Children

• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
  • Children’s Oral Health: Oral Health Practice Tools
  • Fluoride Varnish What Parent’s Need to Know
  • Oral Health Advocacy Toolkit
  • Bright Futures Risk Assessment Form
• 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)
  • US Infographic
  • Texas Infographic
• 2023 Kids Count Data Book Interactive
• Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center (OHRC)
  • Child and Adolescent Oral Health Issues
  • Bright Futures: Oral Health Pocket Guide, Third Edition
• Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living Texas Child Health Status Report
  • Child Obesity Crisis in Texas
  • Child Nutrition
  • Child Physical Activity
  • Child Screen Time
  • Child Sleep Quality
  • Child Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption
  • Teen Vaping
  • Vaping Advertisements and Teens
  • Vaping with Flavors
  • Child Eating Away From Home Behaviors
• 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

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)
  
  • Coordinated Approach
  • Developmental Concerns
  • Family Advocacy
  • Transitions

• A Medical Providers Guide to Oral Health for Special Needs Populations [VIDEO] (UAB SOD Pediatric Dentistry, 2022)
  • Recommended oral health tools for caregivers:  
    • Open Wide Mouth Prop
    • Surround Toothbrush
    • Triple Bristle GO
    • Listerine UltraClean Access Flosser
    • Brush and Bite Kit (Dr. Dent’s Dental Desensitization Kit)
• 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)
  
  • Coordinated Approach
  • Developmental Concerns
  • Family Advocacy
  • Transitions
• 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