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Oral Health Care for Children and Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs

Children and Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs

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OHRC Publications

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Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors and National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center. 2021. Best practice approach: Oral health care of people with special health care needs. Reno, NV: Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors; Washington, DC: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, 15 pp

Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors
3858 Cashill Boulevard
Reno, NV 89509

Telephone: (775) 626-5008
Fax: (775) 626-9268
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://www.astdd.org

This report offers information about the oral health of people with special health care needs (SHCN). It presents background information, including information on considerations for oral health care delivery, promising initiatives, the workforce, sites of care, financing of care, establishing comprehensive care, and data. Strategic calls to action for improving the oral health care of people with SHCN are also included. The report offers guidelines and recommendations, research evidence, and state practice examples illustrating strategies and interventions for people with SHCN. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]


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Balzer J, Holt K. 2022. Strategies for improving the oral health system of care for children and youth with special health care needs (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, 6 pp

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
Georgetown University Washington, DC 20057

E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://www.mchoralhealth.org
Available from the website.

This tip sheet outlines strategies for health professionals in planning, developing, and implementing state and local efforts to ensure access to oral health care for children and adolescents with special health care needs. Topics include working with parents and other caregivers to provide oral hygiene care, work force issues, health care financing, the importance of dental and medical homes, and a review of state and local programs addressing these issues. [Funded in part by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]


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Holt K, Barzel R, eds. 2020. Oral health services for children and adolescents with special health care needs: A resource guide (4th. ed.). Washington, DC: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, 23 pp

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
Georgetown University Washington, DC 20057

E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://www.mchoralhealth.org
Available from the website.

This resource guide provides information for health professionals to assist them in planning, developing, and implementing efforts to ensure that children and adolescents with special health care needs receive optimal oral health care. The guide describes materials, including brochures, fact sheets, guides, manuals, and reports. It also lists federal agencies, resource centers, and national professional associations that may serve as resources. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]


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National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety. 2016-. Healthy habits for happy smiles. Washington, DC: National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety, 42 items

HeadStart.gov
Telephone: (866) 763-6481
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://headstart.gov
Available from the website.

This series of handouts for pregnant women and parents of infants and young children provides simple tips on nutrition and oral health issues. Topics include brushing a young child’s teeth, choosing healthy drinks, encouraging children to drink water with fluoride, giving children healthy snacks, taking care of oral health for pregnant women, and taking care of an infant’s oral health. The series is written in simple language and is available in English and in Spanish.


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National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center. 2018. Special care: An oral health professional's guide to serving children with special health care needs (2nd ed.). Washington, DC: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, 1 v

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
Georgetown University Washington, DC 20057

E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://www.mchoralhealth.org
Available from the website.

This curriculum provides oral health professionals with information about children with special health care needs and oral health, oral health supervision, prevention of oral disease, and behavior guidance. The curriculum can help fulfill dental education and dental hygiene education program requirements on the management and treatment of patients with special health care needs. The curriculum can be taken for continuing education credit at no charge or for no credit (self-assessment). [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

     


OHRC Library

This section contains recent materials, not including OHRC-produced materials.


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Georgetown University Health Justice Alliance. 2018. Oral health convening focusing on children with special health care needs. Washington, DC: O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, 36 pp

O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law
Georgetown University Hotung Building, Fifth Floor 600 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001

Telephone: (202) 662-9203
Fax: (202) 662-4045
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.law.georgetown.edu/oneillinstitute/

This document provides information about the Oral Health Convening Focusing on Children with Special Health Care Needs held on March 18, 2018, in Washington, DC. The meeting brought together a multidisciplinary group of stakeholders to share expertise and insights related to increasing access to oral health care and improving the oral health of children with special health care needs (CSHCN) in Washington, DC. The document provides information about oral health and CSHCN and includes a description of each session.


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Miller CE, Francisco E, Chavez EM, eds. 2022. Overcoming obstacles to oral health: A training program for caregivers of people with disabilities or older adults (7th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Pacific Center for Equity in Oral Health Care, 4 modules

Pacific Center for Equity in Oral Health Care
Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry University of the Pacific 155 Fifth Street
San Francisco, CA 94103

E-mail: [email protected]
Website: https://dental.pacific.edu/dental/faculty-and-research/research-facilities/pc#:~:text=The%20Pacific%20Center%20for%20Equity,access%20to%20oral%20health%20care.

These presentations are designed for caregivers of people with disabilities or older adults. The goal of the presentations is to increase caregivers’ ability to work with people with a broad range of support needs, as well as to make caregivers feel more confident about doing so. The presentations explain how to help support a daily oral care routine for a family member or client. Translations of original English material are available in Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Tagalog. The presentations are written in simple language.


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National Council on Disability. 2023. Incentivizing oral health care providers to treat patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Washington, DC: National Council on Disability, 94 pp

National Council on Disability
1331 F Street, N.W., Suite 850
Washington, DC 20004-1107

Telephone: (202) 272-2004
Secondary Telephone: (202) 272-2074
Fax: (202) 272-2022
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.ncd.gov/
Available from the website.

This report provides information on a study of oral health professionals conducted to explore factors and policy incentives that influence their decisions on treating people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and on participating in government programs that provide oral health care coverage for this population. Topics includes research questions, input from the population, input from health professionals, demonstrating a return on investment, and promising practices.


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Perlman SP, Wong A. 2020. A caregiver's guide to good oral health for Special Olympics athletes. Washington, DC: Special Olympics, 27 pp

Special Olympics
1133 19th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036-3604

Telephone: (202) 628-3630
Secondary Telephone: (800) 700-8585
Fax: (202) 824-0200
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://www.specialolympics.org
Available from the website.

This guide is designed to help those who care for people with special health care needs (SHCN) develop and maintain an oral hygiene program for the person with SHCN. The guide provides instructions on proper brushing, rinsing, and flossing techniques, as well as suggestions for adaptive positions for these activities. Also included is information about common oral health problems, including oral health considerations during the growth and development of a child with intellectual disabilities.


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Roman C, Gears H, Pucciarello M. 2021. Engaging youth with special health care needs and families of children with special health care needs: recommendations for Medicaid agencies. Hamilton, NJ: Center for Health Care Strategies, 34 pp, exec summ (2 pp)

Center for Health Care Strategies
200 American Metro Boulevard, Suite 119
Hamilton, NJ 08619

Telephone: (609) 528-8400
Fax: (609) 586-3679
Website: http://www.chcs.org
Available from the website.

This report provides information from a 50-state survey and a set of interviews with select states and family-focused organizations. The purpose of the survey and interviews was to increase understanding of strategies being used by state Medicaid agencies to engage with youth with special health care needs and families of children with special health care needs. The report highlights findings from the survey and interviews, including engagement themes, challenges, and recommendations for state Medicaid agencies, youth with special health care needs and families of children with special health care needs, and funders.


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Surdu S, Langelier M, Fosse C, Li Q. 2020. Contributions of general and specialty dentists to provision of oral health services for people with special needs. Rensselaer, NY: Oral Health Workforce Research Center, 50 pp

Oral Health Workforce Research Center
New York Center for Health Workforce Studies University of Albany, SUNY, School of Public Health 1 University Place, Suite 220
Rensselaer, NY 12144-3445

Telephone: (518) 402-0250
Fax: (518) 402-0252
Website: http://www.oralhealthworkforce.org
Available from the website.

This report describes a study conducted to evaluate the attitudes and willingness of general and specialty dentists to treat people with special health care needs and to identify barriers that dentists face in caring for them. The report presents findings from a literature review and results and conclusions from the study.

     

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