Health professionals, administrators, policymakers, and researchers need access to current, timely, and comprehensive information and materials to develop and implement effective programs and policies that improve the oral health status of children, adolescents, and their families. The Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau established the National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center to serve as a forum for the exchange of oral health information on ideas, activities, and materials among individuals in the maternal and child health (MCH) community. Activities of the resource center include (1) collecting programmatic materials such as standards, guidelines, curricula, and professional and consumer education materials; (2) providing tailored responses to information requests on topics such as dental sealants, early childhood caries, developing school- and community-based programs, and access to oral health services; (3) developing and disseminating publications in print and electronic versions; (4) maintaining a Web site to increase the availability of information and materials to the MCH community; and (5) conducting outreach activities to the MCH community to promote oral health activities. See www.ncemch.org/oralhealth
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Keywords: Oral Health, Maternal and Child Health
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, part of the National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Georgetown University
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.