oral Health
- World Health Organization - Oral Health
National
- Access to Baby and Child Dentistry
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
- American Association of Public Health Dentistry
- American Association of Public Health Oral Health Section
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC Oral Health)
- American Dental Education Association
- American Dental Association
- American Dental Hygienists Association
- American Dental Assistant's Association
- Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors
- Children’s Dental Health Project
- Hispanic Dental Association
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA Oral Health)
- HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
- National Association of Dental Plans
- National Cancer Institute - Oral Cancer
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR Oral Health)
- National Maternal & Child Oral Health Resource Center
- Oral Cancer Foundation
- Oral Health America
- Special Care Dentistry Association
- The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
Dental Care - Finding
- Connecticut Department of Social Services
- Connecticut State Dental Association
- Connecticut Association of School-based Health Centers
- Community Health Centers
- Fones School of Dental Hygiene
- Goodwin College
- Tunxis Community College
- Safety Net
- University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
- University of New Haven School of Dental Hygiene
Dental Data
- Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) Synopses of State Dental Public Health Programs, Connecticut
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) State Fluoridation Data
- CDC's National Centers for Health Statistics data
- Connecticut Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
- Connecticut School Health Survey (CSHS)/ Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System(YRBSS)
- Connecticut Tumor Registry
- Dental Professionals Shortage Designations (DHPSA)
- Every Smile Counts
- Healthy Connecticut 2020 Performance Dashboard
- Healthy People 2020 – Oral Health Objectives
- National Oral Health Surveillance System
- PRAMS, the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System
Dental Sealants
- Visit the Office of Oral Health’s Dental Sealants web page for more information on dental sealants.
Early and Periodic, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT), Medicaid
- The Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit provides comprehensive and preventive health care services for children under age 21 who are enrolled in Medicaid. For more information, visit https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/benefits/epsdt/index.html.
- EPSDT Periodicity Schedules and Their Relation to Pediatric Oral Health Standards in Head Start and Early Head Start
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Annual Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) Participation Report
Fluoride Resources
- Visit the Office of Oral Health’s Fluoride web page for more information on community water fluoridation and fluoride varnish.
Legislation - Connecticut General Assembly
- Visit the Connecticut General Assembly website for information on statutes, proposed and enacted bills, and other legislative items.
National Publications
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Guide to Community Preventive Services - Oral Health
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Oral Health Resources
- Filling the Gap: Strategies for Improving Oral Health (Children’s Dental Health Project)
- Healthy People 2020 Oral Health Objectives
- Oral Health in America: A Report of the Surgeon General (2000)
- Trends in Oral Health Status- United States, 1988–1994 and 1999–2004 (April 30, 2007)
Oral Health Basics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Information on oral health from the CDC
Parent Resources
- A Guide to Your Child's Smile - English | Spanish
- Risk Assessment (English | Spanish) - parents check your child's risk for early childhood caries
Reports
- Just the Facts - A Report of the Task Force on Oral Health
- The Oral Health of Vulnerable Older Adults in Connecticut (2013)
Safety Net Programs
Schools of Dental Hygiene and Dental Assisting
- Goodwin College
- University of Bridgeport - School of Dental Hygiene, FONES
- University of New Haven - School of Dental Hygiene
- School of Dental Hygiene, Tunxis Community College
- State Loan Repayment Program
Schools of Dentistry
State Plans
- Oral Health Improvement Plan for Connecticut, 2019-2024
- Oral Health Improvement Plan for Connecticut, 2013-2018
- Connecticut's Action Plan on Oral Health for Older Adults (2010-2013)
- Connecticut Statewide Dental Sealant Plan, 2010
- Connecticut Statewide Fluoridation Plan 2011
Water First for Your Thirst
- Learn more about the importance of drinking water and how drinking water relates to oral health by visiting the Water First for Your Thirst web page.
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