Population Groups

• Oral Health Care during Pregnancy: A National Consensus Statement
  National Oral Health Resource Center
• Oral Health Care During Pregnancy: A Summary of Practice Guidelines
  These guidelines have been developed by the State of New York to provide evidence based information to help guide dental professionals in providing care for pregnant women.
• Oral Health during Pregnancy and Early Childhood: Evidence Based Guidelines for Health Professionals
  These guidelines have been developed by the State of California to provide evidence cased information to help guide dental professionals in providing care for pregnant women.

• Head Start and Hygienists
  The informational sheet can help dental hygienists understand ways that they can help Head Start Programs in their area with improving oral health outcomes.
• Head Start and Dentists
  The informational sheet can help dentists understand ways that they can help Head Start Programs in their area with improving oral health outcomes.
• Learning Fact Sheet
  This fact sheet shares evidence based information about the link between good oral health and academic success.
• Guideline on Behavior Guidance for the Pediatric Dental Patient
  Here are some great tips to make a dental visit for a very young child a success.
• First Dental Visit by Age One
  Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors

• Special Care: An Oral Health Professional’s Guide to Serving Children with Special Health Care Needs
• Oral Conditions in Children with Special Needs: A Guide For Health Care Providers
• Special Care Advocates In Dentistry Modules

• Alzheimer’s/Dementia
  Tips For Talking to Someone with Alzheimer's
• Stroke/Aphasia
  – How to Better Communicate with Stroke Patients
  – Life after stroke: Tips for recovering communication skills
• Parkinson’s
  Effective Communication with a Person with Parkinson’s Experiencing Cognitive Changes
  
• Autism
  – Treating Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Tool Kit for Dental Professionals
  – 10 Tips on How to Communicate with People with Autism (ASD)