WIC: Early Intervention for Oral Health
WIC: Early Intervention for Oral Health provides a simple yet powerful solution to the problem of preventing dental disease in low income children. It brings comprehensive preventive dental services directly to vulnerable children. It uses WIC, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, as the delivery point for the services, a place where very young children and their parents are eminently accessible. The Dental Health Foundation currently has three separate grants focused on providing dental visits at WIC. For each grant DHF provides technical assistance, education curricula, software for tracking progress and evaluation. <more>
Children’s Continuum Of Care Demonstration Project
This two-county demonstration project expands on and integrates the successful elements of the Alameda County Healthy Kids, Healthy Teeth project for children 0 through 5 years as well as the school based/school linked dental sealant program for elementary school children kindergarten through grade 5 based on the Children’s Dental Disease Prevention Program. The goal is to create a seamless continuum of care, for children 0 to 12 years old ,with preventative treatment and case management. <more>
School Policy Framework for Oral Health
The Dental Health Foundation (DHF) and the California School Boards Association (CSBA) are partnering to address one of the most significant health problems affecting school aged children—dental disease, DHF and CSBA are developing a comprehensive set of policies for school boards and administrators. This is the first attempt to harness the power of school boards to help address the issue of children’s oral health (OH) and will serve as a model for replication in other states.<more>
Oral Health Access Council
Launched in 2001 through a collaborative effort of the California Primary Care Association (CPCA) and the Dental Health Foundation (DHF), the Oral Health Access Council (OHAC) is a multi lateral, non partisan effort directed toward improving the oral health status of the state's traditionally underserved and vulnerable populations. With a membership of over 40 consortia and associations representing a diversity of oral health stakeholders, OHAC has become California's most broad-based and unified voice for oral health. It is significant to note that OHAC is not simply an advisory group; rather, it is an action oriented organization whose members are committed to accomplishing the work necessary to bring about systemic change.<more>
