Toolkits, Guides, and Training Resources

This page highlights the important and diverse work in the field related to the integration of oral health and medicine, including toolkits, implementation guides, reports, and other training resources.

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Integrating Oral Health Care into Primary Care - A Resource Guide

The National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC) developed this publication, Integrating Oral Health Care into Primary Care: A Resource Guide, to help health professionals, program administrators, educators, and others understand the benefits of integrating oral health care into... Read more

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How Medical Providers Can Help Improve Oral Health for Head Start Participants

Medical providers, including physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, and physician assistants, can work in partnership with Head Start programs to improve oral health services for enrolled children and expectant parents.

Integrating Oral Health Evaluation into Prenatal Care: Considerations and Examples

Overview The oral health evaluation is composed of subjective and objective findings based on completion of an oral health history, a risk assessment, and a clinical oral screening. Competencies for primary care providers include identifying and...

How Medical Providers Can Help Improve Oral Health for Head Start Participants

Medical providers, including physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, and physician assistants, play an essential role in improving the oral health of Head Start participants. They often see children and expectant parents earlier and more frequently than...

Oral-Systemic Interactions and Medical-Dental Integration A Life Course Approach

Oral health is a core component of overall health; a healthy mouth and a healthy body are bidirectionally related. An umbrella review shows that, as of 2022, researchers had published 293 systematic reviews with meta-analyses on the links between oral...

The Five Things Dentists Wished PCPs Weren't Missing

Dentists are urging primary care doctors to pay closer attention to signs of illness that may show up in the mouth. From overlooked gum disease to suspicious lesions, oral health can provide a critical window into broader medical concerns. A recent...

Capacity Inventory for Integrating Oral Health Care and Primary Care for Pregnant Women

This tool was developed to assist statesa in their efforts to improve their capacity to integrate oral health care and primary care for pregnant women. The purpose of the tool is to help state oral health program staff assess systems-level capacity...

Best Practice Approach: Early Childhood Caries—Prevention and Management

A Best Practice Approach Report describes a public health strategy, assesses the strength of evidence for the effectiveness of the strategy, and uses practice examples to illustrate successful/innovative implementation.

Networks for Oral Health Integration (NOHI) Within the Maternal and Child Health Safety Net

The Networks for Oral Health Integration (NOHI) Within the Maternal and Child Health Safety Net projects funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau collaborated to develop an environmental scan tool to gain knowledge about factors that could impact...

Pediatricians and Pediatric Oral Health: Knowledge and Attitudes about SDF in Pediatric Practice

Pediatric dental disease, while largely preventable, continues to impact too many children and families, particularly those disproportionately impacted by racial and economic inequalities. Pediatricians are essential partners in keeping children’s teeth...

February is National Children's Dental Health Month

The February 2024 National Children's Dental Health Month (NCDHM) is brought to you by the ADA. This month-long national health observance brings together thousands of dedicated professionals, healthcare providers, and educators to promote the benefits of...

Oral Health in Healthcare Settings to Prevent Pneumonia Toolkit (On-Demand)

Non-ventilator healthcare-associated pneumonia (NV-HAP) is the most common healthcare-associated infection in the United States. Preventing NV-HAP can reduce costs, length of hospitalization, and death. One strategy that may help prevent NV-HAP is to...

Medical and Dental Integration: A Need for Improved Electronic Health Records

The benefits of integrating oral health care and overall health care are well documented. Integrated health care refers to merging administrative, technical, operational, and clinical aspects of care across health disciplines to improve care coordination...

Toolkits, Guides, and Training Resources

This page highlights the important and diverse work in the field related to the integration of oral health and medicine, including toolkits, implementation guides, reports, and other training resources.

Featured Resource

Integrating Oral Health Care into Primary Care - A Resource Guide

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142 results

142 results

How Medical Providers Can Help Improve Oral Health for Head Start Participants

Integrating Oral Health Evaluation into Prenatal Care: Considerations and Examples

How Medical Providers Can Help Improve Oral Health for Head Start Participants

Oral-Systemic Interactions and Medical-Dental Integration A Life Course Approach

The Five Things Dentists Wished PCPs Weren't Missing

Capacity Inventory for Integrating Oral Health Care and Primary Care for Pregnant Women

Best Practice Approach: Early Childhood Caries—Prevention and Management

Networks for Oral Health Integration (NOHI) Within the Maternal and Child Health Safety Net

Pediatricians and Pediatric Oral Health: Knowledge and Attitudes about SDF in Pediatric Practice

February is National Children's Dental Health Month

Oral Health in Healthcare Settings to Prevent Pneumonia Toolkit (On-Demand)

Medical and Dental Integration: A Need for Improved Electronic Health Records