Outreach

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Outreach Education That Works Making
Prevention a Reality

• Selfa Saucedo, MPH, Program Coordinator
• Leticia Alvarez, Community Services Coordinator
• Ventura County Public Health Education
• Funded by

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Pain
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Distress
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Cavities are Contagious
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Cavities are Preventable
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Baby Teeth are Important
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Prevention Works
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Diverse and Multiple Strategies

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Get the message out

• Bilingual Educational Tools and Materials with
  our logos and familiar wording
• Comprehensive media outreach with the use of our
  logos and familiar wording
• Consistent and familiar messaging through use of
  Narrowcasting Displays

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Build a name

• Networking
• Building a reputation
• Word of Mouth
• Consistent, current and reputable

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Build up Collaborating Partners

• We make it easy for them
• Training is provided (Eng/Span)
• Materials are provided (Eng/Span)
• Technical assistance is provided
• Updates are offered regularly

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Build a relationship

• Train the Trainer workshop-2 hour long
• Training and educational materials provided are
  bilingual
• Workshops are bilingual (Eng or Span)
• Media and brochures are bilingual
• Notices, reminders for workshops are sent out
  using various methods i.e. email, phone, bulletin
  board, agency approved and supported

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Pass it on!

• Follow up with collaborating partners
• Offer technical assistance and updates
• Assist with promotion of their oral health
  programs
• Provide them with teaching aids i.e. hand
  puppets, childrens activity resource book as
  well as dental care products for children 0-5 and
  parents

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Narrowcasting

• Our narrowcast medium delivers tailored messages
  in locations frequented by our identified target
  audience and gives us the ability to convey
  messages to people in a fashion and language that
  is both appealing to them and appropriate to
  their culture and lifestyle.

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Message of our Narrowcast Displays

• To improve at-home dental health care and to
  increase awareness regarding dental health
  services and dental insurance options in the
  community
• Program materials include three videos, a mail
  back evaluation postcard, messages and brochures
  were developed so that they could easily be
  customized for different populations

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Our Mouth

• Our mouth is an important part of who we are.
• It allows us to
• Speak
• Smile
• Sigh
• Kiss
• Smell
• Taste
• Touch
• Chew
• Swallow
• Cry out in pain
• Convey a world of feelings and emotions.

• Our mouth is an important part of who we are.

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Pain

• Pain in the mouth is serious and needs immediate
  care.

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Costs

• Individuals who suffer poor oral health
  experience
• Pain
• Financial costs
• Social costs
• Loss of sleep
• Depression

Numb, Silent, and Not Smiling.
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Cavities can be prevented


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Teeth are made up of

• Enamel
• The hard white surface
• Dentin
• The soft yellow substance below the enamel
• Pulp
• Soft center that contains the blood and nerve
  endings

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What causes cavities?

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Cavities are Contagious

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Protect Your Babys Teeth

• Lift the lip and look at your babys teeth
• Clean your babys teeth twice a day
• Use water only in the bottle at nap or bedtime
• Take your child to the dentist by his first
  birthday

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Protect Your Children's Teeth

• Easy Steps
• Check and clean teeth
• Get fluoride protection
• Eat healthy snacks
• Visit your dentist

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Take care of Your Teeth Before Your Baby is Born

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Take Care of Your Teeth

• 5 Easy Steps
• Brush your Teeth
• Floss your Teeth
• Get Fluoride Protection
• Eat Healthy Snacks
• Visit your Dentist every 6 months

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How do I brush and floss my teeth ?

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Recommendations

• Brush your teeth at least 2 times a day
• Floss at least once especially before bedtime
• Use fluoride
• Eat healthy snacks
• Visit your dentist 2x a year

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Where can I get help?

CHDP Child Health and Disability Prevention
Program Gateway Program [phone] Healthy
Families [phone] Your children may be
eligible for Healthy Families or Medi-Cal for
Children
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Questions and Answers

• Childhood Oral Health
• Education Program