School Fluoride Mouth Rinse Program

West Virginia Fluoride Mouth Rinse Project Instruction Manual provides information for school administrators and personnel, FMR coordinators and parents. It includes project administration guidelines, policies and procedures, teacher recommendations and forms. Instruction Manual https://livewell.marshall.edu/OralHealth

 

Dental Health Discussion Ideas

Use these resources for interactive discussions with children about their oral health.

https://www.mouthhealthy.org/en/resources/lesson-plans/presentation-resources

 

WV DHHR Approved Standardized Oral Health Curriculum

PDFs of teacher curriculum guides for Pre-K Head Start ,  K-5 Lesson Plans,  6-12 Lesson Plans and School Community Oral Health Conference Handouts and Presentations

https://livewell.marshall.edu/OralHealth/resources/

 

Presentations: Smile Smarts Dental Health Curriculum

Smile Smarts! is dental health curriculum for preschool through grade eight students offering flexible, modular lesson plans, support materials, hands-on classroom demonstrations, student activity sheets, and suggestions for future dental health activities.

www.mouthhealthykids.org/en/educators/smile-smarts-dental-health-curriculum

 

HEALTHY SCHOOLS The mission is to provide leadership, training and support for schools and their communities designed to improve collaboration and ensure the health and educational achievement of children in a safe, nurturing and disciplined environment. https://wvde.state.wv.us/healthyschools/

www.mouthhealthykids.org/en/educators/smile-smarts-dental-health-curriculum

 

HEALTHCHECK

www.dhhr.wv.gov/HealthCheck/healthcheckservices/Pages/default.aspx

 

IMMUNIZATIONS  www.dhhr.wv.gov/oeps/immunization/Pages/default.aspx

 

DENTAL-EXAM REQUIREMENTS

https://wvde.state.wv.us/healthyschools/documents/dentalexamrequirementstoolkit3-19-2015.pdf

 

HANDOUTS AND OTHER PRESENTATIONS AND EDUCATION COURSES

School-Based Oral Health Project

www.healthinschools.org

America’s Toothfairy

Supports the delivery of oral health education and care of children starting at the prenatal level.  They offer free programs, support, products and information to local school districts and school nurses.

www.ncohf.org

4-H Healthy Lifestyles: Dental Health

Dental Health was the focus 4-H Healthy Lifestyles Initiative for 2017 and still relevant now. Family Health Handouts are monthly activities that families can do together to promote better dental health. Handouts can be found at  

http://extension.wvu.edu/youth-family/4h/programs/healthy-lifestyles- initiative