Education
Antibiotic Stewardship Toolkit for Dental Providers
The purpose of this toolkit is to provide Illinois dentists with resources to support appropriate antibiotic prescribing as part of the Illinois Precious Drugs & Scary Bugs Campaign.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Oral Health Resources
A great source for news in oral health, statistics, and state-by-state reports.
A short video geared to health care workers in long term care facilities for appropriate care of residents oral health health needs.
National Call to Action to Promote Oral Health
This page includes the Surgeon General’s report and Healthy People 2010
National Maternal and Child Health Coalition
A national center serving the maternal and child health community with high-quality oral health technical assistance, training, and resources.
Public Health Intervention: Use of Silver Diamine Fluoride for Arresting Dental Caries
Illinois Department of Public Health Department of Oral Health whitepaper for Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF). It provides information about the science of SDF, indications and contraindications for use and proper application.
“Seal America: The Prevention Invention”
This manual is helpful to those who would like to start a school-based dental sealant program to help prevent dental caries in children.
Working Together to Manage Diabetes: A Guide for Pharmacists, Podiatrists, Optometrists and Dental Professionals
The National Diabetes Education Program resource for dental professionals.
🪥🪥🪥 SDF, PVP-I, GIC, AI … An Alphabet Soup For Caries Management
NEW!
This presentation was given at the 2023 Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting. The program was hosted by the IFLOSS Coalition. It discusses many of the new medicaments used for caries management. It also provides information about the use of teledentistry and AI to diagnose caries.
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