   School & Adolescent Oral Health Committee School & Adolescent Oral Health ProfilesAlabamaAlaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas Cafornia Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carona North Dakota N. Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Palau Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island Saipan, MP South Carona South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming The ASTDD School and Adolescent Oral Health (SAOH) Committee serves as a resource to state oral health programs and works to ensure a strong oral health component in all school and adolescent health initiatives. The mission of the SAOH Committee is to promote the importance of good oral health practices that improve the oral health of school age children and adolescents through education, networking and collaborative partnerships at local and national levels.
Committee MembersSAOH Committee Logic ModelSchool & Adolescent Oral Health Programs School and adolescent oral health (SAOH) programs promote, protect, and assure the oral health and well-being of school-aged children and adolescents. Through these programs, children and adolescents are encouraged to accept self-responsibility for their oral health, develop life-long healthy behaviors, receive preventive treatment, and are assisted with receiving oral health care services. School and adolescent oral health programs strive to:
Components of SAOH ProgramsNational, State & Local PartnersAssessment of Programs The ASTDD SAOH Committee conducted an assessment of state and territorial school and adolescent oral health programs in 2005-06. Interviews of states and territories were conducted to identify strengths, needs, opportunities and successes of SAOH programs. School & Adolescent Oral Health Profiles are being developed for states and territories (completed profiles are posted on this Webpage). The profiles provide valuable information about each state's challenges and accompshments. Strengths & Successes of SAOH ProgramsNeeds & Opportunities of SAOH ProgramsTop Issues of SAOH ProgramsIntegration of Oral Health into Coordinated School Health ProgramsASTDD adopted a resolution in 2007 to facilitate integration of oral health into Coordinated School Health Programs. The resolution also provided the impetus for the compilation of existing products and development of new products that will support efforts of State Dental Directors and local oral health programs, school health and education professionals in promoting the integration of oral health curriculum into the Coordinated School Health Model. Resource MaterialsThe ASTDD School and Adolescent Oral Health Committee Webinar: Integrating Oral Health into School Health
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