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This manual focuses on reducing the incidence of early childhood caries (ECC) throughout the world. It is intended to inform and support stakeholders who work to improve children’s oral health, including community agencies, ministries of health, academics, and nongovernmental and professional organizations. The manual provides background on ECC, explains what ECC is, and outlines known risk factors and approaches to prevention and treatment. It is available in Arabic, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.

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This flyer for parents provides information about how dental sealants can protect teeth from decay. Topics include what sealants are, which teeth should be sealed, how sealants are applied, whether decay can occur underneath sealants, how long sealants last, how sealants feel, and how Connecticut residents can get sealants. Other tips for preventing tooth decay are included. The document is available in Chinese, Creole, English, French, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

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These resources for World Oral Health Day, celebrated globally every year on March 20, focus on ways to maintain and protect oral health throughout life. The messages are intended for use by the general public and health professionals who play a key role in educating clients. Contents include an advocacy guide; a brochure on oral health do's and dont's, with sections devoted to oral health of women during pregnancy, children, and older adults; a game; posters; a toolkit for organizing events and social media campaigns; and a video. The materials are available in multiple languages.

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This video for parents describes fluoride varnish and how it is used to prevent tooth decay in infants and children. Topics include what fluoride varnish is, how it works, and why it is important for infants’ and children’s health. Information about the safety and effectiveness of fluoride varnish and the importance of establishing an oral hygiene routine that includes regular oral health visits is included. The video is available in English, French, Hmong, Karen, Oromo, Russian, Somali, and Spanish.

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This website includes resources designed to help primary care health professionals and others understand the etiology of dental caries and caregivers’ role in preventing caries in infants, children, and adolescents from birth to age 21. Contents include a fluoride-application training course for clinics and supplemental materials, a book for children about toothbrushing, fluoride varnish printed materials, and a fluoride varnish video for caregivers. The resources are available in English and some are available in the following non-English languages: Cambodian, French, Karen, Hmong, Oromo, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, and Vietnamese. Find the list of languages across the top of the landing page.

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This flip chart comprises eight modules designed for use by health professionals, teachers, child care workers, and others in teaching expectant and new parents and other caregivers about early childhood oral health. Topics include primary teeth and early childhood caries, pregnancy and good oral health, the first tooth, good family oral health, feeding practices, Lift the Lip, cleaning a child's teeth, acting early to prevent early childhood caries, prevention and management, and fluoride varnish. The flip chart concludes with ideas on how to share the material. It is available in English, French, German, and Cree.

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This brochure for pregnant women, parents, and other caregivers provides information about oral health during pregnancy, infancy, and early childhood. Information about gum infection during pregnancy and tips for preventing gum disease is provided. The importance of a healthy diet that includes plenty of calcium and Vitamin D is also addressed. Oral hygiene and healthy feeding practices for infants and young children are also included, as well as information about the relationship between oral behaviors and dental caries. The brochure is available in English, Cree, and French.

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This workbook and toolkit use a community development approach to preventing early childhood caries (ECC). The workbook is designed to help community leaders build a team, find a target audience, learn about ECC, identify useful learning tools, and develop a community action plan. The toolkit contains additional information and resources on ECC, a list of suppliers, and materials and instructions for implementing anticipatory guidance "goody bags", Dental Bingo, the True/False game, the "So Sweet" bottles activity, and a Smile Fair. General handouts and teaching outlines for an ECC presentation and peer educator training are also included. The workbook and toolkit are available in English and in French. Some of the toolkit materials are also available in Cree.

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These practice resources for oral health professionals comprise a health history form, a health history interview sheet, a medical consultation form, and a document describing how to use the forms. The health history form is available in Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Bosnian/Serb/Croatian, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Creole, English, Farsi, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Ukranian, Urdu, Vietnamese, Yiddish, and Yoruba.

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