Migrant Preservice Oral Health Updates

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Migrant Preservice Oral Health Updates
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Program Instruction ACF-PI-HS-06-03Oral Health
Requirements

• Highlights for Program Compliance
• Children ages 1-2 years old MUST have teeth
  brushed with small smear of toothpaste that
  contains fluoride.
• Children ages 2 and above are to be
  supervised/assisted with using small smear of
  fluoride toothpaste.

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• The changes effecting children 1-2 years of age
  will require consent for fluoride to be answered
  on the Consent Form.

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Program Dental Procedures

• Sample Toothbrushing/Fluoride Distribution
  Procedure
• Use as a guide in making revisions for your
  programs procedure.
• Review with your agencys Health Services
  Advisory Committee.

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First Smiles Migrant Oral Health Education

• California Head Start Association Provided an
  training March 20th to Train Migrant Staff on
  implementing First Smiles Dental Education
  Curriculum.
• Trainers have been asked to do trainings for
  Migrant Teachers/Home Visitors/Family Service
  Workers.
• More Information to come as training dates are
  set-up.

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Dental Exams Treatment Totals for PIR

• Accuracy of totals reported in C17 versus C19.
  There has been some inconsistency with what is
  required for Migrant Head Start Programs.
• C.17 Number of Children who have completed a
  Professional Dental Examination during the
  current operating period or within the last 12
  months. Migrant Programs should report on
  children age 3 and older only when completing
  this item.

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• C.19 Number of children who received a
  professional oral examination within the last 12
  months. Migrant Programs should report Exams for
  children 0-3 years of age.
• More clarification to follow. Continue to
  collect/track Dental Exams/Treatment numbers and
  enter information in COPA Medical Record Dental
  Report or your agencies PIR Tracking system.

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Increasing Dental Exam Completions Treatment
Needs

• Goal is 100 of all children enrolled to have
  Dental Exams completed.
• For children needing Dental Treatment Goal is
  100, receive care/complete treatment.

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Plans to Reach 100

• Implement First Smile Oral Health Education for
  parents, and children.
• When you teach children new
• habits at school and encourage them
• to share with parents and siblings it becomes
• a great education tool.
• Dental Exam/Treatment Incentive Kits. Distribute
  to families that provide compliance of Dental
  Exam/Treatment Needs.

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• Update Dental Providers list for your areas.
  Contact Public Health Agencies for current list
  of Dentists excepting the insurances children in
  your program receive.
• Contact your local Dental Society for
  authorization to distribute the letter What
  Every Dentist Should Know About Head Start, to
  local Dentists.
• Participate or help coordinate Dental Fairs.
  Samples of how to set-up a Dental Education Fair
  for Parents are in the First Smile Oral Health
  Binders that were distributed 2006.

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