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This tip sheet for families explains why good oral health is important for children and offers tips on things parents can do help ensure that their child has healthy teeth and a healthy mouth. It is available in Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Burmese, Chinese, English, Hmong, Marshallese, Polish, Somali, Spanish,Vietnamese,and Yiddish.

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This video for consumers discusses the use of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) to treat tooth decay. It explains that SDF, unlike the traditional treatment method, is inexpensive, painless, and does not require numbing or drilling, and that non-dentists can be trained to apply it. The video also describes how tooth decay develops and its consequences and discusses the importance of good oral health and of treating decay in primary teeth. The video is available in American Sign Language, Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, Dari, English, French, Kirundi, Haitian Creole, Maay Maay, Mandarin Chinese, Nepali, Pashto, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, Tigrinya, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.

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This series of 14 fact sheets provides oral-health-related information for non-oral-health professionals. Selected topics include the relationship between oral diseases and systemic diseases, oral hygiene, oral health and pregnancy, child oral health, adult oral health, older adult oral health, periodontal diseases, tooth decay, and tobacco use and oral health. The fact sheets are available, in English, French, Mandarin, and Spanish.

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This form, to be completed by parents and oral health professionals, provides space to write information about children over age 3 to give the student's child care facility or school. Part I, for parents to fill out, is for the child’s name, age, birthdate, grade, and child care facility or school name. Part II, for an oral health professional to fill out, is for the child’s oral health status and insurance status. Space for the oral health professional’s name, signature, and stamp, as well as the date of the oral examination, is included. It is available in Amharic, Chinese, English, French, Korean, and Vietnamese.

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This fact sheet for parents and other caregivers provides answers to frequently asked questions about silver diamine fluoride (SDF). It explains what SDF is and discusses its benefits, safety, and side effects; eating and drinking after SDF application; how to determine if SDF is right for a child; and insurance coverage for SDF application. In addition to English, the fact sheet is available in the following languages: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), French, Haitian Creole, Italian, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Urdu, and Yiddish.

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This form is intended for parents to fill out before taking their child to a dental visit, and for an oral health professional to complete during the visit. The section for parents to complete provides space to insert the child's name, address, name of school or child care facility, grade, and other related information. The section for an oral health professional to complete includes space to insert information about the child's oral health status, dental insurance status, and what type of care, if any, is needed. The form is available in Amharic, Chinese, English, French, Korean, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

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This activity book offers parents an interactive way to talk to children ages 3–8 about how to care for their teeth. The book includes coloring activities, a tooth maze, a search-and-find activity, a connect-the-dots activity, and a "great job" certificate. Activities focus on brushing, flossing, visiting the dentist, and drinking water and eating healthy foods.

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This consent form for parents to fill out allows students to receive care at school-based health centers in Washington, DC. It provides space to add contact information for the student and their parents and health professionals and information about health insurance. A description of services offered at school-based health centers is included. The form is available in Amharic, Chinese, English, French, Korean, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

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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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This animated video presents an example of how to use motivational interviewing techniques. It depicts a conversation between a health professional and a parent about stopping the routine of giving a child a bottle at bedtime. The conversation is structured around Brief Action Planning, a systematic approach to patient-centered goal setting, and is guided by active listening, with the objective of identifying a specific, patient-directed goal. The video is available in Chinese, English, and Spanish.

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