Dental Professionals and Other Providers

State of Connecticut Department of Education: Health Assessment Record – Part 3 - Oral Health Assessment/Screening Form 

The Commissioner of Public Health has selected the below Smiles for Life courses as the approved training program for a legally qualified practitioner of medicine, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse to complete the Part 3 - Oral Health Assessment/Screening form as part of the health assessment record for school enrollment.

• Course 1: Oral to Systemic Health

• Course 2: Child Oral Health

• Course 6: Caries Risk Assessment, Fluoride Varnish and Counseling

• Course 7: The Oral Examination

Best Practices and Guidelines

• American Academy of Pediatrics- Oral Health Guidelines and Resources

• Best Practices, Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD)
• Clinical Guidelines, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
• Infection Control Guidelines in Dental Settings
  • Infection Prevention in Dental Settings, CDC
  • OSAP Infection Control Guidelines for Dental Offices
• OSHA Guidelines for Dentistry

Dental Home

• Dental Home Policy, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

Head Start Information

• Head Start, National Oral Health Resource Center
• Head Start - National Website

Practitioner Licensing 

• Visit the Department of Public Health’s (DPH) Practitioner Licensing & Investigations Section’s web page for information on licensing for Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants and dental permits for anesthesia and conscious sedation.

Oral Health Information and Training Resources 

• Bright Futures Oral Health Pocket Guide: a useful tool for health professionals, including dentists, dental hygienists, physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, dietitians, and others, in addressing the oral health needs of pregnant and postpartum women, infants, children, and adolescents. 
• Caries Risk Assessment
• Connecticut Dental Health Partnership – Information for Provider Partners
• Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) Guide for States
• Facts and Tips about Oral Health – American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA)
• Front line health worker advocacy resources
  • What is Advocacy? English | Spanish
  • Oral Health Advocacy Exercise
• Infant Oral Health Curriculum, University of Connecticut
• MCH (Maternal Child Health) Navigator A-Z Trainings
• MCH Curriculum and Publications Page – provider and consumer resources
  
• National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
• Open Wide Curriculum: a series of four modules designed to help health and early childhood professionals working in community settings (for example, Head Start, home visiting, and WIC staff) promote oral health in the course of promoting general health for infants, children, and their families.
• Oral Health America Tooth Wisdom
• Oral Health America Smiles across America
• Oral Health of Older Americans
• Smiles for Life Curriculum: Smiles For Life produces educational resources to ensure the integration of oral health and primary care
• Ten Essential Public Health Services
• TRAIN Connecticut: A comprehensive catalog of public health training opportunities for professionals who serve the citizens of Connecticut.

Safety Net Programs

• Safety Net Dental Programs
• Safety Net Dental Manual

Smoking and Oral Health Information

• Tobacco Use Prevention Control Program
• Vape Free CT - Let your best self break free when you quit vaping.
• Commit to Quit Smoking in CT 

 

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