Dental Professionals

Kansas Mission of Mercy Project
The Next KMOM April 18 & 19 Garden City 3-I Building

Oral Health Resources for Dental Professionals

• UMKC ONLINE COURSE
• CDC Expert Panel on School-Based Dental Sealant Programs
• The Effectiveness of Sealants in Managing Caries Lesions
• Promoting Awareness, Preventing Pain: Facts on Early Childhood Caries
• AAP Policy Statement - The Use and Misuse of Fruit Juices in Pediatrics
• Achievements in Public Health, 1900-1999: Fluoridation of Drinking Water to Prevent Dental Caries
• ADEA Role in Access
• Barriers to Medicaid Dental Care Fact Sheet
• Best Practice Approaches for State and Community Oral Health Programs
• California Executive Summary - Access to Care Issues
• Call to Action
• CDC Guide to Community Preventative Services
• Caries Risk Assessment Tool
• Children's Medicaid Access
• Dental Care: Improving Access and Quality
• Improving Oral Health: Promise and Prospects
• The Interface Between Medicine and Dentistry in Meeting the Oral Health Needs of Young Children
• Kansas Medicaid Facts
• Oral Health for All; Policy for Available,Accessible,and Acceptable Care
• State Efforts to Improve Oral Health

Michael Kanellis, DDS, MPH - Presentation

A. Caries Prevention for the Pregnant Patient
B. Managing the Pregnant Patient
C. Flier for Pregnant Mothers
D. Window of Infectivity
E. Infant and Toddler Caries Prevention

Videos:
Fluoride Varnish Application
| Chlorhexidine Toothbrushing
| Knee to Knee Technique

New Roles for Dental Hygienists

Signs of Oral Cancer

P.A.N.D.A.
P.A.N.D.A. is an acronym for Prevent Abuse and Neglect through Dental Awareness. It is an educational program to help dental professionals and others, recognize and report suspected cases of child abuse and neglect.

Oral Health Educational Tools & Resources
This oral health education resource list was developed to support efforts in teaching children and families the importance of oral health.  Books, videotapes, brochures, and web sites are among the resources described.