Childrens Oral Health the Primary Care Provider Oral

Children’s Oral Health & the Primary Care Provider Oral Health Tool Kit

Oral Health Tool Kit: Objectives § Present website resources information on dental caries, water fluoridation and fluoride varnish § Present website video clips information on fluoride varnish application § Present sources where fluoride varnishes can be ordered

Oral Health Tool Kit: Objectives § Review anticipatory guidance for parents § Parent information: to decrease the risk of ECC § § Nutrition & dietary habits Oral hygiene Role of fluoride Importance of the dental home

Website Resources Information

Iowa Department of Public Health http: //www. idph. state. ia. us/hpcdp/oral_health_programs. asp

AAP Children’s Health Topics: Oral Health http: //www. aap. org/healthtopics/oralhealth. cfm

AAP Oral Health Initiative http: //www. aap. org/commpeds/dochs/oralhealth/peds. Care. cfm

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http: //www. cdc. gov/Oral. Health/index. htm

Website Video Clips Information

http: //www. kdheks. gov/ohi/index. html

§ Kansas Department of Oral Health http: //www. kdheks. gov/ohi/index. html

§ You. Tube http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=kh. JDMu. Ur. DA&mode=related&search=

Fluoride Varnish: Ordering Information

Product Description Cost Duraphat 5% sodium fluoride Use with disposable brush 10 ml tube (20 -30 applications per tube) $25. 99 Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals Distributed through dental supplier only* Duraflor 5% sodium fluoride 16 unit dose – 0. 5 ml 32 unit dose – 0. 25 ml 32 unit dose – 0. 4 ml 10 ml tube (20 -30 applications per tube) $24. 49 $32. 40 $33. 95 $23. 60 Medicom, Inc. Distributed through dental supplier only* Cavity. Shield 5% sodium fluoride Vanish 5% sodium fluoride (white) 32 unit dose – 0. 25 ml 200 unit does – 0. 25 ml 50 unit dose – 0. 4 ml $30. 50 $155. 00/cs. $117. 95 ea. Source Omni Pharmaceuticals Distributed through dental supplier only* Varnish. America 5% sodium fluoride 32 unit dose – 0. 25 ml 200 unit dose – 0. 25 ml $28. 16 $146. 00 Medical Products Laboratories www. medicalproductslaboratories. com 1 -800 -523 -0191 ext 326 This vendor does sell to non-dental professionals. Flor-Opal Varnish 5% sodium fluoride Syringe-type application 5 unit dose – 0. 5 ml 20 unit dose – 0. 5 ml $11. 49 $29. 00 Discounts for large quantities Ultradent Products, Inc. http: //www. ultradent. com 1 -800 -496 -8337 (This vendor does not establish account without dental license number) All. Solutions 5% sodium fluoride 50 unit dose – 0. 25 ml $83. 00 retail $54. 36 gov’t Dentsply Distributed through dental supplier only* Fluoridex 5% sodium fluoride 16 unit dose – 0. 5 ml $22. 00 retail $17. 49 for > 6 Discus Dental http: //www. discusdental. com 1 -800 -422 -9448 (This vendor does not establish account without dental license number) Fluorilaq 5% sodium fluoride 10 ml tube $18. 65 each $17. 95 (3+) Pascal Co. Inc. Distributed through dental supplier only*