Children
Texas Oral Health Coalition
Children’s Oral Health
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- AI/AN – Ways to protect teeth & prevent decay in school-age kids & teens (Campaign for Dental Health)
- Best Practice Approach: Early Childhood Caries: Prevention and Management (October 2023)
- CDC, Dental Sealants
- Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center (ECLKC), Head Start Oral Health
- Infant and Toddler Homelessness Across 50 States: 2021-2022 (SchoolHouse Connection, 2024)
- 2023 Kids Count Data Book Interactive
- Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC)
- Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living Texas Child Health Status Report
- States Stalled on Dental Sealants (PEW, 2015)
- Prevention of Dental Caries in Children From Birth to Age 5 Years – Recommendations and Research (US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement, 2014)
- Smiles for Life: Course 2: Child Oral Health
Children with Special Health Care Needs
Oral Health Resource Center
- OHRC, Special care: An oral health professional’s guide to serving children with special health care needs.
- OHRC, Oral Health Services for Children and Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs A Resource Guide (3rd ed.)
- OHRC, Promoting the Oral Health of Children with Special Health Care Needs— In Support of the National Agenda
- OHRC, Strategies for Improving the Oral Health System of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (2022)
Social Stories
- Going to the Dentist – from Autism Services, Education, Resources, and Training Collaborative (ASERT)
- Social Stories for Going to the Dentist compiled by Pathfinders for Autism
- Free Social Stories About Going to the Dentist compiled by And Next Comes L – Hyperlexia Resources
- 2 Social Stories About Going to the Dentist from Happy Learners
Dentist Appointment from Boston Medical Center
- Engaging Families of Children with Disabilities (ECLKC, 2023)
- A Medical Providers Guide to Oral Health for Special Needs Populations [VIDEO] (UAB SOD Pediatric Dentistry, 2022)
- Recommended oral health tools for caregivers:
- Branchly – For families seeking specialists
- Brushing Teeth for Children with Autism (The Warren Center)
- Cooperating with Dental Exams (ASAT)
- Changing it Up: How to keep toothbrushing in your routine when experiencing limited mobility (Oral Health Kansas, 2021)
- Developmental Disabilities & Oral Health (NIDCR, October 2020)
- Engaging Families of Children with Disabilities (Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center (ECLKC), 2023)
- How to brush someone else’s teeth (NSW Health)
Oral Health Fact Sheets for Dental Professionals: Children with Autism (School of Dentistry University of Washington)
- Oral Health Care for Children With Developmental Disabilities (AAP – Pediatrics, 2013)
- Oral Health for Families with Special Health Care Needs (South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Division of Oral Health, 2007)
- Picking Up the Pace of Change, 2017: A State Scorecard on Long-Term Services and Supports for Older Adults, People with Physical Disabilities, and Family Caregivers (AARP, 2017)
- Practical Oral Care for People with Autism (National Institute of Dental Craniofacial Research)
- Promoting Oral Health for Children with Disabilities (ECLKC, 2021)
- Toothbrushing Positions for Your Child with a Disability (ECLKC, 2021)
- Resources for Adaptive Oral Health Aids (Oral Health Kansas, 2021)
- Resources for Parents and Caregivers for Children with Special Health Care Needs (Maryland Dental Action Coalition)
- Resources for Patients and Health Care Professionals for Patients with Special Needs (University of Washington School of Dentistry)
- Resources for Promoting Success at the Dentist (ASAT)
- Special Care: An Oral Health Professional’s Guide to Serving Children with Special Health Care Needs—Second Edition (National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center)
- Supports for Older Adults, People with Physical Disabilities, and Family Caregivers