Spotlighted Resources from the OHRC Library
Resources include curricula, guides, fact sheets, reports, and tools developed by federal and state agencies and organizations.
December 2024
This report discusses the role of teledentistry in reducing barriers that communities and populations face when seeking oral health care. It is intended to serve as a framework for states and jurisdictions to use in identifying opportunities and strategies for how to incorporate teledentistry into their oral-health-care-delivery systems. Topics include background and rationale, guidelines and recommendations, and state practice examples. [Produced by the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors]
Championing Minimally Invasive Care: Aligning Advocacy to Transform Oral Health
This report provides information about minimally invasive care (MIC) and the importance of advocating for its use in the treatment of oral disease. The report provides information on how MIC can increase access to oral health treatment, ease anxiety about receiving oral health treatment, and help people achieve good oral health throughout life. Topics include implementing advocacy messaging, audiences for advocacy, evaluation of MIC and considerations for its use, and key messages. [Produced by CareQuest Institute for Oral Health and Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors]
Fluoride Varnish Helps Prevent Decay, Easy to Apply, Tasteless, Fast Setting
This fact sheet for parents and other caregivers provides information about fluoride varnish (FV). It explains what FV is, how it strengthens teeth, and how often it is applied. Also discussed is the safety of FV, what to expect after FV is applied, and how to help ensure that children receive the benefits of FV after application. [Produced by Washington State Department of Health]
Healthy Habit All Stars
This series of three animated videos provides information on how to brush teeth and floss properly. It also provides information about foods and drinks that are more and less likely to cause tooth decay and discusses the importance of drinking water. [Produced by Iowa Department of Health and Human Services]
Healthy Habit All Stars: How to Brush
Healthy Habit All Stars How to Floss
Healthy Habit All Stars: How to Prevent Cavities
This report describes access to and use of oral health care among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in Tennessee. It synthesizes data from multiple sources to evaluate the readiness of the state’s oral-health-care infrastructure to address the needs of people with IDD. The report provides analyses of health outcomes, oral health outcomes, and wait times for oral health care for people with IDD. Recommendations for improving access to oral health care for this population are included. [Produced by American Institute of Dental Public Health]
Medicaid Adult Dental Benefits Offered to Specific Beneficiary Groups as of December 2023
This report provides information about Medicaid coverage for specific groups. It includes the 2023 Rubric for Assessing Extensiveness of State Medicaid Adult Dental Benefits, used to assess coverage within eight service categories, by state. Also included is a map showing states offering Medicaid dental coverage to certain groups of beneficiaries that differs from coverage offered to other adult beneficiaries ages 21–64, along with a breakdown of which states offer specific types of coverage. [Produced by CareQuest Institute for Oral Health]
Oral Health: Maintaining the Well-Being of Your Mouth, Teeth, and Gums
This fact sheet for consumers provides information about how to have a healthy mouth. Topics include eating healthy foods, keeping teeth clean, staying hydrated, considering braces, visiting the dentist, and avoiding smoking and vaping. The fact sheet is also available in other languages, including Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Italian, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Urdu, and Yiddish. [Produced by New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene]
Tiny Teeth Baseline Survey and Tiny Teeth Follow-Up Survey
These two surveys (an initial survey and a follow-up survey) for parents present questions related to a child’s oral health. Questions address the following topics: dental visits, the child’s oral health status, the parent’s oral health status, parental behaviors that can affect a child’s oral health, and demographic information. [Produced by Rocky Mountain Network of Oral Health]