SAA Webinar: Oral Health Literacy: the “E-way”

Smiles Across America Webinar Series

Health Literacy: the “E-Way”

Date: 1/12/2016

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Questions are welcome! We’ll allow 10-15 minutes after the presentation for questions.

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Submit questions at any time; we will address them at the end of the presentation.

Webinar is being recorded; for rebroadcast on OHA’s website – OralHealthAmerica.org Your feedback is important to us. Please take our brief webinar evaluation after this session; link will be sent via email.

OUR MISSION Oral Health America’s mission is to change lives by connecting communities with resources to drive access to care, increase health literacy, and advocate for policies that improve overall health through better oral health for all Americans, especially those most vulnerable.

OHA PRIORITIES OHA’s Programs and Campaigns are designed to improve access to care, oral health literacy and policies that prioritize the impact of oral health on the overall health of all Americans – particularly those most vulnerable.

ACCESS

HEALTH LITERACY

ADVOCACY

Campaigns for Oral Health Equity Educate the public, including policy makers, about the importance of oral health for overall health Emphasize the need to prioritize oral disease alongside other serious health conditions Advocate for policies that positively impact programs and stakeholders Current campaigns include:

toothwisdom.org

Advocacy

Health Education & Communications

Professional Symposia

Demonstration Projects

Grant Funding

Product Donation

Technical Assistance

Oral Health Literacy: the “E-Way” Judy Gelinas, Director St. Christopher’s Foundation for Children Philadelphia, PA

Community Oral Health Initiatives  Dedicated to improving the health of the communities surrounding St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children  Emphasis on prevention of oral disease and improving total health and wellness  Involving the community as partners

The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile Dental Program • A dental home that can go to the client • High quality dentistry that includes diagnostic, preventive and restorative services • Excellent customer service • Cultural competence • No cost to the family

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Age appropriate oral health information Delivered in K, 3rd, 7th and 11th grades In the past year reached nearly 5,000 children Kids remember; teachers reinforce

Kids Smiles Clinical Services DIAGNOSTIC: • Exams • Radiographs PREVENTIVE: • Cleaning/Prophylaxis • Fluoride/Varnish • Sealants

RESTORATIVE: • Fillings • Pulpotomy • Pulpectomy • Crowns

OTHER: • Simple Extractions • Space Maintainers • Limited Interceptive • Behavior Management • Mouth Guard/Occlusal Guard • Nitrous Oxide • Papoose • Treatment In Operating Room

Kids Smiles Education & Outreach Programs DENTAL CENTER PROGRAMS:

COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS:

Dental Detective Academy (DDA)

Education

A comprehensive oral health education program designed to be delivered in the waiting room by our Educators and Volunteers.

Kids Smiles Community Educators provide innovative oral health education throughout the communities that we serve. This programming is suited for all ages and is delivered in Head Start and day care centers, as well as at public, private, and charter schools.

Volunteer Program

Dental Screenings

Dental students support the delivery of the DDA and other special projects Kids Smiles Dentists and Dental Hygienists provide visual screenings, noting while gaining valuable exposure to the Kids Smiles model the overall oral health of a student, as well as possible decay or urgent of public health dentistry. need. These results are shared with parents and the school. Phone calls are made to parents of children with possible decay or urgent need, allowing for Kids Smiles to provide access to care.

Prevention Mobile dental equipment is used in school settings to provide comprehensive preventive services by Kids Smiles Dentists. Results are shared with the children’s parents and the school, and follow up appointments are scheduled at our centers.

Primary Care Partners The Kids Smiles oral health education program is delivered in primary care waiting rooms by our Community Educators. This effort allows us to educate entire families about the importance of oral health while directly appointing patients with dental exams at our centers.

SAA Funding • School based • North Philadelphia • Preventive and restorative care • Oral Health Literacy

What does North Philadelphia look like?

• Highest poverty rate in city and state • 10 health centers with dental appointments 120 days out • Distressed school district • Dental students, interns, residents all needing to do OHL “community projects”!

What does the Philadelphia school need? to meet STANDARDS • Less interruptions to the curriculum • Instruction that requires minimal resources (i.e. paper) • Ease of implementation • Exercises that reinforce the basic learning goals

Kindergarten • Letters that make sounds in words • Counting with objects • Clocks and calendars • Simple science experiments • Hands on discovery

First Grade • Journal writing • Simple adding and subtracting • Counting by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s • Parts of the human body • Characteristics of plants and animals

2nd Grade • Read and write (especially love riddles) • Punctuation • Adding and subtracting 2 digit numbers • Multiply up through 5 • Science predictions and patterns • Life cycles

3rd Grade • Reading comprehension and looking at pictures for clues • Write reports • Fractions and decimals • Summarize and use graphs • Science observation • Social consequences for behavior

4th Grade • Using root words • Essay writing with the use of the internet and dictionary • Math conversion problems • Creating graphs • Understanding organisms in our environment • State history

5th Grade • Analyzing characters in stories, plot and settings • Write poetry, stories and songs • Decimals, fractions and percentages • Early American history

Oral Health Literacy “Live” PROS • Allows an expert to present new information and answer questions • Interaction and demonstration • Introduces students to a clinician • Instructor brings all needed materials

CONS • Needs to be scheduled • Interrupts class time • Inconsistent information • Doesn’t supplement grade learning objectives

Oral Health Literacy the “E-way” PROS • Efficient and cost effective • Reaches a larger audience • Teacher can chose what and when to use • Paperless if teacher uses smart board (becomes interactive if done as a group)

CONS • Difficult to obtain evaluation and see results • Not able to customize for a particular classroom • Faceless • Depends on nonexpert to answer student questions

Question and Answer Session • Questions are welcome! This session may last for 10-15 minutes.

• Write your questions in your control panel on the upper right hand of your screen.

• Submit questions at any time.

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Contact Information • Judy Gelinas • JULIANNA.Gelinas@tenethealth.com

• Cady Yu • Cady.yu@o-nano.com

• Tyler Brown

• tyler.brown@oralhealthamerica.org