2022

A visual report from CareQuest Institute examines attitudes regarding the relationship between oral health and overall health, based on national surveys of oral health consumers and providers. Both consumers and dental providers described a lack of...

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...

Fluoride Varnish Training Health care professionals seeking to apply fluoride varnish to MassHealth children age six months up to (but not including) the age of 21 are required to complete a MassHealth-approved training program.

This document presents findings from a review of 15 sources that include oral health risk assessment questions to ask pregnant women. The questions are organized by seven themes listed below. × Dental concerns/pain × Diet/nutrition × Pregnancy symptoms ×...

Pain management is necessary for some dental procedures. Most often, short-term prescriptions are needed for acute or episodic situations. In many cases, non-opioid over-the-counter (OTC) medication combinations can be as effective as opioid combinations...

This publication describes how the University of California, Irvine Family Health Center provides synchronous teledentistry services to pregnant patients.

Learn how your oral health and overall health are connected To address the gap between oral health and medicine literacy, the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and the Forsyth School of Dental Hygiene/Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science...

In 2020, COHSII convened a series of meetings with the three NOHI projects to facilitate the development of an environmental scan tool to gain knowledge about factors that could impact the integration of oral health care into primary care at the state...

Essential Oral Health Services Provided During a Well Child Visit 1. Caries risk assessment 2. Knee-to-knee clinical exam 3. Fluoride varnish application 4. Education/anticipatory guidance 5. Establishing a dental home

This teaching strategy focuses on developing oral health competencies to educate parents and children on the importance of oral health and hygiene, fluoride, and having a dental home. It also focuses on recognizing abnormal findings in the mouth.