Resources for Professionals and Partners
Curriculum on Dental Care Coordination
This curriculum was developed for the Healthy Teeth Healthy Communities (HTHC) project of the Office of Dental Health (ODH) of Alameda County Public Health Department (ACPHD). HTHC was a Local Dental Pilot Program (LDPP) of the Dental Transformation Initiative (DTI), funded by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). HTHC project period was from April 2017 to December 2020. A dental care coordination curriculum was created and offered to community health workers called the Community Dental Care Coordinators (CDCCs) during the HTHC project period. This guide is based on the lessons learned from the training given in 2017 and the experiences from the actual dental care coordination fieldwork done by the CDCCs during 2018-2020. If you would like to request access to the Guide for Trainers, please call (510)-208-5910 or email DentalHealth@acgov.org.
Kindergarten Oral Health Assessment
KOHA is a law under the Education Code Section 49452.8 in 2005 by Assembly Bill 1433 (AB 1433).
It is a requirement for children enrolling in public school for their first year in kindergarten or first grade to have an oral health screening completed by a licensed dental professional.
It also requires specific KOHA data to be collected by school staff annually and submitted to the County Office of Education. The database developed for KOHA data is called the System for California Oral Health Reporting (SCOHR).
For more information, visit California Oral Health Technical Assistance Center.
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
As a lead agency for scientific research on dental, oral, and craniofacial health and disease. NIDCR provides health topics information, publications, clinical trials, data and statistics, research, and more. https://www.nidcr.nih.gov/
National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resources Center
Website contains oral health bulletins, online modules, resource guides, toolkits, publications, and key fact etc. https://www.mchoralhealth.org/
Smiles for Life: A National Oral Health Curriculum
Website provides educational resources, training and modules to ensure the integration of oral health and primary care. The training modules can be used to obtain free continuing education credits. https://www.smilesforlifeoralhealth.org
Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intervention Guide: When Sugar is NOT so Sweet
“When Sugar is Not So Sweet” is a brief guide that includes simple visuals and messages dental providers can use to talk with patients about reducing and eliminating sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption to reduce dental decay and other associated chronic diseases. The guide also helps patients come up with a plan to help reduce and/ or eliminate SSB consumption.
Originally developed by the State of Alaska, and with permission, has been revised by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the Office of Oral Health (OOH) to meet California needs.
Tobacco Cessation for California Dental Providers: Toolkit and 1-hour Webinar
The Tobacco Cessation Toolkit for California Dental Providers is designed to assist dental providers with integrating brief tobacco cessation interventions into their routine dental care workflows, providing practical tools and evidence-based resources to help dental providers and their tobacco-using patients.
Created by the UCSF California Technical Assistance Center (COHTAC) in partnership with San Joaquin County Public Health Services Smoking & Tobacco Outreach and Prevention Program (STOPP) and Local Oral Health Program, and the California Department of Public Health, Office of Oral Health.
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Alameda County Office of Dental Health
1100 San Leandro Blvd., 4th Floor
San Leandro, CA 94577
DentalHealth@acgov.org
Tel: (510) 208-5910 | Fax: (510) 273-3748