Resources for Early Education & In-Home Family Education

Presentations: Smile Smarts Dental Health Curriculum

Smile Smarts! is dental health curriculum for preschool through grade eight students offering flexible, modular lesson plans, support materials, hands-on classroom demonstrations, student activity sheets, and suggestions for future dental health activities.

www.mouthhealthykids.org/en/educators/smile-smarts-dental-health-curriculum

WV DHHR Approved Standardized Oral Health Curriculum

PDFs of teacher curriculum guides for Pre-K Head Start:

https://livewell.marshall.edu/OralHealth/resources/

HEALTHY SCHOOLS- Dental exam requirements

The mission is to provide leadership, training and support for schools and their communities designed to improve collaboration and ensure the health and educational achievement of children in a safe, nurturing and disciplined environment. Health and wellness requirements for students in the areas of HealthCheck, Dental exams, and Immunizations are on the Healthy Schools website.

http://wvde.state.wv.us/healthyschools/

CDC Report on Tooth Decay Among Preschool Children

www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/07newsreleases/oralhealth.htm

HANDOUTS AND OTHER PRESENTATIONS AND EDUCATION COURSES

• Supply Request Oral Health – https://dhhr.wv.gov/oralhealth/Pages/default.aspx
• Marshall University Oral Health https://livewell.marshall.edu/OralHealth
• Campaign for Dental Health www.ilikemyteeth.org

HEAD START EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING & KNOWLEDGE CENTER

Website has info about getting young children and their families ready for school and ready for life. Topics are on health, mental health, nutrition, oral health, physical health, safety and more. https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/

https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/oral-health

RESOURCES FOR HOME VISITORS