Your Oral Health

You can find easy-to-read oral health resources and guidelines gathered from reliable and professional sites and organizations in the links below. 

COVID-19

• COVID-19 Fact Sheets

All Ages/Parents

• Dental Dos (brochure, pdf)
• Bright Futures in Practice: Oral Health Pocket Guide (98-page booklet, pdf)
• Smiles for life: A National Oral Health Curriculum (web)

Prenatal/Pregnancy

• Two Healthy Smiles (brochure, pdf)
• Expecting a Baby & Keeping Your Mouth Healthy (pdf)

Infant/Toddler/Preschool/Grade School

• Prevent Tooth Decay in Babies and Toddlers (brochure, pdf)
• Cavity Keep-Away
• A Healthy Smile for Your Baby: Tips to Keep Your Baby Healthy (brochure, pdf)
• A Healthy Smile for Your Young Child: Tips to Keep Your Child Healthy (brochure, pdf)
• Seal Out Tooth Decay: A Booklet For Parents (12-page booklet, pdf)

Teens

• Teens: Watch Your Mouth! (web page)
• Dental Health in Teens: Good Oral Health (28-page booklet, pdf)
• Dental Health in Teens: Nutrition (24-page booklet, pdf)
• Dental Health in Teens: Drug Awareness (29-page booklet, pdf)
• Meth & Oral Health

Seniors

• Oral Health for Older Adults (brochure, pdf)
• Oral Health for Seniors (brochure, pdf)
• Dental Health for Seniors (brochure, pdf)

Dental Care Referral Resources

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General

• Bright Futures in Practice: Oral Health Pocket Guide (98-page booklet, pdf)
• Smiles for life: A National Oral Health Curriculum (website)

Prenatal/Pregnancy

• Oral Health During Pregnancy and Early Childhood (80-page booklet, pdf)
• Oral Health Care During Pregnancy. A Summary of Practice Guidelines (8-page booklet, pdf)

Infant/Toddler

• Perinatal and Infant Oral Health Care (website)

Children

• Seal America: The Prevention Invention (website)

Children with Special Needs

• Oral Conditions in Children with Special Needs. A Guide for Health Care Providers (pdf)

Teens

• Oral Health Resources: Teens' Oral Health (web)
• Promoting Oral Health in Schools: A Resource Guide (56-page booklet, pdf)
• Teen Dental Health Training Curriculum (web)

Seniors

• Smiles for Life (25-page booklet, pdf)
• The Oral Health of Older Americans (8-page booklet, pdf)

Substance Addiction/Abuse

• Meth & Oral Health (pdf)

Medical Providers & Oral Health Educators

• What You Should Know About Oral Health (4-page booklet, pdf)
• Be an Oral Heath Champion: How School-Based Clinic Staff Can Help Students Achieve Good Oral Health (4-page booklet, pdf)
• Oral Health Resource Bulletin Volume XXVI, December 2011 (28-page booklet, pdf)

Practice Options For Dental Professionals

Loan Repayment Programs

• National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment (web)
• ADA Loan Repayment Resources (24-page booklet,pdf)

Health Professional Shortage Areas

• Health Professional Shortage Areas (web)

• Surgeon General Report on Oral Health in America
  • Executive Summary (web page)
• Advancing Oral Health in America (ebook, pdf)
• Dental Crisis in America: The Need to Expand Access — reviewed at Senate Subcommittee meeting 2012 (12 pages, pdf)
• Reducing Barriers to Dental Care in California — CDA 2012 (ebook, 109 pages, pdf)
• California Community Health Center Dental Clinics — CDA Journal 2009 (10 pages, pdf)
• Training New Dental Health Providers in the United States — J of Public Health Dentistry 2009 (8 pages, pdf)
• School-Based Sealant Programs: Review of Evidence — J Am Dent Assoc 2009 (11 pages, pdf)
• Tooth Tutor — Oral Health Curriculum for Grades Pre-K to Grade 12 — WSDH 2011 (ebook, 188 pages, pdf)