Primary Care Providers (PCP)
Training Opportunities
CPT Coding Fact Sheet (AAP, 2017)
Bright Smiles From Birth – Fluoride varnish application training video
Smiles for Life National Oral Health Curriculum Course – A national oral health curriculum developed by the society of teachers of family medicine and endorsed by any national organizations including the AAP.
Payment
Fluoride Varnishing Application Guide Updated 4.4.16
Tools
AAP Oral Health Risk Assessment Tool [English / Spanish]
AAP Pediatric Guide to Children’s Oral Health Flip Chart – Can be downloaded in English or Spanish. Includes pictures for identification of pathologic oral conditions and a reference guide to the charts.
Bright Futures in Practice – Oral Health Pocket Guide
CDC – Division of Oral Health – Children’s Oral Health
Dietary Fluoride Supplements: Evidence-based Clinical Recommendations
Electronic Health Record Template To Include Oral Health
HealthyChildren.org – Brushing Up on Oral Health: Never Too Early to Start
New Jersey Dental Hygienists’ Association
Oral Health: An Essential Component of Primary Care White Paper
Oral Health Practice Tools (AAP)
Prevent Child Abuse & Neglect Through Dental Awareness (PANDA) [WEBINAR] (*Dental CEs were only valid for live webinar)
Prevention of Dental Caries in Children from Birth Through Age 5 Years: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (2014)
Family & Community
Donated Dental Services (DDS) – provides free, comprehensive dental treatment to our country’s most vulnerable people with disabilities or who are elderly or medically fragile. These are people who cannot afford necessary treatment and cannot get public aid. The program operates through a volunteer network of more than 15,000 dentists and 3,600 dental labs across the United States. [New Jersey Application]
Healthy Teeth, Healthy Me: Brushy Brush PSA – A song about the importance of brushing your teeth as part of Sesame Street’s newest oral health initiative Healthy Teeth, Healthy Me.
Partnership for Healthy Mouths, Healthy Lives Campaign
Child, Parent, Teacher Resource List – courtesy of Zufall Health
2 Minutes 2x – Brush kids’ teeth for 2 minutes, 2 times a day – Brush along with friends
ExceptionalSmiles.org – A caregivers guide to oral health for child with special needs
Dental Services for Children in NJ FamilyCare
Keeping Your Child’s Smile Healthy
Keeping Your Smile Healthy (For Adults)
School Nurses
Bright Futures in Practice – Oral Health Pocket Guide
School Nurses: Partnering with Parents on Oral Health Care
Oral Health and Learning: When Children’s Oral Health Suffers, So Does Their Ability to Learn
Questions and Answers on School Oral Health Programs
Oral Health Selected as a Healthy People 2020 Leading Health Indicator