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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 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 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 video for pregnant women and parents describes steps to promote good oral health for their infant. Steps include taking care of the woman’s mouth during pregnancy, cleaning the infant’s gums daily, brushing the infant’s teeth with fluoridated toothpaste, taking the infant to the dentist when the first tooth erupts or by age 1, and avoiding giving the infant drinks with added sugar. In addition to English, the video is available in the following languages: Arabic, English, French, Nepali, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili, 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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These resources for oral health professionals provide guidance on immediate and urgent care for traumatic oral injuries, including fractures and luxations of permanent teeth, avulsion of permanent teeth, and traumatic injuries to primary teeth. Topics include diagnosis, treatment planning, follow-up care, and outcomes. Special considerations for trauma to primary teeth, immature versus mature permanent teeth, avulsion of permanent teeth, and patient/parent instructions are included. The guidelines are available in Arabic, Bahasa, Croatian, English, Farsi, French, German (Austrian), Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Lithuanian, Mandarin Chinese, Nepali, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Russian, Tamil (India), Turkish, Ukranian, Urdu, and VIetnamese.

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This handout provides information for parents about promoting good oral health at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. It discusses the importance of serving healthy foods and drinks and promoting good oral hygiene habits to keep children’s mouths healthy during the pandemic and always. It also includes tips for eating healthy foods and drinks and practicing healthy oral hygiene habits. The handout is available in Chinese, English, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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