Community Oral Health Resources
In 2006, California passed AB1433 requiring a dental check-up for every child entering public school for the first time. This is one way schools can ensure children are healthy and ready to learn - by identifying children with unmet dental needs and helping parents establish a dental home for their children.
Learn about California's Medicaid program (called Medi-Cal), Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP), Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT), and California Children's Services (CSS).
The American Dental Association's Mouth Healthy program provides information for "Adults Over 60" to maintain their oral health.
MouthHealthy lesson plans with slide decks for educators: Smile Smarts Dental Health Curriculum for Teachers.
Learn about mouth and throat cancer, including common symptoms at MouthHealthy.org (American Dental Association)
Provides a broad range of resources to support health professionals, program administrators, educators, policymakers, researchers and others to improve oral health services for infants, children, adolescents, and families.
A set of educational materials from the North Carolina Dental Society on Oral Health Education.
The Oral Cancer Foundation is a national public service, non-profit entity designed to reduce suffering and save lives through prevention, education, research, advocacy, and patient support activities.