Screening Tools

Every child in the U.S. should receive routine, comprehensive care for their oral health needs. That care begins by establishing a dental home with a provider. The earlier in life this relationship starts, the better a child’s ability to learn about and...

This oral health video library contains one video correlating with each well-child visit from 2 months to age 5 as well as a prenatal/introduction to the library. Each video contains one small, digestible piece of oral health information aimed at closing...

Key points from the report include: In the US in 2020, 861 individuals died of pregnancy-related causes (an increase of 14% from 2019), and about 1 in 10 babies were born prematurely. Black and American Indian/Alaska Native women are 2.9 and 2.5 times...

NYC Health + Hospitals today announced that it now offers preventive dental hygiene services at its pediatric practices within the 11 public hospitals, in addition to Gotham Health Belvis and Morrisania neighborhood clinics. Dental hygienists will perform...

Minimally-Invasive Care (MIC) is effective oral health care that’s less complex than what most people are used to. When people think of dental care, they most often imagine “traditional” dental procedures like drilling and filling cavities, root canals...

To improve access to and use of comprehensive, high-quality oral health care for pregnant women, infants, and children at high risk for oral disease, the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) funded the...

Did you know that there are five important building blocks for healthy teeth for your baby?

Minimally invasive care (MIC) in dentistry is about preventing and healing tooth decay without removing any tooth structures. Research shows there is often no need for the traditional “drill-and-fill” approach that has defined dentistry for a century. The...

Compilation of oral health screening forms and accompany guidance for schools and school nurses. Compiled by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

Resources for oral health risk assessment.