oral health resources

State Oral Health Improvement Plan for Disadvantaged Floridians
The Goal of the Florida SOHIP is to advance general health and well being by increasing critical partnerships, coordination and collaboration in efforts to reduce oral health disparities. To be effective, the SOHIP needs participation in its development by a broad base of individuals, health care providers, communities, and policymakers, representing multiple oral health interests at all levels of society.

Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors
ASTDD provides leadership to advocate a governmental oral health presence in each state and territory, to formulate and promote sound oral health policy, to increase awareness of oral health issues, and to assist in the development of initiatives for prevention and control of oral diseases.

Children’s Dental Health Project
The Children's Dental Health Project advances policies that improve children's access to oral health. The Children's Dental Health Project forges research-driven policies and innovative solutions by engaging a broad base of partners committed to children and oral health.

Oral Health Resources from the Center for Disease Control
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion - Oral Health Resources.

Florida Oral Health Profile
The Center for Disease Control's National Oral Health Surveillance System; Florida's profile

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
Helping states and communities address public oral health issues.

American Dental Association Topics and Resources
Use the A to Z list of oral health topics and quickly find the information you're looking for. Links to related topics or other pertinent sites provide you with additional information. The History of Dentistry timeline features milestones in oral health.

American Dental Hygienist's Association
General oral health information and tips.

State issues and oral health from the Center for Policy Alternatives
While oral health care has traditionally been split off from the rest of health care, from an individual's point of view, there is no difference. Just as a child cannot concentrate or learn in school if they have an upset stomach, they cannot learn if they have a tooth infection. And yet many states have not made the needed investment to make sure that children and adults have access to quality, affordable oral health care.

National Survey of Children’s Health
The Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health is supported by through cooperative agreement from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources, with the Early Intervention Research Institute, Utah State University.

Surveillance for Dental Caries, Dental Sealants, Tooth Retention, Edentulism, and Enamel Fluorosis --- United States, 1988--1994 and 1999--2002
Since 1996, a consortium formed by CDC and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) has developed and implemented a plan to use the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to obtain epidemiologic estimates of dental conditions and preventive efforts. NHANES provides data for oral health surveillance at the national level. The specific objectives are to 1) assess the prevalence of major oral diseases and conditions, including dental caries, periodontal diseases, dental trauma, and enamel fluorosis; 2) assess efforts to prevent disease and disability, including prevalence of dental sealants and use/status of dentures; 3) monitor the oral health status of minority and underserved populations; and 4) provide estimates to evaluate the national health objectives for 2000 and 2010 related to oral health.

Watch Your Mouth Campaign
Making oral health a priority in Washington State.

Connecticut Oral Health Initiative
The Connecticut Oral Health Initiative (COHI) began as a committee of the Connecticut State Dental Association in 1993, charged with addressing the Healthy People 2000 goals on oral health. A strategic planning process completed in 2000 led to the decision to focus on advocacy in order to address the oral health crisis effecting low income families in the state.

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