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Oral Health Directory - updated on 11.15.2004
A is for Effort
| For information about AAP activities regarding oral health, please
visit the AAP Oral Health Web site found at: http://www.aap.org/commpeds/dochs/oralhealth/.
The site is designed to provide oral health information to both child
health care professionals and parents. The pages cover many topics
related to oral health, including general oral health information
and resources, AAP oral health resources, community and state oral
programs, and more. In addition you may want to join the Academy's Children’s Oral Health Listserv®. The listserv® was developed to provide information, updates, and notifications of events related to oral health. A monthly update is posted furnishing information about funding opportunities, conferences, announcements and resources related to oral health. For additional information about this list, or to be added to the listserv, please send an e-mail to: wnelson@aap.org. |
Oral Health In the News....
CHILDREN'S DENTAL HEALTH MONTH RESOURCE
The National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC) in
collaboration with the MCH Library at Georgetown University released a
new edition of its knowledge path about oral health and children and adolescents.
Presented in time for Children's Dental Health Month in February, this
electronic resource guide points to a selection of current, high-quality
resources that analyze data, describe effective programs, and report on
policy and research aimed at improving access
to and the quality of oral health for children and adolescents. Separate
sections identify resources on specific aspects of oral health including
dental sealants, early childhood caries, fluoride varnish, Head Start,
child care, school-based education, and school-based care. The final section
lists oral health resources for consumers. This knowledge path is intended
for use by health professionals, program administrators, educators, policymakers,
and consumers who are interested in obtaining timely nformation on this
topic. The knowledge path is available at http://www.mchoralhealth.org/knwpathoralhealth.html
.
MCH Library knowledge paths on other maternal and child health topics are available at http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/index.html.
The MCH Library welcomes feedback on the usefulness and value of these
knowledge paths. A feedback form is available at
http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/feedback.html
.
The National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC) (http://www.mchoralhealth.org) gathers, develops, and shares high-quality information and materials to help states and communities address current and emerging public oral health issues and improve oral health services for infants, children, adolescents, and their families.
The MCH Library (http://mchlibrary.info) is a virtual guide to maternal and child health information. It offers a wide variety of electronic resources, including the MCH Alert, knowledge paths, databases, bibliographies, and other materials developed for health professionals, policymakers, and families. The MCH Library is located at the National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH) at Georgetown University.
To receive notification of new resources from the MCH Library and the
OHRC in the future, you can subscribe to the MCH Alert (http://mchlibrary.info/alert/default.html
), a weekly electronic newsletter that provides timely reference to research,
policy
developments, recently released publications, new programs, and initiatives
affecting the MCH community.
Posted by: Sarah Kolo, OHRC - Jan. 29. 2007
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Good Oral Health Important Component of Mother and Child
Health
FDI World Dental Federation Press Release—April 7, 2005
In recognition of World Health Day 2005, the World Dental Federation (FDI)
notes that good oral health is key to this year’s theme “Make
Every Mother and Child Count”. Mothers (as all other women) and
children are amongst the most vulnerable of all populations around the
world. Very often women and children experience higher levels of ill health
and limited access to care. Greater prominence needs to be given to equal
provision of basic human rights, which include the right to good general
and oral health. “Good oral health is a basic human right and inseparable
from general health and wellbeing. Only by taking a holistic approach
to health promotion, by addressing risk factors that are shared by systemic
and oral diseases, can we succeed in achieving improved levels of oral
health for mothers and children” said Dr JT Barnard, FDI Executive
Director. The FDI World Federation supports action to improve the health
of mothers through asserting their basic human rights, including access
to health care, education, employment opportunities and safe and healthy
environments. The FDI World Federation also endorses the rights of every
child as articulated in the UN Declaration on The Rights of the Child,
emphasizing the importance of education, safe environments and access
to health care. All health professionals, such as physicians, dentists,
nurses or midwifes, need to be aware of the serious impact of oral diseases
on health, nutrition and wellbeing of mothers and children. The promotion
of oral health should to be part of all health education programs and
appropriate oral health care services for children and their mothers should
be available. The FDI World Dental Federation therefore welcomes and supports
the World Health Day theme of “Make every mother and child count”
and urges governments and health professional organizations to give more
emphasis on health programs addressing the oral needs of mothers and children.
Additional information can be found on the FDI Web site at: http://www.fdiworldental.org/public_health/pub_home.html.