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Integrating
Oral Health
into
Coordinated
School Health Programs
Association of State &Territorial Dental Directors
School & Adolescent Oral Health Committee
The Coordinated School Health Model has eight interactive components.
Oral health is incorporated into each component.
http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/CSHP/
ASTDD School & Adolescent
Oral Health Resolution – 2007
Provides a foundation for integrating oral health into CSH
 Oral Health is part of total health
 A school’s oral health program may be a
child’s only available source of dental care
 Providing screenings, education, counseling,
and collaborations with community programs
promote continuity of care
 ASTDD supports promotion of oral health
through educational curriculum
Resources & Tools for
State Dental Directors:
 Resolution
 Comprehensive brochure for Public
Health Dental Professionals
 Letter & Brochure for School Principals,
Nurses/School Health Professionals
 Curriculum Resources
 Assessment Resources
 Presentation on Oral Health Screening
 Presentation on Early Childhood Caries
Recommendations for Use of
Resources:
 Provide oral health screening/assessment training
to medical & school health professionals
 Promote the use of early assessment, prevention &
referral services for at risk children
 Promote sharing of resources through local level
oral health programs
 Distribute resources to school nurses & teachers
 Promote oral health curriculum as key part of
Coordinated School Health programs
Suggestions for Integration of
Oral Health into each of the
8 Components of the
Coordinated School Health Model
ASTDD Best Practice Approach Report
http://www.astdd.org/index.php?template=bestpractices.html
I.
Health Education
(for preschool to secondary grades)
 Provide oral health education on oral
disease & risk factors;
 Promote tobacco cessation
 Promote nutrition & safety
II. Physical Education
 Promote mouth guards & headgear
for injury prevention;
 Expand education to community
recreation and sports
III. Health Services
 Provide oral health care - deliver
sealants & fluoride varnishes;
 Establish dental homes - make
referrals;
 Train school nurses - develop school
oral health centers
IV. Nutrition Services
 Increase recognition that oral health
is related to total health;
– obesity & diabetes
 Reduce consumption of junk
food/sweetened beverages;
 Promote in-school oral health self-
care habits
V. Counseling,
Psychological &
Social Services
 Increase awareness that oral health
impacts self-esteem;
 Inform counselors of unmet oral
health needs/treatment
VI. Healthy School
Environment
 Establish school policy on tobacco
use;
 Promote safety from injury;
 Adopt school nutrition policy
VII. Health Promotion
for Staff
 Provide in-service training;
 Deliver safety and nutrition
education;
 Promote cessation of tobacco use
among staff
VIII. Family &
Community
Involvement
 Prevent tobacco use;
 Support preventive dental services;
 Encourage oral screenings for first
grade, middle, junior & senior schools
Additional Resources:
 ASTDD web pages: School and Adolescent
Oral Health (SAOH) & Best Practices http://astdd.org/
 CDC's Division of Adolescent and School
Health (DASH) -
http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/
 State Oral Health Program web pages -
http://www.astdd.org/index.php?template=sprogram.p
hp&tier1=State%20Programs
Nationwide, state led collaborative
partnerships between schools and public
health oral health programs will assure
that oral health and prevention education
are fully integrated into the Coordinated
School Health Model, and will provide the
foundation for promoting good oral health
for all children.
On behalf of the School and Adolescent
Oral Health Committee, thank you
for your continued efforts.
Linda L. Koskela RDH, MPH, Chair SAOH